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The Lindenwood track team traveled to Jacksonville, Illinois this weekend to compete in the True Blue Open put on by Illinois College. The men's team finished first, winning by 13 points, while the women's team placed fourth.

The men's team captured five championships. Romain Menard won the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 54.90, Demetrius Jackson won the triple jump with a mark of 14.17 meters, Jim Freeman won the shot put with a 16.22 meter throw, Mitchell Heady threw 54.38 meters to win the hammer throw, and Mike Tzianos won the discus throw with a 47.25 meter toss.

Other notable finishes for the men included Ben McGraw placing third in the 1500 meter run, Mike Reynoso was second in the 400 meter hurdles, Nick Orf finished second in the shot put, and Mitchell Heady, Bryan Kertz, and Nick Orf were second, third, and fourth respectively in the discus throw. Jim Freeman placed second in the hammer throw and Tristan Phillips finished third in the javelin throw.

The women's team snagged two first-place finishes, with Teneignue Coulibably winning the 400 meter dash in 59.06 and Celia M'Boua winning the long jump at 5.36 meters.

Other notable finishes included a second-place finish by Keith Kotan in the 400 meter dash and the long jump, a second-place finish by Jessica Ecker in the discus throw, and a runner-up result by Claudia Mieke in the javelin throw.

Next weekend, Lindenwood will head to Canton, Missouri to participate in the HAAC Conference Meet.