NEW ORLEANS – Four student-athletes from the UIndy track & field teams recently earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Midwest Region honors. Lauren Bailey (10K), Katrinia Hopkins (discus), Ben Nagel (800) and Zoe Pentecost (hammer) all ranked in the top five in the region in their respective events.
 
Bailey is a first-time all-region honoree in the 10,000 meters and second-time recipient in outdoor overall (5K, 2019). The Westfield, Ind., native and indoor 5K national champion recently broke the school record in the 10K, with her time of 33:53.16 good for first in the GLVC, second in the Midwest and fourth in Division II. The senior standout will take the track one last time as a Greyhound at the upcoming NCAA DII Outdoor Championships later this week.
 
Like Bailey, Nagel is heading to Nationals this week. The junior out of nearby Mooresville, Ind., broke the UIndy record in the 800 with a time of 1:49.95 and later captured gold in the event at the 2021 GLVC Outdoor Championships. He currently ranks first in the GLVC, fifth in the Midwest and 12th in DII.
 
Both UIndy throwers garnered their first career all-region nod, with Hopkins ranking third in the Midwest in the discus (49.00) and Pentecost third in the hammer throw. Both rank 19th in Division II in their respective event.