TU Men Complete Day One of NAIA Outdoor Championships

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MARION, Ind. – The Taylor men's outdoor track and field team saw its 4x800-meter relay team and Jared Stayte take the stage late Wednesday afternoon for day one of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan.

TU's 4x800-meter squad consisting of Nathan Brainer, Nate Conkel, Ben Eiffert and Joel Mumaw just missed out on advancing to finals as it finished 11th of 25 teams with a time of 7:39.30.

Stayte ran in the 3,000-meters steeplechase and clocked a time of 9:48.10, good for the Trojans' third best mark of the season.

Taylor continues NAIA Championships action on Thursday with Conkel running in the 800 meters at 2:50 p.m., followed by Jake Thompson competing in the high jump and Nathan Burns in the 5,000 meters.