ST. LOUIS, Mo. – SIUE men's track and field won seven events Friday at the Billiken Invite.

COUGAR HIGHLIGHTS
-- SIUE was second in the team scoring to host Saint Louis 141-123.
-- Austin Lynch was a one-man wrecking crew with victories in the shot put (15.41m), discus (48.32m) and hammer (54.69m)
-- Ethan Poston cleared 2.05 meters for the win in the high jump. That matched his career best.
-- Brandon Bretz won the 200 in 21.62
-- The 4X100 team picked up nine team points with a victory
-- Conor McCarthy leaped 6.47 meters for the long jump victory

FROM HEAD COACH MARCUS EVANS
--"Austin has been really patient. We're leaning on fifth-year seniors to show us what competition is like because we actually have a pretty young team."
-- "Austin is stepping into the ring with confidence. It's people like him to show us how to keep our heads up when we get off the bus for a meet."
-- "It was a great competition for Ethan. We've talked to him about qualifying for the West Prelims, and he's excited to go higher outdoors. It was a really good start for him. I think he's pretty excited. If we could get on a bus and go to a meet tomorrow, he would be the first one there and would be ready to go."