BOLIVAR, Mo. – Nathan Swadley (Willard, MO/Willard) broke his own school record in the shot put and Joseph Nickell (Nixa, MO/Nixa) made an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark Saturday to highlight Missouri S&T's performances at the Southwest Baptist Invitational.

Swadley broke the school record in the outdoor shot with his mark of 57-9 that placed him second in the competition on Saturday.  Nickell, meanwhile, recorded his NCAA provisional mark as he took fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-0½.

The Miners had 11 top-eight finishes in events on Saturday in a meet that featured 16 teams, mainly from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.  S&T got a third place finish from Lucas Rackers (Florissant, MO/St. Louis University HS) in the 1,500-meters in a time of 3:51.14, while teammate Hayes Pateidl (Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West) came in sixth in the event in 3:56.07

Swadley had a fifth in the discus with a throw of 161-6, while Luke Allen (Jefferson City, MO/Calvary Lutheran) placed sixth in the long jump at 23-5¼.  Aaron Toben (Wildwood, MO/Lafayette) came in seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.31 seconds along with Nick Janke (Rolla, MO/Rolla) in the decathlon with a total of 6,106 points. Daniel McMurran (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis University HS) was eighth in the high jump as he cleared 5-10½ along with Aaron Jones (Kansas City, MO/Ruskin) in the triple jump at 46-4, just ahead of Allen's mark of 45-7¾.  Mark Krueger (Smithville, MO/Smithville) took ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:04.71

The Miners' 4x100-meter relay team of Toben, Bailey Crone (Collinsville, IL/Collinsville), Augie Bindbeutel and Allen also placed sixth with a time of 43.20 seconds.

Jessica Rhoads had the highest finish among S&T's women's competitors on Saturday with a fourth place finish in the discus with her throw of 139-11.  Annmarie Tyson finished fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-1¾ as did Danielle Wilson in the long jump with a leap of 17-11.  Tyson also had a ninth place showing in the long jump with a mark of 17-2¼.

Grace Geisler posted a sixth place showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 12:06.10, one spot ahead of Krista Hilmas' time of 12:06.97.  S&T also had an eighth place effort from Anne Simpson in the heptathlon as she recorded 4,032 points.

Missouri S&T will compete next Saturday at the Blue Tiger Invitational at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.