Behind a combined six first-place finishes, the Case Western Reserve University men and women each finished atop the team standings at the Dick Small Invitational, hosted by Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio on Saturday.
With 12 top-three finishes at the meet, the Spartan men topped the 13 teams in action with 167.5 points, finishing well ahead of second-place Albion (119.5 points) and third-place Northwood (110 points). The women, who tallied 11 top-three finishes, placed first out of nine teams at the meet with 149 points, outpacing second-place Alma (123 points) and third-place Northwood (118 points).
Sophomore Grant Mlack led the Case Western Reserve men, winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.