KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The UIndy track & field team took on day one of the GLVC Outdoor Championships Thursday. The day included the fopening of the multi-events, as well as the the hammer throw and the 10,000 meters. The Greyhounds finished the day with the women in first place with 34 points and the men in fourth with four points.
Tomorrow the multis will start day two at 10 a.m. ET, with the field events starting at 1 p.m. ET, and finally the running events at 3:30 p.m. ET.
THURSDAY
The UIndy women started off strong with hammer throw.
Zoe Pentecost won the event, demolishing her own school and GLVC record with 62.74m. Pentecost created a new school record (61.94m) at the
Marian Open to start off the outdoor season.
Audra Hogan also finished on the podium, claiming third place with 51.84m (PR).
Emily Bonser (51.57m) and Makenna Maschino (50.33m, PR) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
In the women's heptathlon,
Ellie Lengerich holds the top spot after three events. With 2971 points, Lengerich won the 200m dash (784 points) and the shot put (554 points). On the men's side,
Cole Hurt is in second with 3344 points in the decathlon. Hurt won the 100m dash (786 points) and finished second in the long jump (700 points) and the high jump (627 points). Both multi-events will wrap up tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET.
Hadley Fisher took on the 10K on Thursday night, finishing second in the event with a time of 36:08.12.
