DAVENPORT - The Mount Mercy indoor track teams won four events at the Fighting Bee Invitational in Davenport Saturday.

Colton Forster captured the 5,000 meter run (15:18.61) and Jon Anderson took the 3,000 meter walk (13:56.02) for the Mount Mercy men.

Kathryn Vander Poel won the 800 meter run (2:21.79) and Rachel Gadient claimed the pentathlon (3,170 points) for the Mount Mercy women.

The Mount Mercy men finished fifth out of 12 teams. Cameron Steffens  placed second in the 1,000 meter run (2:47.67) and the 4x800 relay  team placed second (8:14.94) with Jacob Blackmon, Forster, Aaron Golding and James Lindstrom. Lindstrom finished fourth in the 5,000  (15:23.59).

The Mount Mercy women placed fourth out of 12 teams in their  standings. Vander Poel finished second in the 600 (1:39.84) and the  4x800 relay team of Mady Roth, Vanessa Cortes, Kelsi Huhndorf and  McKenzie Mellecker also placed second (10:19.94). Andrea Ertz placed  third in the 600 (1:42.57), McKenna Johnson was third in the mile  (5:29.63) and Gadient took third in the high jump (5 feet, 1/2 inch).

MEN'S STANDINGS

1. Loras 187.5, 2. Grand View 163.5, 3. Central Methodist 100, 4. St.  Ambrose 85.5, 5. Mount Mercy 50, 6. Calumet-St.Joseph 43, 7. Clarke  42, 8. Illinois College 35, 9. Judson 28, 10. Trinity Christian 23,  11. Quincy 12.5, 12. St. Xavier 12.

WOMEN'S STANDINGS

1. St. Ambrose 165.5, 2. Loras 160, 3. Grand View 92, 4. Mount Mercy  75, 5. Clarke 67.5, 6. Central Methodist 62.5, 7. Judson 39, 8.  Calumet-St.Joseph 36.5, 9. (tie) St. Xavier 36, Illinois College 36,  11. Trinity Christian 30, 12. Quincy 3.