ROLLA, Mo. – The UIndy track & field program enjoyed a successful second day at the 2021 GLVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Friday. The Greyhound women racked up a total of 76 points by the end of the day, good for first in the team standings, while the UIndy men's 44 points put them in second with one day to go.

The three-day, 20-team (men and women) meet is being held at Allgood-Bailey Stadium on the campus of Missouri S&T in Rolla, Mo. The competition concludes Saturday, with field events starting at 10 a.m. ET and running events at 1 p.m.
 
The final women's pole vault results Friday were packed with Greyhounds. Five of the top seven finishers were Hounds, including event-champ Brittney Clark and her winning mark of 3.95 meters. Lauren Joseph took the silver by clearing 3.85 meters, while Kylie Falcone, Megan Young and Mary Costello tied for third, placed fifth and finished seventh, respectively.
 
Also on the women's side, four throwers scored points, including a silver-medal winning performance from Lillie Cain. The New Palestine, Ind., native hit a mark of 13.46 meters on her third attempt to take second.  Katrinia Hopkins and Zoe Pentecost placed third and fourth, respectively, while Jada Amis tacked on one point with an eighth-place finish.
 
Meanwhile, the men's team had eight student-athletes contribute to the team's point total on Friday. AJ Goecker led the way with a silver-medal run in the 3000-meter steeple chase, with teammate Will Reid just behind in the bronze medal spot. Melissa Spencer took silver in the women's steeple chase with a new PR of 11:02.64.
 
Keeton Adams and Treyton Arnold also captured bronze medals, with Adams hitting a 16.01 meters in the shot put and Arnold clearing 4.69 meters in the pole vault.
 
Brady Walden scored five points with a fourth-place finish in the long jump, posting a mark of 7.07 meters. Nic Ray placed sixth in the shot put (14.92), while Devin Jaremczuk and Tyler Nolan took seventh and eighth, respectively, in the decathlon.
 
A number of other Greyhounds qualified for finals on Saturday, including Seth Reynolds (110 & 400 hurdles), Brian Sales (200 & 400), Shae Biddle and Ben Nagel (800), Brady (100), Ailliyah Reese and Mackenzie Stien (100 hurdles)

THURSDAY RECAP
The GLVC Outdoor Championsips finished up late Thursday night, with UIndy picking up points on both the men's and women's sides, including an event title.
 
Redshirt-freshman Zoe Pentecost became the first Greyhound to earn a gold medal, besting the conference in the women's hammer throw. The Westfield, Ind., native hit a mark of 54.76 meters, notching a PR and improving her NCAA provisional status.
   
Both Katrinia Hopkins (51.01) and Emily Jonas (49.17) also recorded PRS in the hammer throw. Hopkins placed third and Jonas sixth, bringing UIndy's day-one point total to 19, second only to Southern Indiana.
 
Senior Keeton Adams placed in the top eight in the men's hammer, putting the UIndy men on the scoreboard. The Hagerstown, Ind., product broke off a toss of 54.44 meters, good for fifth place and a season best.
 
Sophomore Nyc Sigmon added to the men's point total with a sixth-place showing the men's 10,000 meters. His time of 30:47.68 netted three points and set a new PR.
 
Other action included the 1500-meter semifinals, with both Madelyn Miller (4:45.42) and Emma Treibic (4:51.75) setting PRs and earning a spot in Saturday's final. Hanna Stamm placed 11th in the 10,000 mters with a PR of 39:41.34
 
Devin Jaremczuk and Tyler Nolan began competition in the decathlon. Four of the 10 events are in the books, with Nolan's fourth-place finish in the high jump (1.80m) representing the highlight.