INDIANAPOLIS – After two consecutive meets away from home, the Greyhound track & field team returned to the comforts of the Athletics and Recreation Center (ARC) for the UIndy Classic this weekend. The Hounds recorded a handful of NCAA provisional marks, including a pair from thrower Katrinia Hopkins.
 
A senior from nearby Avon, Ind., Hopkins improved her provo in the weight throw with a toss of 17.77 meters. She also reached the 14-meter plateau in the shot put for the second time this season with an even 14.00-meter toss.
 
Fellow-thrower Zoe Pentecost did Hopkins one better in the weight, pulling off a season-best mark of 18.14 meters to win the event and up her own provo mark. Both women rank in the top 20 in Division II in the event.
 
A number of other women's field athletes joined in the fun. The pole-vaulting pair of Brittney Clark and Lauren Joseph both cleared the provisional-topping height of 3.83 meters, with Joseph's vault representing a personal best. Meanwhile, senior Taylor Strnad matched her season-best mark in the high jump with a provo of 1.65 meters.
 
On the men's side, Jacob Stamm bolstered an already successful season with a provisional time in the 3,000 meters. One week after contributing to the Greyhounds' record-breaking DMR performance, the Richmond, Ind., product won the 3K with a converted time of 8:20.03 to put him in the mix for Nationals.
 
Senior Andrew DeRidder won the 60 meters with a PR of 6.99 as only the fifth GLVC sprinter this year to post a sub-seven-second time. Alexander Brown-Baez won both the 200- and 400-meter races, and Chandler Martin took first in the high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds remain in town next weekend for their final competition ahead of the NCAA DII Indoor Championships when they host the UIndy Last Chance Meet Feb. 26-27.