Houghton, N.Y.- The Mansfield Mountaineer men's track and field team collected three victories and two other top three finishes to highlight a great performance at the Highlander Invitational, on Saturday, Jan. 20.
 
David Wootten and Derek Simpson claimed the top two spots in the 5K to open the meet. Wootten had a time of 16:09.76 and lead the entire race. Simpson had a personal best time of 16:20.26 and used a strong kick to earn second place.
 
Jackson Doughty took victory in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.41. Victor Ortiz finished tenth with a time of 59.00.
 
The duo also ran in the 200-meter dash. Doughty finished third with a time of 23.27. Aaron Thomas finished tenth with a time of 24.46, Ibrahim Sheriff finished 12^th (24.57), Ortiz finished 19^th (25.23) and Michael Beals finished 28^th (PR, 28.45) respectively.
 
Mansfield took the top spot in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:41.57. The quartet consisted of Doughty, Thomas, Seth Neal, and Ortiz.
 
Thomas was the top Mountie in the 60-meter dash finishing sixth in the finals with a time of 7.39. Sheriff finished 11^th with a time of 7.50 and Beals finished 21^st with an 8.23.
 
In the Mile, Isaac Showers finished 17^th with a personal best time of 4:47.56. Neal finished right behind in 18^th in 4:48.66. Rylan Ebner finished 25^th with a time of 4:58.05.
 
Oyejadesola Diya finished 17^th in the shot put with a best throw of 7.74 meters.
 
The Mountaineers are back in action on Friday, Feb. 2 for the first day of the YSU Mid Major Invitational, hosted by Youngstown State.