After scoring the most points at the championships, Ben Wilson was named the Men's Most Valuable Athlete at the CCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships that wrapped up Saturday in Joliet, Ill.

Wilson posted three all-conference performances on the event's final day, including a championship-winning time of 54.34 in the 400m hurdles. He added a second-place time in the 110m hurdles (15.09) and a third-place time of 48.98 in the 400m. Wilson also helped the 4x400m relay team to a first-place time of 3:23.46. He was joined on the relay by Charles Huesmann, Alex Fuller and Dylan Grandon.

The Bees added to their eight top-three finishes Friday with several others Saturday.

Joe Reinhart hit the B standard in winning the hammer with a throw of 54.86 meters. Teammate Brandt Williams, who won the javelin Friday with a school-record and B standard mark of 58.78 meters, was third in the hammer.

Dylan Grandon was the Bees' other gold medalist. He won the 800m in 1:56.77.

Kyle Uhl (15.11 meters) and Reinhart (14.52 meters) finished second-third, respectively, in the shot put. St. Ambrose also got second and third place in the triple jump thanks to the efforts of Leavell Windfield (14.00 meters) and David Arney (13.22 meters). Joshua Mottet was runner-up in the pole vault with a leap of 4.35 meters. Saviour Vesey, JaQuarion Lewis, Isaac Nolan and Owen Gulick were third in the 4x100m relay in 42.94.

St. Ambrose finished second as a team on the men's side with 215 points. Olivet Nazarene won the conference title with 262 points. With only three teams scoring more than 50 points, Saint Xavier was third with 153 points.

ONU also won the women's championship with 257 points. Viterbo (178.5) was second and Saint Xavier (133) took third. St. Ambrose finished fourth with 104 points.

The Bee women added three more all-conference showings Saturday.

Kaitlyn Knoche, who set school and championship-meet records in winning the 3000m steeplechase Friday in 10:57.70, added a second-place effort in the 5000m. Her silver-medal-winning time was 18:09.62.

Friday's discus champion Brianna Neumiller added a runner-up performance in the shot put with a throw of 12.52 meters. Sarah Jordan earned bronze in the 200m finals with a time of 24.98.

St. Ambrose will look to add more NAIA Championship qualifiers when the Bees compete at the Fighting Last Chance meet in Joliet, Ill., next Friday and Saturday.

Saturday's SAU men's results

200m finals
8th Ben Wilson, 26.43

400m
3rd Ben Wilson, 48.98
6th Charles Huesmann, 50.49
8th Jackson Baedke, 50.76
9th Alex Fuller, 50.79
10th Javon Bruce, 51.14

800m
1st Dylan Grandon, 1:56.77
6th Chris Miserendino, 1:58.94
9th Tommy Ashby, 1:59.73
10th Tyler Moody, 2:00.90
21st Kevin Chaney, 2:11.37

1500m
4th Dylan Grandon, 4:02.11
5th Will Dowda, 4:02.77
8th Chris Miserendino, 4:03.89
22nd Kale Cartee, 4:29.36
23rd Benett Boatright, 4:38.20

5000m
5th Luke Benes, 15:20.24
8th Luke Getz, 15:28.94
10th Noah Maske, 15:51.98
16th Ross Willerth, 16:20.65
19th Ian Eller, 16:34.04

110m hurdles finals
2nd Ben Wilson, 15.09
6th Nathan Koonce, 16.14

400m hurdles
1st Ben Wilson, 54.34
8th Charles Huesmann, 1:00.40
12th Jackson Baedke, 1:02.87

4x100m relay
3rd Saviour Vesey, JaQuarion Lewis, Isaac Nolan, Owen Gulick, 42.94

4x400m relay
1st Ben Wilson, Charles Huesmann, Alex Fuller, Dylan Grandon, 3:23.46

Pole vault
2nd Joshua Mottet, 4.35m
7th Justin Bowers, 3.75m
Dominic Neely

Triple jump
2nd Leavell Windfield, 14.00m
3rd David Arney, 13.22m
9th Justin Bowers, 12.33m

Shot put
2nd Kyle Uhl, 15.11m
3rd Joe Reinhart, 14.52m
10th Logan LeFils, 13.01m
13th Brandt Williams, 11.86m
14th Taylor Snook, 10.44m

Hammer
1st Joe Reinhart, 54.86m**
3rd Brandt Williams, 49.39m
15th Anthony Spiezio, 35.27m
Marcus Steen

Saturday's SAU women's results

100m finals
4th Sarah Jordan, 12.19

200m finals
3rd Sarah Jordan, 24.98

800m
20th Eileen Elenteny, 3:01.70

1500m
7th Lexi Minard, 5:04.57
15th Carlie Woolm, 5:22.50
21st Loryn Heil, 5:55.16

5000m
2nd Kaitlyn Knoche, 18:09.62
9th Adeline Smith, 19:19.00
10th Lauren Johnson, 19:30.00
12th Allison Hein, 19:49.67
16th Rileigh Fortune, 20:44.71

4x100m relay
Asia Wiggins-Miller, Lynzie Cady, Ja'Kniah Lewis, Sarah Jordan

4x400m relay
6th Sarah Jordan, Danielle Moore, Lynzie Cady, Bailey Boddicker, 4:38.06

Pole vault
4th Ryleigh Warden, 3.05m
5th Kate Surwillo, 3.05m

Shot put
2nd Brianna Neumiller, 12.52m
13th Alexis Tomlin, 9.98m
19th Olivia Moisa, 7.62m
20th Rachel Romilus, 6.31m

Hammer
10th Alexis Tomlin, 34.18m
13th Julianna Jones, 28.82m
Brianna Neumiller

Friday's update: St. Ambrose got off to a strong start on the first day of the CCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Joliet, Ill.

