ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis' track and field squads celebrated its seniors and alumni at the Billiken Alumni Meet, which was held this weekend at the SLU Medical Center Recreational Complex on the University's south campus.
 
The meet served as the annual SLU track and field alumni reunion. Following the meet, 17 Billiken seniors were honored in a ceremony on the track.
 
The men's 4x400-meter relay of Carson Amstutz, Will Stewart, Aidan Martin and Danny Hopkins posted a season-best time of 3:19.22, which ranks in the top five in the Atlantic 10 Conference so far this season.
 
Evan Bruenderman lowered his top mark this season in the triple jump, reaching 49-3. That is a top-three distance in the league this year.
 
On the women's side, Journey Amundson improved her seasonal-best in the triple jump with a mark of 41-0.25, a close second in the A-10.
 
Samantha Kunza won the hammer at the SLU meet with a distance of 209-2, her second-best throw of the season. She also competed at the University of Arkansas' John McDonnell Invitational and won the hammer there as well, reaching 199-9.
 
Numerous Billikens posted PRs during the Billiken Alumni Meet:
 
Women's Team
Journey Amundson, triple jump, 41-0.25
Carlie Baker, discus, 98-1
Caroline Bell, javelin, 92-8
Tegan Bishop, 800 meters, 2:26.03
Tegan Bishop, 1,500 meters, 5:01.59
Niamh Cannon, shot put, 34-5.75
Ella Coppinger, 100-meter hurdles, 15.58
Ella Coppinger, long jump, 15-11
Ella Coppinger, javelin, 85-6
Lucy Cusack, 800 meters, 2:38.51
Lucy Cusack, 1,500 meters, 5:26.73
Katie Gertsen, triple jump, 33-9.5
Jenna Givens, long jump, 17-1.25
Lauren Guiley, 800 meters, 2:26.86
Lauren Guiley, 1,500 meters, 5:07.54
Jordan Kantola, 800 meters, 2:27.82
Mikayla McDowell, 100 meters, 12.35
Avery Minnis, 800 meters, 2:41.19
Avery Minnis, 1,500 meters, 18:27.26
Emily Nichols, 100 meters, 12.19
Patricia O'Neill, 100 meters, 12.69
Patricia O'Neill, 200 meters, 25.73
Sophia Pelligreen, 800 meters, 2:22.72
Becky Phillips, 200 meters, 26.33
Libby Williams, discus, 130-11
Libby Williams, hammer, 136-0
Libby Williams, javelin, 112-4
Zora Williams, 400-meter hurdles, 1:12.85
Bailey Wisdom, discus, 118-2
 
Men's Team
Carson Amstutz, 200 meters, 22.40
Carson Amstutz, 400 meters, 49.54
Cooper Bell, 1,500 meters, 4:02.62
Ethan Bryant, 400-meter hurdles, 57.05
Kyle Giricz, 1,500 meters, 4:08.42
Harrison Martinenko, 400 meters, 50.85
Jace Peterson, 200 meters, 22.95
Jack Pifer, 800 meters, 2:00.14
Tyler Schweizer, 5,000 meters, 14:55.53
Spencer Werner, 800 meters, 1:58.44

The Billikens are in action next week at the Drake Relays and the Kip Janvrin Open in Iowa. It's the final regular-season weekend of the season before the A-10 meet May 4-5.