KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The UIndy men's and women's track and field team left a handful of metals at the conclusion of the GLVC Outdoor Championships. Both teams finished third, the women with 156 points and the men with 84 points.
Alex Meyer was awarded the 2024 Outdoor Freshman of the Year at the end of the competition. Meyer won the long jump yesterday and placed ninth in the high jump today.
SATURDAY
Ailliyah Reese defended her 100m hurdle title on the final day. Reese set a new PR for the event with 14.05.
Lindsey Wormuth finished behind her teammate in second clocking 14.65. In the men's 110 hurdles,
Ndubisi Eze claimed second with 14.58.
Ellie Lengerich earned her second GLVC title of the weekend in the 400m hurdles. Lengerich pulled ahead in the final straightaway, clocking 1:01.83.
In the 400m dash,
Emily Sonderman ran 55.22, placing third.
The women's 4x100m relay team placed third with a time of 47.51. The team included
Zaleeya Martin,
Ailliyah Reese, Madison Schoenfeld, and
Hallie Montgomery.
In throws
Cameron Smith, reached 45.58m in the discus earning him third.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Hadley Fisher took on the 10K on Thursday night, finishing second in the event with a time of 36:08.12.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will visit the University of St. Francis in Illinois next weekend. The goal of this meet is to help UIndy athletes to qualify for the DII National Championships. The meet will begin on Friday, May 10 and last through May 11 in Joliet, Ill. at the Joliet Memorial Stadium.
