WAUKESHA, Wis. -- Four Lawrence University athletes paced the Vikings track and field teams on Sunday as all recorded runner-up finishes at the Pioneer Invitational at Punches Track and Field Complex at Carroll University.
    Irene Yank took second in the triple jump with a leap of 31 feet, 8.75 inches, as she was edged by Wisconsin Lutheran College's Rachel Romans, who won the event at 32-1.5.
    Ian Thomas grabbed second in the javelin with a throw of 158-11, finishing behind Jonno Engelking, an unattached athlete, who had a throw of 207-2. Lawrence's Zach Burke was third at 154-1. Thomas also took eighth in the shotput at 40-2.
    David Benjamin also finished second in the long jump to an unattached athlete, Charles Brown. Benjamin posted a jump of 21-4.75, and Brown was first at 22-3.75.
    Greyson Schneider took second in the pole vault with a height of 11-5.75, and teammate Nhyan O'Sullivan was fourth at 10-0. Sam Rodmyre of Wisconsin Lutheran was first at 12-11.5.
    The other top finishers on the men's side was the 4x400-meter relay team of Benjamin, Schneider, Will Eggert and Tyler Scott, who placed fifth in 3:43.39.
    The women's 4x400 relay team of Mollie Davis, Jasmine Moldenhauer, Jaicey Stanich and Madeline Taylor took second in 4:32.07, just behind the winning squad from Carroll. The 4x100 relay team of Yank, Paquin, Mariana Zendejas and Maria Jankowski took fourth in 57.13 seconds.
    Yank also placed fifth in the 100 hurdles in 18.28 seconds, and Claire Paquin was sixth in 18.54 seconds. 
    The Vikings had two runners place in the top four in both the 800 and 5,000. In the 800, Cristyn Oliver was third in 2:27.89 and Lilia Bodnar was fourth in 2:31.78. In the 5,000, Riley Winebrenner was third in 19:18.10 and Edythmae Frodl was fourth in 19:20.97.
    Alex Chand grabbed sixth place in the 400 in 1:13.56.
    The Lawrence women placed fifth in the team standings with 70 points, and the Lawrence men were fifth with 42 points.