PITTSBURG, Kan. – A school record and two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks highlighted the first full day of competition for the Missouri S&T track & field teams as they took part in the Crimson & Gold Invitational at Pittsburg State University.

Jacob Luebbert (Warsaw, MO/Warsaw) reached his provisional mark while placing second in the weight throw with a mark of 67-9 that also broke the S&T school record in the event.  Luebbert's record throw came in the fourth round as he became the first Miner ever with a throw of over 20 meters.

Nathan Swadley (Willard, MO/Willard) also reached a provisional mark in the shot put with a mark of 55-11 that also allowed him to finish third.

Luebbert added a seventh place showing in the shot put with a mark of 51-8½, while Paulvin Horton (Raleigh, NC/Garner) was eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-3¼ as did Noah Richardson (Hillsboro, MO/Grandview) in the invitational triple jump with a leap of 43-3¾.

Kyle Burke (Plainfield, IL/Plainfield) placed 11^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.53 seconds and Elliott Bryant (Lexington, KY/Tates Creek) was 13^th in the 60-meter dash in 6.87 seconds.  Richardson added a 13^th place showing in the long jump with a mark of 20-1¾, while Swadley also finished 14^th in the weight throw with a mark of 52-feet.  Andrew Bacon (Webster Groves, MO/Webster Groves) placed 15^th in the mile in 4:26.98.

The Miners also had three multi-event competitors in the heptathlon that concluded Saturday, with Otto Knittel (Spring Hill, KS/Spring Hill) having the highest finish of 15^th with 4,507 points.

Olivia Henkel (Liberty, MO/Liberty North) had the top finish among the women as she recorded a fourth place showing in the high jump as she cleared 5-3¾.  Sydney Stephens (Plattsburg, MO/Plattsburg) placed ninth in the shot put with a throw of 39-10 as did Kassandra Hayes (Rolla, MO/Rolla) in the high jump at 5-0½, while Annmarie Tyson (St. Louis, MO/St. Joseph's Academy) cleared 5-2 ½ to finish 10^th in the invitational high jump.

Sydney Gratz (Geneva, IL/Geneva) took 14^th in the pole vault with a clearance of 10-11 and Emma Puetz (Rolla, MO/Rolla) finished just outside the top 15 in the mile with a time of 5:24.18.

Missouri S&T's next competition will take place after the start of the new calendar year, when it will take part in the Central Missouri Invitational on Jan. 20.