MARION, Ind. – The UIndy outdoor track & field teams split forces on Thursday and Friday to continue the 2023 outdoor season. A large portion of the Greyhounds went to the Indiana Little State Championships on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University while three men's student-athletes made the short trip over to the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.
 
INDIANA INVITATIONAL
In an event loaded with NCAA Division I talent, the men's trio of AJ Goecker, Lucas Liard, and Alexandre Rio took the track in the 5,000-meter run. The final result saw Goecker collect 20th at 14:42.70 while Liard ended in 22nd (14:44.50) and Rio in 27th (14:51.60).
 
INDIANA LITTLE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beginning on the women's side, the Hounds brought home a pair of top marks as the dynamic field duo of Zoe Pentecost and Brittney Clark each claimed victories. Pentecost stepped up in the hammer throw and tossed a winning mark of 57.92 meters which was good enough for a provisional mark and a new outdoor personal record. Clark leapt over the bar at 3.75 meters in the pole vault and collected first place and a provo.
 
Along with the marks above, UIndy also added three runner-up finishes on the women's side. Hallie Montgomery (200-meter dash, 25.49), Ellie Lengerich (400-meter hurdles, 1:04.12), and the 4x100-meter relay team of Montgomery, Olivia Brimmage, Joanna Fields, and Rebekah Mappes (48.24) all notched second-place marks in their respective events.
 
Similar to the women, the men's team also added two first-place finishes during the two-day event at IWU. In the shot put, Keeton Adams launched a throw of 17.57 meters to win the event and earn a provo in the process. Then, the 4x400-meter relay team of Alexander Brown-Baez, Josiah Adams, Aaron Moody, and Tom Saint-Juvin teamed up and won with a time of 3:20.55.
 
Other notable marks for the men saw Saint-Juvin collect a new outdoor personal record and a runner-up spot in the 800-meter run (1:52.15). Treyton Arnold also added second in the pole vault with his mark of 4.70 meters.
 
OTHER NOTABLE FINISHES
3rd- Brianna Lawson, women's 5000m
3rd- Ailliyah Reese, women's 100m hurdles
3rd- Melissa Spencer, women's 3000m steeplechase
3rd- women's 4x400 (Ellie Lengerich, Emily Sonderman, Trinity Gleitz, Kaylin Casner)
3rd- Aaron Moody, men's 400m hurdles
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will return to action next Friday and Saturday with the Sycamore Open hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.