SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern College men's track and field team traveled to Sioux City to compete in the 57^th annual Sioux City Relays. The Raiders earned two first-place finishes as Lorenzo Jones took first-place in triple jump, while James Gilbert Jr. took first-place in long jump.

Gilbert's (Jr., Orlando, Fla./Edgewater) first-place leap of 7.21m hit the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) "B" mark for the 2022 NAIA Outdoor Championships.

Joining Gilbert on the top of the medal stand is fellow high school teammate Jones (Jr., Orlando, Fla./Edgewater). Jones won the triple jump with a mark of 14.24 meters, just .11 off the NAIA "B" mark himself.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ben Yol placed 5^th in the 400m Hurdles (1:04.91).
• Lorenzo Jones took home first in triple jump (14.24m), with Nikko Helderop finishing 4^th (12.10m)
• Aaron Shepard took home third in high jump with a mark of 1.88m.
• James Gilbert Jr. finished 4^th in the 100m dash (11.02).
• Three raiders finished in the top 5 in long jump: James Gilbert Jr. took home first in with a mark of 7.21m, while Dexter Wiese took home 3^rd (6.35m) and Lorenzo Jones finished 5th (6.14m).
• Northwestern's 4x200 relay team - Pfaffle, Palmer, Pedersen, post - placed 4^rd (1:34.62)
• Four raiders went 2-3-4-5 in the 5000m run; Ian Wiersma took home second (15:49.00), Levi Cross took home third (15:55.08), while Alex Nonhof (16:40.56) and Dawson Jacobsma (16:43.38) placed 4^th and 5^th, respectively.
• Both of Northwestern's 4x100m teams placed in the top-5. Strand, Vander Velde, Jahn, Davies - took home second, while Pfaffle, Palmer, Pedersen, Post- placed 4^th.
• Northwestern's 4x400 relay team- Gilbert, Oostra, Davies, Pryor- placed 2^rd (3:20.24)

Up Next: The Raiders will host their yearly Red Raider Open this upcoming week on Wednesday and Thursday, April 13-14.