GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Franklin XCTF spent their afternoon at Depauw University (Feb. 15) for the Depauw Indoor Invitational.
The Grizzly men and women finished in fifth with a grand total of 47 and 16 points, respectively.
 
Women's Results
The field events got started with freshman Addison Piotrowski opening her collegiate indoor season, placing fifth, 1.38m (4'6.25"). In the weight throw, junior Victoria Abston tossed a personal best of 11.18m (36'8.25"), good for eighth place.
On the track, freshman Fiona Sodrel ran a personal best (5:51.42) in the mile, placing fourth. Senior Ella Bashor rounded out the scoring, setting a season best (11:35.23) in the 3000m, snagging fourth place.
 
Men's Results
Senior Tristan Konkler started off the day clearing 1.73m (5'8") to take fourth place. Freshman Ethan Hochstetler placed eighth in shot put, throwing 12.57m (41' 3").
The men's 400m squad had themselves a night, placing four athletes in the top six. Senior Luke Paddock won the event (51.34), sophomore Steven Scott came behind in second (51.71), senior Logan McIntosh placed third (52.52), and in sixth freshman Nathan Vujaklija (52.82). Paddock and Scott sit third and sixth on the 400m all time indoor list, respectively. The quad of Scott, Paddock, Vujaklija, and McIntosh would return for the 4x400m relay, placing second, breaking the school record by a tenth of a second, (2:27.58). In the 200m, freshman Brayden Wilkins secured fourth place, tying the school record (22.88). On the distance side, senior John Asplund finished fifth in the 3000m (9:02.07).
 
Up Next
Franklin will hit the road out of state to Springfield, Ohio next Saturday (February 22nd) for the Wittenberg Invitational.