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Owls Finish 3rd at AMC Championships

(LEBANON, Ill., Mar. 3)--The William Woods University men’s outdoor track team finished third at the inaugural American Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday.  The Owls finished with a team score of 62.  They entered four athletes in the event. McKendree University won the event with a team score of 272.

Lucas Breneman finished third in the 1500 meter run for William Woods.  He finished the event with a time of 4:12.58.  Breneman won the 5000 meter run.  He finished the event with a time of 15:57.70.  He finished ahead of Daniel Gale and Keith Jennings.  Gale finished third in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:27.49.  Jennings finished fourth with a time of 16:46.12.

Gale and Brent Almand finished first and second in the 3000 meter steeplechase.  Gale finished the event with a time of 10:06.24.  Almand finished with a time of 10:27.36.

Almand and Jennings finished second and third in the 10,000 meter run for William Woods.  Almand finished with a time of 36:13.38.  Jennings finished a few seconds back with a time of 36:15.28.

Gale competed in the lone field event for the Owls.  He finished fourth in the javelin with a throw of 105-05. His throw establishes a new school record at William Woods.

The Owls will return to the track on May 10th at the Emporia State University Qualifier. This will be the last opportunity to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Nationals.