Keith Arutoff chiseled out a new meet record at the Mid-South Conference Championship this past weekend, defending his own title and making sure Georgetown College is the only place to win the male hammer throw since it became an event in 2010.

The two-time winner eradicated the meet standard he set a season ago with a 45.53 toss, setting a new GC record as well. His 2011 conference throw was 40.81. Earlier this season he threw a 41.16 at the meet in Hanover, IN.

Obliterating a record is not uncommon for the junior. He was throwing 41.45 during his sophomore season in discus, but the second meet this year he threw a 45.49.

Danielle Buford helped Georgetown College women's track and field team set the tone early in Williamsburg, KY Saturday. The junior from Louisville won the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash in school and personal record times as the Tigers went on to finish third out of 15 teams.

"It was an awesome day for us as a team and Danielle was a huge part of that," said GC coach Betsy Laski. "We got to see a couple of our conference opponents and were only behind (University of the) Cumberlands."

The host Patriots finished second with 125 points, while Centre College won with 144. Buford's 20 points were huge as Georgetown finished with 85.50.

Georgetown College men's and women's track and field teams went to Bellarmine University to challenge several NCAA Division I and II athletes.

The Bellarmine Invitational did not keep team scores, but several Tigers represented well. A few records fell on the men's side. Keith Arutoff broke his own hammer record, while Brandon Pulliam set the 1,500 meter run record.

The sophomore ran a four minute, four second and 72 hundredths of a second race to finish fifth overall behind three unattached runners and Abram Deng from Spalding.

Georgetown College men's and women's track team were fast out of the blocks this season. The Tiger teams opened at the Berea Invitational with Top 3 finishes.

The women brought home the top prize, scoring 229.50 points. The next closest was host Berea with 138.50. Lindsey Wilson was third with 115. St. Catharine was the only other Mid-South Conference team at the meet and finished fourth with 69 points.

The men finished third (145) behind Berea (260) and LWC (156). SCC came in fifth with 33.50 points.

Jon Renneker and Sam Heaton are the newest members of men's cross country and track and field coach Todd McDaniel's solid freshman class.