Army Kicks off 2017 Outdoor Season

Saturday, March 11

Fullerton, CA

10 a.m.

Army West Point

Ben Brown Invitational

Army Kicks off 2017 Outdoor Season

March 12, 2017 | Men's Track and Field

RESULTS

FULLERTON, CALIF. – The Army West Point men's track and field team competed at the Ben Brown Invitational this past weekend to kick off the 2017 outdoor season.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
TRACK EVENTS:

In the 400-meter hurdles Jackson Hohlt captured an 18th place finish with a time of 58.20.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Kevin Dyer, Ben Sims, Jose Santana and Tyler Davis captured gold with a time of 40.51 seconds.
The Black Knights had a strong showing in the 800-meter run. Senior captain Trevor Touchton placed first (1:52.13), Keagan Smith placed third (1:53.47) and Alex Combs placed fifth with a time of 1:53.99.
Army continued its success in the 100-meter dash as Ben Sims captured gold (10.56s) and Kevin Dyer placed third (10.67s).
First-year Tyrell Maddox finished sixth in the 400-meter run with a time of 48.49s. He is joined by Bradley Gibson in 11th with a time of 49.20s.
Kenner Broullire placed 21st (15.98s) in the 110-meter hurdles and Jaeden Watson placed 23rd with a time of 16.03s.
In the 200-meter dash Dyer and Tyler Davis went fourth and fifth with times of 21.74s and 21.88s, respectfully.
Mikey Singer (4:17.01) and Jacob Fong (4:17.24) placed fourth and fifth, respectfully, in the mile.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Davis, Maddox, Gibson and Santana stood a top the podium with a time of 3:13.75.

FIELD EVENTS:

Kenneth Brinson competed in the hammer throw placing seventh with a toss of 56.81 meters. He is joined by Wyatt Doughty who placed 19th with a distance of 48.51 meters.
In the javelin throw Jack O'Brien captured third with a distance of 61.81 meters and Michael Gabrielsen placed fourth with a toss of 60.53 meters.
Lee Bares continues success in the pole vault placing second with a height of 5.03 meters.
In the high jump Jeff Giannettino captured sixth with a leap of 1.95 meters. He is joined by Watson (1.85m) in 12th and Broullire (1.80m) in 13th.
Brinson makes a statement in the discus with a second place victory with a throw of 50.51 meters. He is joined by Dawson Hillis in fifth with a toss of 48.84 meters.
Hillis placed 13th in the shot put with a toss of 15.57 meters.

DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND FIELD/ CROSS COUNTRY MIKE SMITH'S COMMENTS:
"This is out third year coming out here to Irvine for spring break and once again the weather is ideal and we got a nice start to the outdoor season. The competition was pretty good all-around and we had some really good marks. Our men's relay teams ran some outstanding early season marks today and the guys looked good. The 4x100 was particularly good, given that we haven't really been able to practice those handoffs outside yet. Trevor Touchton picked up right where he left off indoors in winning the 800 meter today. He has been getting better and better all year and has a lot of tools in his tool box at this point. He is going to put together some nice races this spring."

"I was impressed with our sprint crew today. The 200 meter was pretty good and the 100 meter was very strong. Ben Sims and Kevin Dyer are quite a bit ahead of where they were last year at this time. Both of those guys have some pretty lofty goals and today's start sets them up for the big meets that are looming. In the field, the guys in the discus had some nice marks and put together a good series. We are looking forward to a good week of training. The forecast is calling for warm sunny weather so I think we will get a lot done out there this week."

UP NEXT: Army will continue action on the West Coast as they take part in the Spring Break Invitational hosted by U.C., Irvine on the 17th and 18th in Irvine, Calif.