LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Panthers finished fourth overall at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Transylvania over the weekend.
 
IN THE FIELD
Junior Sean Woods claimed the top spot in the pole vault with an All-Conference and event leading height of 4.92 meters. The mark moves him into the top 20 among NCAA Division III.
 
Tommy Wilmoth dominated the shot put with a Conference winning throw of 16.87 meters. Wilmoth landed on the podium in the discus, taking third with a distance of 45.00 meters. He had continued success in the hammer throw securing eighth with a toss of 45.45 meters.
 
Lloyd secured fourth in the high jump with a leap of 1.83 meters. Junior Alex Bower finished 10 th overall in the event.
 
Junior Alex Howard secured sixth in the pole vault with a height of 3.70 meters.
 
ON THE TRACK
The 4x100-meter relay team of senior Layden Adair, junior Blaine Ison, freshman Kingston Dugan, and sophomore Brandon Bensouda blazed the competition winning the event with a HCAC winning time of 41.61 seconds.
 
Senior Anthony Lloyd ran a personal best time in the 100-meter, finishing the race in second with a time of 10.88. Following him across the finish line was teammate, sophomore Brandon Bensouda in fourth.
 
Senior Conner Watson ran a season best race in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, landing on the podium in second with a top NCAA Division III 100 time of 9:38.60. He took sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:04.41.
 
Watson continued his success as he placed third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:28.95, a season best.
 
Bensouda earned All-Conference honors in the 200-meter run, taking third in a time of 21.99 seconds. Ison finished fifth overall.
 
Sophomore Colin Kistler finished 10 th overall in the 10,000-meter run with a personal best time of 33:52.35.