Louisville, KY – The Lakers closed out their final weekend meet of the regular season before heading into the 2024 Outdoor GLIAC Championships on Wednesday, May 1^st hosted by Grand Valley. 

At the Clark Wood Invitational, Bobby Maxwell tied the meet record in the men's javelin throw with a distance of 61.75m. 

In the throwing circle, Erika Beistle and Margaret Stevenson finished back-to-back in the women's discus invitational as they earned seventh and eighth. Beistle finished in seventh place with a distance of 50.50m and Stevenson in eighth throwing a distance of 49.96m. On the men's side, Nathan Spitzley finished in sixth place in the discus invite with a distance of 53.03m. 

Joslyn Bentz led the Lakers in the women's high jump open taking home second place with a height of 1.57m. Abby DeOuden finished in third place at a height of 1.52m and Ashley Atikins in fifth clearing a height of 1.52m. For the men, Ian Trall recorded a new personal-best in the high jump open clearing a height of 1.85m. 

On the track, Joshua Hurt earned fourth place in the men's 110m hurdles recording a time of 14.24. Ethan Smith finished in eighth place with a time of 14.46.

In the men's 400m, Myles Rhodes earned third place overall with a season-best time of 47.23, ranking him 18^th in Division II. Zach Pray finished in fourth place for the Lakers with another season-best time of 47.96. 

The men's 4x100m relay team consisting of Antonio Passarelli, Max Darling, Andrew Pizzico and Myles Rhodes finished in second place for Grand Valley in a time of 40.24. The men's relay now ranks 10^th in Division II. 

The women's 4x400m relay squad made up of Catherine Guckenberger, Alaina Diaz, Ashtyn Gluck and Kate Zang earned third place, recording a time of 3:46.02. 

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The Grand Valley State Lakers will host the 2024 GLIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning on Wednesday, May 1st.