BELOIT, Wisconsin - The Prairie Fire track and field teams finished strong at the Midwest Conference (MWC) Track and Field Championships on Saturday.

The men's team jumped from sixth place to fourth place, their best finish at conference since they placed second in 1994. The women's team finished in eighth place.

Derrick Jackson earned Men's Outstanding Track Performer for his first place finishes in the 100m (10.63) and 200m (22.00).

Charles Broomfield earned Men's Outstanding Field Performer for winning the discus (44.88m) and shot put (15.05m).

Peyton Balfour earned Women's Outstanding Field Performer for her victory in the triple jump (10.66m) and second place finishes in the long jump (5.02m) and high jump (1.51m).

Tyrell Pierce also took home first place in the men's 400m with a time of 49.13.

The men's 4x100m team of Trevor Geggie, Pierce, Yohane Griffin, and Jackson earned a first place finish (42.01) to break the Knox record.

Geggie placed third in the men's 100m with a time of 10.96.

The men's 4x400m team of Justin Garcia, Matt Lande, Owen Beaver, and Pierce also took home a third place finish (3:28.37).

Kendall Ballman earned fourth place in the men's triple jump with a leap of 13.44m.

"It was a great finish to the regular season," said head coach Evander Wells. "In total we had 10 athletes win all-conference honors in 13 events. I am extremely proud of the way we competed this weekend. I could not have asked for more from anyone, everyone gave their all and it shows in the results."

Knox will return to action on May 19 as they travel to Augustana for the Last Chance Meet so members of the team can attempt to qualify for Nationals.