From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

The Case Western Reserve University track and field team opened its 2017 outdoor season this weekend at the 2017 W&L Carnival, hosted by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia on Friday and Saturday.

Junior Andrew Ibibo won the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.11, while freshman Jonathan Haling added a fifth-place finish in the event with a time of 50.71. Ibibo also claimed a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.72.

The Spartan men also turned in third place finishes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 400-meter hurdles. Senior Galen Caldwell placed third in the steeplechase with a time of 9:46.22, while freshman Brian Holden placed third in the Javelin with a mark of 54.51 meters.

Freshman Dominic Oddo gathered four top-ten finishes during the meet. He finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (58.10), seventh in the long jump (6.28 meters), eight in the high jump (1.79 meters) and eighth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.46).

Other top finishers for the CWRU men included junior Jason Lockamy in the discus throw (fifth, 38.29 meters) and freshman Ananth Suresh in the triple jump (fifth, 12.95 meters).