MUNCIE, Ind. – The UIndy outdoor track & field teams returned to action on Friday and Saturday and battled the field at the We Fly Challenge hosted by Ball State University at University Track at Briner Sports Complex. The competition featured a mix of NCAA Division I & II schools alongside a handful of NAIA members.
 
WOMEN'S RECAP
The women's team brought home a pair of first-place finishes as Brittney Clark and Brianna Lawson each won their respective events. In the pole vault, Clark cleared 4.00 meters to earn a provisional mark and the top height in the event while Lawson paced herself to a victory in the 5,000-meter run at 18:35.21.
 
Along with the marks above, the Hounds ended up corralling three second-place finishes in Muncie. Zoe Pentecost was the runner-up in the hammer throw with a provo and a new outdoor personal record of 57.21 meters. Ellie Lengerich was also the runner-up and collected a pair of new outdoor PR's in both the javelin (31.64 meters) and high jump (1.67 meters).
 
OTHER NOTABLE WOMEN'S FINISHES
3rd- 4x100 (Olivia Brimmage, Hallie Montgomery, Joanna Fields, Madison Schofield), 48.02
3rd- Emily Sonderman, 800m, 2:17.58
3rd- Joanna Fields, long jump, 5.35m
4th- Zoe Pentecost, discus, 43.51m
4th- Olivia Brimmage, 400m hurdles, 1:08.64
5th- Hanna Stamm, 5000m, 19:13.74
 
MEN'S RECAP
Over on the men's side, UIndy brought home three first-place finishes as two came in the field while one was on the track. The dominate field duo of Treyton Arnold and Keeton Adams each won their respective events with a pair of provo marks in the process. Adams earned victory in the shot put with a new outdoor PR of 17.23 meters while Arnold leapt his way to a winning mark in the pole vault at 4.85 meters. AJ Goecker joined them as he collected first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:37.10).
 
The men's team also had a handful of close finishes at Ball State. Josiah Adams was the runner-up and collected a new outdoor PR in the 400-meter run (48.51). The trio of Ndubisi Eze (high jump, 1.97 meters), Dylan Mayhew (shot put, new outdoor PR of 15.77 meters), and Cade Priddy (pole vault, 4.50 meters) all notched third in their respective events.
 
OTHER NOTABLE MEN'S FINISHES
4th – Keeton Adams, hammer, 53.44m
4th- Cameron Smith, discus, 43.69m
4th- Aaron Moody, 400m hurdles, 55.62
4th- Owen Butler, javelin, 41.41m
5th – Dylan Mayhew, discus, 43.40m
5th – Logan Wong, 1500m, 4:03.51
5th- John Rushton, 3000m steeplechase, 10:58.60
5th- 4x400 (Blake Ellis, Brandon Ellis, Aaron Trejo, Ethan Walsh), 3:39.86
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will return to action next Friday and Saturday with the Indiana Little State meet hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.