BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Maryville University men's track & field finished third out of 15 teams at the Illinois Wesleyan University Titan Open on Saturday. The Saints pick up their first top-three finish of the season behind impressive outings from Gavin McDonald and Cetris Ivy Jr.

McDonald, a senior from Pacific, Mo., tallied a mark of 4.50m to earn his first event win of the season and first indoor win since the Eastern Illinois University Friday Night Special on Feb. 18, 2022.

Maryville logged a pair of second-place finishes in Ivy Jr. and the 4x400 team. Ivy Jr., completed the 400m in 51.41 while also competing in the  4x400m with Jobey Smith, Rand Matthews, and Mason Gray for a total time of 3:31.32.

Other notable finishes for the men were Andre Williams' bronze in the triple jump (12.97m) and Brady Gischer's fourth-place finish in the 5000m (16:15.56).

Next up for Maryville men's track & field is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships. The conference meet is scheduled to start on Saturday, Feb. 25, and will run through Sunday, Feb. 26, in Indianapolis, Ind.

Notable Performances:

• Pole Vault: Gavin McDonald – 1^st place (4.50m)
• 400m: Cetris Ivy Jr. – 2^nd place (51.41)
• 4x400: Ivy Jr., Smith, Mathews, Gray – 2^nd place (3:31.32)
• Triple jump: Andre Williams: 3^rd place (12.97m)
• 5000m: Brady Gischer – 4^th place (16:15.56)
• 800m: Mason Gray – 5^th place (2:00.24)
• One mile: Dawson McCown – 5^th place (4:28.03)