By MATT PIKE
Maryville Post
Northwest Missouri State University track and field distance runners Grant Bradley and Riley Witt took their talents to the 23rd annual Music City Track Carnival on Friday and Saturday at the Ray Conn Sport Complex at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.
Bradley won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:29.68 as he bested a field of seven competitors. It was a personal-best time for Bradley and would rank as the second-fastest clocking in the steeplechase for an NCAA Div. II runner this year.
Wingate's Titouan Le Grix posted a mark of 8:29.02 on April 18. Bradley's previous best in the event came with a 8:32.43 clocking at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.
Witt captured third-place honors in the men's mile with a time of 4:02.09 as he took on a field of 19 runners. It is also a personal-best mark for Witt in the men's mile as his previous top mark came indoors at 4:02.56 at the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 25.
Witt's time of 4:02.09 would rank as the second-best NCAA D-II time this year trailing only Chico State's Damian Garciaso's time of 4:01.88 set on April 12.
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