The Bee men, behind 23 season-best and 16 point-scoring performances, built an early lead. SAU compiled 84 points to hold a slight advantage over Olivet Nazarene (78 points) heading into the final day Saturday.

Brandt Williams was crowned the conference champion in the javelin, posting a school-record and B standard mark of 58.78 meters.

That was one of eight all-CCAC performances for the SAU men Friday.

The Bees placed second-third in both the 10,000m run and the long jump. Luke Getz was runner-up in the 10K, finishing in 31:35.34, just ahead of teammate Luke Benes (31:36.73). In the long jump, David Arney was second with a mark of 6.90 meters and Leavell Windfield took third at 6.88 meters.

Joe Reinhart was third in the discus with a throw of 45.00 meters and Atem Agot's jump of 1.86 meters was good for third in the high jump. The 4x800m relay team of Tommy Ashby, Will Dowda, Chris Miserendino and Dylan Grandon won silver in 7:45.60.

The St. Ambrose women were second after Friday's action, accumulating 63 points to trail only Olivet Nazarene (70 points).

The Bees crowned three conference champions among 13 season-best marks and 10 point-scoring performances.

Kaitlyn Knoche set school and championship-meet records while hitting the B standard in the 3000m steeplechase. Her record-breaking time was 10:57.70. The steeplechase featured an all-conference sweep for St. Ambrose as Adeline Smith (11:58.24) was second and Lexi Minard (12:05.92) placed third. Lauren Johnson and Rileigh Fortune were fourth and fifth, respectively.

Michaela Pieroni won the 10,000m run, clocking a time of 40:29.18. The other SAU champion was Brianna Neumiller, who won the discus with a throw of 42.70 meters.

Saturday's action will begin at 3 p.m.

Friday's SAU men's results

100m prelims
13th Saviour Vesey, 11.40
14th Isaac Nolan, 11.41
16th Nathan Koonce, 11.62
JaQuarion Lewis

200m prelims
8th Ben Wilson, 21.90
10th Alex Fuller, 22.20
12th JaQuarion Lewis, 22.45
13th Isaac Nolan, 22.57
20th Saviour Vesey, 23.46

10,000m
2nd Luke Getz, 31:35.34
3rd Luke Benes, 31:36.73
5th Noah Maske, 32:10.22
7th Ross Willerth, 32:58.08

110m hurdles prelims
2nd Ben Wilson, 15.05
7th Nathan Koonce, 16.41

3000m steeplechase
4th Ian Eller, 10:11.80
6th Kale Cartee, 10:23.36
7th Gavin Stalzer, 10:29.01
8th Kevin Chaney, 10:30.67
13th Shyam Devasthali, 11:51.38

4x800m relay
2nd Tommy Ashby, Will Dowda, Chris Miserendino, Dylan Grandon, 7:45.60

High jump
3rd Atem Agot, 1.86m
9th Isaac Nolan, 1.76m
10th Aiden Haag, 1.71m
Shyam Devasthali
Anthony Conard

Long jump
2nd David Arney, 6.90m
3rd Leavell Windfield, 6.88m
12th Aiden Haag, 5.94m
14th Anthony Bianchi, 5.79m

Discus
3rd Joe Reinhart, 45.00m
4th Brandt Williams, 44.53m
13th Marcus Steen, 35.36m
Taylor Snook

Javelin
1st Brandt Williams, 58.78m**
4th Blake Bohon, 54.57m
11th Anthony Spiezio, 42.17m
12th Taylor Snook, 41.87m
19th Simon Holland, 38.34m

Friday's SAU women's results

100m prelims
4th Sarah Jordan, 12.34
12th Asia Wiggins-Miller, 13.06
16th Ja'Kniah Lewis, 13.40

200m prelims
3rd Sarah Jordan, 25.18
10th Asia Wiggins-Miller, 27.02
20th Ja'Kniah Lewis, 28.47

10,000m
1st Michaela Pieroni, 40:29.18

3000m steeplechase
1st Kaitlyn Knoche, 10:57.70**
2nd Adeline Smith, 11:58.24
3rd Lexi Minard, 12:05.92
4th Lauren Johnson, 12:15.19
5th Rileigh Fortune, 12:41.30

4x800m relay
7th Danielle Moore, Carlie Woolm, Loryn Heil, Eileen Elenteny, 11:03.77

High jump
Clare Mate

Long jump
12th Asia Wiggins-Miller, 4.72m

Discus
1st Brianna Neumiller, 42.70m
9th Julianna Jones, 31.89m
18th Olivia Moisa, 18.25m

Javelin
4th Ryleigh Warden, 35.76m
6th Annaliese Bowser, 34.43m
9th Lynzie Cady, 26.19m
10th Kate Surwillo, 25.31m