SOUTH BEND, Ind. (12/3/2021) -- The University of Detroit Mercy men's and women's track teams began the indoor season by traveling to South Bend. IN. to compete in the Notre Dame Blue and Gold Invitational on Friday.

Sophomore Madison Livingston had a personal record in the weight throw with a 12.30 mark.

Freshman Elijah Major finished second in the 60 meter final with a 6.91 second time. His 22.34 second mark in the 200 was good for fifth in the finals, just a tick under Junior Dante Bassham's 22.33 time. 

Junior Mone Knowles placed fifth in the 60 meter final, running a 7.84 time, while finishing fourth in the 200 final with a 25.83 time.

Titans At SVSU Holiday Open
The Titans' men's track team sent a small contingent of athletes to the Saginaw Valley State Holiday Open Saturday, Dec. 4. 

John Burke, Nicholas Fringer, and Andrew Pries competed in the men's 5000 meter, with Burke leading the Titans' with a 16:25.74 time in the finals, while Fringer ran a 16:45.44 and Pries with a 17:27.78 mark. 

Another trio of Titans ran the men's mile, with Michael Greeley finishing sixth running a 4:31.79 time while Ashwin Philip and Isaiah Bonner placed eighth and ninth respectively with times of 4:43.17 and 4:46.27.  

Full Blue & Gold Event Results 

Men's Long Jump
4. Zachary Zaborney - 6.57
8. Aquari Walker - 6.36
10. Evan Eding - 6.28
12. Cody Bartlett - 6.24

Women's Long Jump
9. Zoe Madden - 5.15
22. Constantina Sinani - 4.00

Men's High Jump
2. Daniel Lanfear - 2.03
6. Cody Bartlett - 1.93
9. Avery Duncan -  1.83

Men's Pole Vault
5. Jacob Spiaser - 3.95
6. Simon Jones - 3.80

Women's Weight Throw
15. Madison Livingston - 12.30

Men's Weight Throw
11. Lucas Cook - 12.17

Men's Triple Jump 
2. Aquari Walker - 13.77
3. Zachary Zaborney - 12.95
4. Evan Eding - 12.94

Women's Shot Put
19. Madison Livingston - 8.66

Men's Shot Put
5. John Paul Terzano - 12.78
8. Lucas Cook - 11.23

Women's Mile
2. Rebecca Arnold - 5:17.30
3. Josie Arnold - 5:17.63
6. Evie Wright - 5:24.31
7. Kaitlin Murray - 5:31.83
9. Olivia Kochevar - 6:20.71

Women's 400m
11. Lauryn Winters - 1:04.86
13. Mackenzie Patterson - 1:10.51

Men's 400m
16. Zachary Kuran - 52.12
17. Carvin Coleman - 52.96
18. Luke Adamczyk - 53.12
20. Tate Kwaiser - 54.94
22. Gabriel Baumchen - 57.33

Men's 60m Hurdles 
5. Payton Norkey - 8.56

Women's 60m 
5. Mone Knowles - 7.84

Men's 60m
2. Elijah Major - 6.91
7. Dante Bassham - 7.04

Women's 800m
7. Taylor Tomman - 2:29.01

Women's 200m
4. Mone Knowles - 25.83
18. Alexa Krauth - 28.12

Men's 200m
4. Dante Bassham - 22.33
5. Elijah Major - 22.34
12. Davis Hellonen - 23.15
13. Evan Eding - 23.39
19. Aquari Walker - 23.55
22. Jacob Denison - 23.76

Men's 3000m
14. Thomas Mueller - 8:51.39

Women's 4x400 relay
8. 4:12.98

Men's 4x400 relay
8. 3:33.96
9. 3:39.64
10. 3:48.18
11. 3:59.96