JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Appalachian State men's track and field put together an impressive performance with 16 top-seven finishes at the 34th annual Niswonger Invitational hosted by ETSU this weekend.

On Friday,  sophomore Jamal Tiller launched himself 50-6 for a season-best to win the triple jump, while sophomore Patrick Hill finished in sixth-place with a season-best 45-1.50.  Junior Jared Stalling earned a fourth-place (60-1.25) finish in the weight throw and claimed the shot put title in a personal-best performance (54-0) on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, the Mountaineers' distance squad found their groove to place six runners in the top-seven.  Junior Alex Taylor led the way in the 3,000m run with a personal-best time of 8:24.93 to put him sixth all-time in ASU's record book and to take the meet title, while sophomore Will Raby finished in fourth (8:38.46) and senior Brian Graves in seventh-place (8:44.71).  Senior Chris Moen made his season mile run debut with a first-place finish (4:12.55).  Junior Michael Lilley grabbed a sixth-place finish (15:02.62) in the 5,000m run, and freshman Raphael Rojas took a seventh-place finish in the 800m run (2:01.38).

In the 60m hurdles, senior AJ Dohanic took fifth-place finish (8.29), while freshman Stanley Broaden finished right behind the senior for sixth-place (8.31).  David Riddleberger, Dohanic, Broaden, and Tyler Combs earned a fifth-place finish in the 4x400m relay.

Darius Purcell continued his strong start to the season and claimed the high jump title after clearing 6-10.75, while freshman Daryl Saunders finished in third-place (6-6.75).  Freshman Jacob Stowe made his colliegiate debut and grabbed a fourth-place finish (15-1) in the pole vault.

The Mountaineers travel to University Park, Pa. for the Sykes-Sabock Challege Cup hosted by Penn State on Feb. 4.