EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's track & field team competed in its final meet prior to the UMAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday at the Dick & Mary Johnson Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

The lone new entry into the Cougar record book came courtesy of Izayah Boss in the 100 Meter Dash. In the prelims of the event, Boss set a new PR with a time of 10.98 seconds (his previous PR was 10.99), which remains seventh all-time in Cougar history. Facing a slight headwind in the final, Boss ran a time of 11.08 seconds and finished third overall in the event.

The other top times on the track for the Cougars came from Sam Gifford in the 200 Meter Dash (23.47), Jordan Lee in the 800 Meters (2:23.11), and Duncan Vandergon in the 400 Meter Hurdles (1:05.62).

In field events, Evan Barnett took fifth place in the high jump by clearing 6-00.75 (1.85m). Cody Nye matched Boss for the top overall finish on the day, claiming third place in the shot put with a distance of 49-1.75 (14.98m) while also notching the top mark in the hammer throw for the Cougars with a toss of 132-1 (40.26m). Greg Ohman had the top distances in the other two throwing events, notching a 119-10 (36.52m) in the discus and a 135-11 (41.44m) in the javelin.

The two-day UMAC Outdoor Championships will be hosted on May 3-4 by Minnesota Morris. The first day of events on Friday begins at 2 p.m., picking up at 11 a.m. on Saturday.