INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy indoor track & field teams wrapped up action at the 2023 GLVC Indoor Championships on Sunday afternoon in the Athletics and Recreation Center on campus with a pair of top-three team finishes. Individually,
Ellie Lengerich was named as the GLVC Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for her stellar weekend in the ARC.
The women collected second place with 122.50 points, falling behind Lewis who ended with 195 points. For the men, the team notched third place with 106 points and trailed Missouri S&T (champion, 158 points) and Lewis (runner-up, 140 points).
In a combined total between the men's and women's programs, the Hounds brought home eight gold medals and three broken school records on the weekend.
SUNDAY
In a heavily favored UIndy field,
Sabrina Robison,
Brittney Clark, and
Mackenzie VanBibber took the runway in the women's pole vault. VanBibber collected fourth in the event (3.28 meters) while it came down to Robison and Clark battling for the top spot. Both athletes cleared 4.04 meters, so the bar was raised to 4.10 meters which saw Robison go over on her second attempt. Despite Clark bowing out at the height, the 4.04 meter mark she ended on easily gave her a provisional mark. As for Robison, she broke the previous school record set by Clark herself (4.05 meters) in her gold medal afternoon.
On the track, the duo of
Ailliyah Reese and
Lindsey Wormuth geared up for the finals in the 60 meter hurdles. Reese claimed victory with her 8.78 finishing time while Wormuth was close behind in second at 8.98. Both athletes reached new indoor personal records in the race while Reese collected a provo with her finish.
Other notable finishes for the women on day two saw the duo of
Zoe Pentecost (provo at 13.76 meters) and
Emily Bonser (12.43 meters) go second and fifth, respectively, in the shot put.
Ellie Lengerich tied for fourth in the high jump (1.55 meters) and then proceeded to tally fifth in the 800 meter (2:20.11).
Hallie Montgomery earned fourth and a new indoor PR in the 200 meter dash at 25.29.
Over on the men's side, a handful of Hounds made their way to the track for the 800 meters. Leading the pack was
Tom Saint-Juvin, who corralled the gold medal after finishing with a time of 1:55.36. Close behind in third,
Abdelouakil Mustapha crossed in a time of 1:56.18.
Other notable finishes for the men on day two saw
Ndubisi Eze claim second in the high jump (2.01 meters) while
Keeton Adams also ended as the runner-up in the shot put (provo at 17.33).
Lucas Liard landed in fourth in the 3000 meter (8:35.05).
SATURDAY
Lengerich led things off for the women's team at the ARC and produced a dominating effort in the pentathlon. The St. Leon, Ind., native won five out of the six associated events and ended with an overall score of 3,691. Not only was this easily a provisional mark, this ended up breaking her previous school record of 3,642 she set back on Jan. 27 of this year.
Much like she's done all season,
Zoe Pentecost stepped up in the weight throw and launched a winning mark of 19.32 meters. This also easily earned her a provo and placed her ahead of the field by almost three meters.
The other top finish for the women came from
Melissa Spencer in the 5000 meters. Spencer crossed the finish line with a time of 17:32.62 and edged out the competitor in second place by just .04 seconds.
Other notable marks for the women saw Lengerich leap her way to second and a new personal record in the long jump (5.62 meters) while the women's DMR team ended in fourth at 12:38.94.
Moving over to the men's side, Arnold continued his dominate season in the pole vault and won the event after collecting a new school record of 5.02 meters. Along with earning a provo, this mark beats his previous school record he set back on Feb. 4 of this season of 5.00 meters.
The other top finish for the men came in the 5000 meters where
Lucas Liard stepped up and produced a winning time of 14:44.53.
Other top-five finishes on day one of action for the men saw
Keeton Adams grab fourth and a new PR in the weight throw (17.86 meters) while
Alexandre Rio earned fifth in the 5000 meters (15:06.32).
