West Lafayette, IN -— With injuries beginning to mount in number, the Goshen College men’s track team put forth a gutsy effort at the Boilermaker Indoor Invite Saturday, sending just 13 athletes to compete in the mega-event.

With leaders Tolu Kayode (senior, weight throw) and Jason Young (junior, sprints) unable to produce due to strains and pains, the Leafs were left to look elsewhere for points in the non-team scored meet. Goshen got a strong performance from senior Don Williams, who took first place in the high jump (clearing a height of 6 feet, 2 inches) and fifth in the 60-meter high hurdles in a time of :08.90, less than three tenths of a second off the program record.

Williams was backed by a strong showing from sophomore Jake Gillette, who finished fourth overall in the 3,000-meter run in a time of 9:12.68.

“Don Williams had a nice dual performance of winning the high jump and coming back to place fifth in a fast field of the 60-meter high hurdles,” said Rick Clark, Goshen head coach. “Jake Gillette also shined with a sharp performance in the men’s 3,000.”

Freshman Brent Handfield and senior Dan Adcock were a strong one-two punch in the triple jump, as Handfield finished second overall with a leap of 39 feet, 9 inches and Adcock right behind him in third, clearing a distance of 39 feet, 5 inches. Freshman David Rumsey rounded off Goshen’s group of top five finishes, taking fifth place in the mile run in a time of 4:42.01.

“Although we are faced with a number of nagging injuries at this point of the indoor season, we still saw a number of sharp performances from our men’s teams,” Clark said. “It’s always fun to run in a facility like Lambert Fieldhouse, and we will continue to work hard to improve in all areas as we get closer to the NAIA National Championships.”

To view complete results from the Boilermaker Invite, click here.

Goshen will next travel to Anderson University to compete in the Fred Wilt Invite on Saturday.