KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The UIndy men's and women's track and field team left a handful of metals after day two of the GLVC Outdoor Championships. Heading into the final day the women are holding on to the lead with 80 points. With 47 points, the men currently reside in third.
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The field events will kick off at 10 a.m. ET tomorrow with the running events following at 1 p.m. ET.
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FRIDAY
Ellie Lengerich broke a school and GLVC record to kick off day two. Lengerich broke the records in the heptathlon with 4968 points.
Cole Hurt participated in the men's decathlon, finishing second overall with 6271 points.
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In the field,
Emily Bonser,
Sabrina Robison, and
Alex Meyer took the top spot in the respective events. Bonser took on the discus, her final attempt of the day was the winning throw of 46.02m (PR). All-American pole vaulter Robison defended her title, clearing 3.98m for the win. Finally, Meyer won the long jump in his first GLVC Outdoor Championships. The freshman reached 7.53m in his first jump and held on to the top spot.
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Samuel Sommers also reached the podium in the men's long jump. Sommers took third with 7.03m. In the women's long jump,
Joanna Fields jumped 5.54m setting a new PR and claiming third.
Dylan Mayhew placed third in the shot-put throwing for 15.69m. In the pole vault,
Treyton Arnold cleared 4.64m earning him second place.
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The only running final of the day was the 3000m steeplechase.
Felix Rivet placed third and set a new PR clocking 9:20.40. A group of Greyhounds participated in the prelims for multiple running events. Moving on to tomorrow's finals -
Ailliyah Reese (100m hurdles, 100m),
Lindsey Wormuth (100m hurdles),
Ndubisi Eze (110m hurdles),
Emily Sonderman (400m),
Tom Saint-Juvin (800m),
Ellie Lengerich (400m hurdles),
Cloey Simon (400m hurdles),
Drayden Gates (400m hurdles), and
Hallie Montgomery (200m).
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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.
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Hadley Fisher took on the 10K on Thursday night, finishing second in the event with a time of 36:08.12.
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