Burkholder leads Men's Track and Field at the Twilight Invitational

Junior Jeffrey Burkholder won the shot put to lead the Muskingum men's track and field team at the Twilight Invitational hosted by Otterbein University.

The Basics

• Location: Westerville, Ohio - Memorial Stadium 
• Results: Muskingum finished sixth in the 15 team field with 49 points. Ohio Dominican won the event with 96 points.

Top Performers

• Burkholder led the Muskies finishing first in the shot put with a toss of 15.12 meters.
• In the high jump, sophomore Blake Weidner finished second with a height of 1.86 meters.
• Junior Nick Despot claimed a second place finish in the javelin with a throw of 52.81 meters.
• The 4x400-meter relay team of junior Fred Stinson, freshman Logan Skolosh, freshman Doug McIntire and senior Corey Dillon finished fourth with a time of 3:40.09.
• Freshman Gino Carey finished fifth in the javelin with a toss of 39.86 meters.
• Stinson also teamed up with freshman Tristan Murphy,  junior Devan Boyer and senior Desmond Waden to claim a sixth place finish in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 44.93.
• In the 400-meter dash, Stinson finished sixth with a time of 51.65.
• Senior Andre Buffington finished sixth in the hammer throw with a pitch of 42.59 meters, while sophomore Zachary Fuhrer took sixth in the javelin with a throw of 39.75 meters.
• Burkholder also captured a seventh-place finish in the discus with a pitch of 40.52 meters.

Up Next

• Muskingum returns to action Friday, April 28-Saturday, April 29 as they host the Ohio Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at McConagha Stadium.