Upland, IN — Competing in its final tune-up before Mid-Central Conference Championship action next week, the Goshen College men’s track team received a number of outstanding performances at this weekend’s Taylor University Invitational. Leading the Leafs’ charge was junior Don Williams, who broke a 30-year old Goshen College record in the high jump, clearing a height of 6 feet, 6 inches. The program’s previous best mark was set at 6 feet, 5 and 1/2 inches during the 1975 season by Kurt Horst.

“Don had been toying with that mark throughout this outdoor season, as his personal best was 6-5 prior to Saturday,” said Rick Clark, Goshen head coach. “He came close to shattering the mark with a very good attempt at 6-8. He has put in a lot of work and is deserving of holding the new school record.”

Williams’ finish in the high jump was just part of his afternoon, as he led the 4 X 100 relay team to a third-place finish in the 13-team invitational in a time of :43.50. Joining Williams in that sprint were senior Jim Whitaker, junior Daniel Constantine and sophomore Jason Young. Constantine also placed second in the 400-meter dash in a time of :51.66, and was a key part of the 4 X 400 relay team that finished fifth in a clip of 3:30.65 with Whitaker, Fultz and Young.

Senior All-American Justin Gillette put forth a solid effort in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in second place with a time of 16:03.84. Gillette also helped pace a fifth-place performance in the 4 X 800 relay, teaming with Fultz, sophomore Alex Bouwman and freshman brother Jake Gillette for a time of 8:35.25.

“On the track, our men’s team was led by Gillette in the 5,000,” Clark said. “We also had fairly good times in the 4 X 1 and 4 X 4 relay events.”

Back on the field, Goshen was led by junior Matt Hochstetler, who took a sixth-place reward in the discus (135 feet, 1 inch) and a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw (132 feet, 10 inches). Hochstetler was flanked by younger brother (and freshman) Justin Hochstetler, who finished eighth in the discus with a sling of 117 feet, 9 inches.

Young complemented Goshen’s speedsters on the track with a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter dash (:22.93). Junior Dan Adcock finished sixth in the triple jump with a total distance of 38 feet, 11 inches.

As a team, Goshen finished in sixth place with 52 points out of the 13-team field. Taylor won the event with 142 team points. For a complete list of team and individual results, click here.

Goshen will next travel to Indiana Wesleyan University on Friday for the MCC Championship meet. The two-day long event is slated to begin with both running and field events at 3 p.m. in Marion, Ind.