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Lewis Men's Track And Field Places Fifth At Benedictine Eagle Invitational

Flyers receive a pair of top-two finishes and a NCAA Provisional mark from Kevin Dorenkamper.

Kevin Dorenkamper had two top-two finishes on Saturday.
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Lisle, Ill. -
Lewis University senior Kevin Dorenkamper (Minooka, Ill./Minooka) earned a pair of top-two performances and added a NCAA Provisional mark to help the men's track and field team to a fifth-place finish at the Benedictine Eagle Invitational on Saturday (April 11) afternoon.

Dorenkamper won the 110-meter hurdles with a NCAA Provisional time of 14.47 and placed second in the 400-meter hurdles (53.57).

"We had some pretty big performances from the men's team (on Saturday)," Lewis head men's track and field coach Dana Schwarting said. "It was nice to have a quality meet this close to home and to be able to compete in front of family and alumni."

Loyola won the 19-team meet with 106 points, followed by Carthage (87), Wheaton (84), St. Francis (Ill.) (83) and Lewis (71).

Lewis junior Kyle Rohde (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East) also added a pair of top two performances with a first-place throw of 51.23m (168'1") in the javelin and a runner-up showing in the long jump with a mark of 6.31m (20'8 1/2").

Flyer junior Matthew Simmons (Calumet City, Ill./Marian Catholic) took home the triple jump title with a leap of 13.52m (44'4 1/2").

Lewis is back in action on Thursday (April 16), as they travel to Lawrence, Kansas to participate in the Kansas Relays.

 
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Players Mentioned

Kevin  Dorenkamper

Kevin Dorenkamper

Sprints/Hurdles
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Kyle Rohde

Kyle Rohde

Jumps
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Matthew Simmons

Matthew Simmons

Jumps
Junior
Jr./Jr.

Players Mentioned

Kevin  Dorenkamper

Kevin Dorenkamper

Senior
Sr./Sr.
Sprints/Hurdles
Kyle Rohde

Kyle Rohde

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Jumps
Matthew Simmons

Matthew Simmons

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Jumps