INDIANAPOLIS – St. Norbert College had a group of thinclads participate in the Butler University Invitational, the inaugural event held in the former swine barn at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
 
The meet, which consisted of primarily NCAA Division I competition, was unscored.
 
Ezra Schermacher had a pair of third-place finishes on the men's side, finishing in 8.58 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles and 15 feet 2 3/4 inches in the pole vault. James McKnight was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.61 seconds, while Mitch Van Vooren was fourth in the 400-meter dash in 51.09 seconds.
 
Peyton Panka led the women's side with a seventh-place showing in the shot put at 40-2. Nicole Makope was eighth in the 60-meter dash (8.17 seconds) and long jump (16-9 3/4).
 
Top-eight finishes for St. Norbert are listed below.
 
MEN
60 Dash: 5th, Luke Nash, 7.13
400 Meter Dash: 4th, Mitch Van Vooren, 51.09
800 Meter Run: 8th, Randy Johnson, 1:59.88
60 Hurdles: 3rd, Ezra Schermacher, 8.58; 4th, James McKnight, 8.61
High Jump: 7th, James McKnight, 5-10 3/4
Pole Vault: 3rd, Ezra Schermacher, 15-2 3/4
Weight Throw: 8th, Jacob Klitzke, 46-1 1/2
 
WOMEN
60 Dash: 8th, Nicole Makope, 8.17
Long Jump: 8th, Nicole Makope, 16-9 3/4
Shot Put: 7th, Peyton Panka, 40-2