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Romeoville, Ill. - Lewis University juniors Isaac Jean-Paul (Gurnee, Ill./Warren) and Adam Barr (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) each set a NCAA Provisional mark and won their respective events to push the host Flyers to the Illiana Invitational title at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center Fieldhouse on Friday (Jan. 16 night).

Jean-Paul claimed the high jump title with a leap of 2.14m (7' 1/4"), while Barr - the reigning Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Field Athlete of the Week - was victorious in the weight throw with a heave of 19.00m (62'4").

Lewis finished with 146 points, outdistancing second-place St. Francis (Ill.), who totaled 113 points on the evening.

"It was another great meet for a lot of the team," Lewis head men's track and field coach Dana Schwarting said. "We looked good in a few more events - specifically the jumps - and we're continuing to make strides on the track. 

"Now that we've been back from break for two weeks, we will start expecting even bigger things with each new meet."

Lewis freshman Devin Ingram (Minooka, Ill./Minooka), the reigning GLVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, won the 200-meter dash (23.14), nipping sophomore Rapher Ryan (Willowbrook, Ill./Nazareth Academy) by one hundredth of a second at 23.15. Lewis sophomore Eric Herbert (Shorewood, Ill./Minooka) won the pole vault with a mark of 4.20m (13'9 1/4"), while classmate Shawn Milhauser (Pontiac, Ill./Pontiac) was victorious in the 1,000-meter run (2:32.37).

Flyer freshman Dave Tahiraj (Chicago, Ill./Mather) claimed a runner-up finish in the 800-meter run (2:00.40), while sophomore Asher Scott (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider) also finished second in the 1-mile run (4:23.24). Lewis redshirt freshman Manuel Lule (Chicago, Ill./Hubbard) was second in the 5,000-meter run (16:22.05), while freshman Mervyn John (Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City) was a runner-up in both the 55-meter hurdles (8.15) and triple jump (13.87m/45'6").

Lewis returns to action on Saturday (Jan. 24), as the Flyers will participate in the NAIA vs. NCAA Challenge, hosted by Olivet Nazarene.