MARYVILLE, Mo. - The Columbia College men's track and field team began their season today at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic today.

Three Cougars recorded top-3 finishes on the day including Brenin Howell finishing runner up in shot put (15.38m), Will Cherrington placing fourth in the 5000m run (15:06.73), and Bernard Bailey taking third in the 400m dash (50.17).

Kalieb Redda also competed at the Crimson and Gold Invite at Pitt State over the weekend, setting an indoor school record in the 5000m run, posting a 14:42, finishing in fifth place. This time is also the NAIA B standard in the 5000m run.

Cougars securing top-15 finishes included:

Men's 60m Hurdles
7th - Silas Woodbury - 9.06
13th - Reed Layton - 9.24

Men's 400m
3rd - Bernard Bailey - 50.17
12th - Cameron Elder - 52.53

Men's 3000m
11th - Oscar Curry - 9:00.41

Men's 5000m
4th - Will Cherrington - 15:06.73

Men's High Jump
12th - Baden Glass - 1.85m

Men's Long Jump
8th - Ethan Phillips - 6.63m

Men's Shot Put
2nd - Brenin Howell - 15.38m
4th - Kenny Miller - 14.98m
14th - Dylan Spencer - 13.07m

Men's Weight Throw
6th - Kenny Miller - 15.89m
7th - Brenin Howell - 15.81m
9th - Noah Neher - 14.96m

Men's 4x400m Relay
9th - Carr, Glass, Elder, Bailey - 3:30.26


To view the full results from the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic, click here.