ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The Montreat men's track & field team headed just down the road to the campus of UNC Asheville on Friday and Saturday for the Asheville Bulldog Invite. In their final tune-up before next week's outdoor conference meet, the Cavaliers picked up a trio of top-10 placements and four personal bests.
 
Raymond English highlighted the Cavs' action on Friday with a personal best in the 100m hurdles. A native of Greensboro, N.C., English needed just 15.28 seconds to finish fourth among a 17-runner field.
 
Gabe Suddreth represented Montreat in a pair of field events Friday afternoon and evening. The freshman ended 26^th in the hammer throw with a mark of 35.58m. Suddreth also placed 28^th in the shot put by hurling his implement 11.06m.
 
Montreat's other track event on Friday was the 100m dash. Drew Griswold ran for the Cavaliers, concluding 37^th out of 47 sprinters with his 11.66-second time, a personal best.
 
The Cavs remained busy on Saturday with showings in six events. English picked up right where he left off with an eighth-place time in the 400m hurdles. Notching another personal best, English crossed the finish line in 1:00.95.
 
Drew Bryant set a career record as well, doing so in Saturday's high jump. The Candler, N.C. native topped his previous-best mark by 0.11m, clearing 1.81m to end eighth of 13 jumpers.
 
Four different Cavaliers ran Saturday afternoon in the 400m race. Jackson Mace-Maynard (14^th; 51.55 seconds) led the squad in the 35-runner field. Jordan Pippin (16^th; 51.85 seconds) wasn't far behind, while Senor Glenn (24^th; 53.70 seconds) made his event debut. Mark Blalock rounded out the group in 26^th with a time of 54.57 seconds.
 
Montreat accumulated two other top-30 track performances during day two's action. Sam Duncan placed 26^th of 56 runners with a 2:03.98 time in the 800m. Meanwhile, Griswold concluded his 200m sprint in 23.86 seconds, good for 25^th out of 32.
 
In the field, Suddreth also competed on Saturday, doing so in the discus. Out of 45 participants, Suddreth finished 29^th with a top effort of 32.51m.
 
For a look at full results from the Asheville Bulldog Invite, click here.
 
Montreat competes next at the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which are slated for April 17-19 in Johnson City, Tenn.