BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham-Southern men's and women's track and field teams combined for nine top eight finishes at the UAB Spring Invite to give them a team eighth place finish.

Birmingham-Southern top finishes

• The Men's 3000m Steeple was very successful for the Panthers with Pyunn Ntwari earning fifth place with a time of 10:47.47.
• Jack Rodgers finished sixth place in the 3000m Steeple with a time of 11:13.33.
• Hunter Siddle also placed in the 3000m Steeple with a seventh place finish and a time of 11:20.26.
• Jaiden Maddox earned two sixth place finishes on the field with a discus throw of 39.55m and a hammer throw of 41.67m.
• Sydney Smith finished eighth in the Women's Javelin Throw with a distance of 27.76m.
• Bruce Davis had a throw of 13.29m in Men's Shot Put to gain the eighth place spot.
• Maurice Sutherland was the top-placed athlete for BSC on the weekend. He finished third in Men's Triple Jump with a distance of 13.95m and also finished eighth in Men's Long Jump with 6.07m.

Up next
The Panthers will travel to Kennesaw, Ga. and compete in the Kennesaw State Invitational on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8.