MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Saint Leo men's track team continued its competition at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Lions posted four top-15 finishes on the day led by junior Blake Watson who took sixth in the 3,000m.
 
Watson led a trio of Lions in the race. He crossed the finish line in 8:54.82. Freshman Noah Quintana picked up a top-15 finish as he finished 13^th at 9:04.01. Sophomore Hunter Chavis finished nine spots back in 22^nd after stopping the clock at 9:32.32.
 
Sophomore Beau Kary took 14^th in the 400m after rounding the track in 55.43. Junior Tristan Karuzis finished six spots back in 20^th in 57.02. The final Lion in the event was sophomore Kenneth Covey who came in 24^th with a time of 1:01.68.
 
Junior Shawn Bell was the final top-15 finisher for the Lions as he took 15^th in the 5,000m. He stopped the clock in 15:35.97. Junior Tyler Pantley joined Bell in the race and finished 44^th with a time of 17:11.59.
 
Sophomore Andrew Sands led a trio of Lions in the 200m. He took 20^th after racing down the track in 24.84. Freshman Dante Woodard crossed the line in 25^th at 25.77 while sophomore Garrett Lischke took 26^th in 25.92.
 
Freshman Mason Lamb took 20^th in the 800m with a time of 2:04.51. Sophomore Brandon Cruz came in 45^th after stopping the clock at 2:16.33.
 
The Lions also put together a 4x200m relay which finished 21^st in 1:43.65.
 
Woodard and Lischke took 60^th and 62^nd, respectively, in the 100m. Woodard finished in 12.17 while Lischke stopped the clock in 12.62.
 
The Lions will close out competition at the Shamrock Invitational tomorrow, March 16.
 
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