ROLLA, Mo. – The UIndy track & field teams wrapped up a successful stay in Rolla, Mo., on Saturday, earning a top-three finish on both the men and women's sides. The Greyhound men earned a pair of event titles on the final day to climb to second in the final team standings, while the women claimed third place.
 
The three-day conference showcase was held at Allgood-Bailey Stadium on the campus of Missouri S&T in Rolla, Mo., Thursday through Saturday.
 
The Greyhounds now await the announcement of qualifiers for the upcoming NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The release will be made at NCAA.com on May 818, with the national meet slated for May 27-29 in Allendale, Mich.
 
Three Greyhounds climbed to the top of the podium on Saturday, giving them five event championships in all. Seth Reynolds and Ben Nagel took home gold medals on day 3, with Reynolds winning the 110 hurdles in 14.34 and Nagel crossing first in the 800 in 1:53.80.
 
The women's throwers once again racked up some serious points, earning first, second and seventh in the discus. Katrinia Hopkins set a new PR with a gold-medal mark of 47.58 meters. Zoe Pentecost and Audra Hogan also set new personal bests, with Pentecost (45.62) taking silver and Hogan (39.35) scoring two points in seventh.
 
The success continued in the field events, with the UIndy high jumpers capturing some hardware. Taylor Strnad (1.68) and Chandler Martin (1.98) both set new PRs, earning silver and bronze, respectively.
 
Senior Brian Sales placed fourth in both the 200 and 400 meters, as did Sam DeWitt in the 110-meter hurdles. AJ Goecker finished fifth in the 3000-meter steeplechase and Brady Walden placed sixth in the 100.
 
A pair of men's relay teams scored points, with the 4x100 taking fifth and the 4x400 sixth, while the women's 4x100 took eighth.
 
Other point scores on Saturday including Shae Biddle (7th, 800), Ailliyah Reese (7th, 100 hurdles), Seth Reynolds (7th, 400 murdles), Steffen Shackelford (7th, high jump) Maddi Turner (7th, 400 hurdles), Madelyn Miller (8th, 1500) and Mackenzie Stien (8th, 100 hurdles).

Below are the GLVC's major award winners for the 2021 outdoor season. The UIndy men garnered the sport's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award, while Brian Sales and Lauren Joseph were named UIndy individual Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees.

Men's Track Athlete of the Year: Blake Jones, Illinois Springfield
Men's Field Athlete of the Year: Nathan Swadley, Missouri S&T
Men's Freshman of the Year: Armani Modeste, Lindenwood
Men's Coach of the Year: Shaun Meinecke, Missouri S&T
Men's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award: UIndy

Men's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individuals nominees:
Brendan Bena, Drury
Thomas Wuchte, Illinois Springfield
Brian Sales, UIndy
Kyle Brown, Lewis
Chaz Casey, Lindenwood
Ryan Davis, Maryville
Jaimie Omalla, McKendree
Nathan Gillespie, Missouri S&T
Benjamin VandenBrink, Missouri-St. Louis
Carlo Heath, Quincy
Jake Brantley, Southern Indiana
Asa Carter, Southwest Baptist
Carson Lackey, Truman State
Chance Lister, William Jewell
 
Women's Track Athlete of the Year: Allie Heinzer, Lewis
Women's Co-Field Athletes of the Year: Casey Berberich, MU and Alecea Cardillo, Lewis
Women's Freshman of the Year: Zara Brown, Southwest Baptist
Women's Coach of the Year: Dana Schwarting, Lewis
Women's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award: Southwest Baptist

Women's James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individuals Honorees:
Lauren Shipley, Drury
Libby Price, Illinois Springfield
Lauren Joseph, UIndy
Kylie Wymer, Lewis
Lexi Hafford, Lindenwood
Edina Catic, Maryville
Kayla Tirey, McKendree
Mia Magby, Missouri S&T
Alex Becker, Missouri-St. Louis
Dami Adeyinka, Quincy
Adele Schnautz, Southern Indiana
Aubrie Sorrell, Southwest Baptist
Carly Garnett, Truman State
Taylor Golden, William Jewell


FRIDAY RECAP
The Hounds enjoyed a productive 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 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.