BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- The Northern Kentucky men's track and field team hit the ground running on Saturday at the Hilltopper Relays hosted by Western Kentucky University.
 
It the 800m, the Norse notched two top-10 finishes with J.J. Webber taking fifth at 1:56.57 and Andrew Schille placing sixth at 1:56.80. Webber and Schllie then found themselves on the podium in the 1,500m with Webber taking first in a time of 3:56.96 and Schille taking second at 3:57.63.
 
In the 3,000m, Izak Velasquez, Ryan Burrows and Blake Meyer placed in order 13^th, 14^th and 15^th Velasquez clocked a time of 9:06.31 with Burrows and Meyer following at 9:07.10 and 9:14.37 respectivley. In the 110m hurdles, Connor Edwards placed 15^th in at time of 16.68.
 
Moving to field events, Jess Adamson placed third in the shot put with a throw of 15.81m (51'10.5"). In the discus, Cory Harmon (43.46m, 142'7") and Danny Keller (40.68m, 133'5") placed in order 17^th and 18^th. Keller (47.70m, 156'6") took 12^th in the hammer throw with Harmon (33.24m, 109'01") taking 17^th. In the javelin, Harmon took ninth with a throw of 32.95m (108'1").
 
The Norse return to action at the Lion's Invitational hosted by Mount St. Joseph April 15-16. For more information on the Northern Kentucky University track and field program and all Norse athletics please visit NKUNorse.com. Updates on the program are available throughout the year by following @NKUNorseXCTF on Facebook and Twitter.