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INDIANAPOLIS – Lewis University controls the lead on both the men’s and women’s side after the first day of the 2017 Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, which are being held at the Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC) on the campus of the University of Indianapolis.
The Flyers posted 36 points to lead the men’s side, followed by UW-Parkside (27), Indianapolis (25), Missouri S&T (23) and Saint Joseph’s (22) in the top five. McKendree (19) is sixth heading into the final day, while Bellarmine (17) and Southern Indiana (17) are tied for seventh. Truman State (4), Drury (2) and Maryville (1) rounded out the field of scorers.
On the women’s side, Lewis owns 59 points, more than half the total of second place Bellarmine (28). Indianapolis (20) is third, and Truman State (18) and Southern Indiana (18) sit tied for fourth. Missouri S&T (17) is one point behind in seventh, while McKendree (10) and UW-Parkside (10) are tied for eighth, and Illinois Springfield (3) is 10th.
Two GLVC records were reestablished Saturday, both of which came in the nightcap with the distance medley relay (DMR).
Bellarmine shattered the women’s DMR conference record by nearly three seconds with a winning time of 11:51.69, besting the previous mark of 11:54.25 set by Southern Indiana in 2005.
In the men’s race, USI improved on its own GLVC record with a winning time of 9:58.22, which knocked off the previous DMR effort of 9:59.92 set just last year by the Screaming Eagles.
Lewis earned two conference crowns on the women’s side Saturday, as Phoenix Smallwood won the long jump with an NCAA provisional leap of 5.75 meters (18’-10.5”), finishing ahead of teammate and runner-up Cierra Pulliam at 5.60 meters (18’-4.5”).
The Flyers then responded in the women’s weight throw, posting a 1-2 finish in the event, led by GLVC Champion Lane Kadlec with an NCAA provisional heave of 17.08 meters (56’-0.5”). Teammate Kianna Clark was second with a throw of 16.37 meters (53’8.5”).
Lewis also netted a win in men’s pole vault as Marcus Holley cleared a winning height of 4.52 meters (14’-10”), beating out teammate Kyle Brown at the same height.
Indianapolis, Saint Joseph’s, and UW-Parkside put together 1-2 finishes on the men’s side in the weight throw, long jump and 5,000 meters, respectively.
UIndy’s Austin Hogan earned an NCAA provisional mark with a winning effort of 18.32 meters (60’-1.25”) in the weight throw, just ahead of teammate and 2016 GLVC Champion Vincent Ziraldo at 18.05 meters (59’-2.75”).
In the long jump, Saint Joseph’s saw Devon Haynes earn the league title with an NCAA provisional effort of 7.21 meters (23’-8”), while fellow Puma Phil Thompson was second at 7.05 meters (23’-1.75”).
In the 5,000 meters, UW-Parkside’s Armando Torres crossed the line first in 14:43.26, an NCAA provisional effort that bested by seven seconds another provisional time by his teammate and runner-up Jake Dubnicka (14:50.69).
In other action, Missouri S&T’s Camille Baker scored an NCAA provisional 3,324 points to claim the pentathlon title, while Southern Indiana’s Hope Jones earned the women’s 5,000 meters crown in 17:20.96, also an NCAA provisional mark.
Sunday’s docket opens with the conclusion of the men’s heptathlon, which is currently being led by UIndy’s Trace Oswalt with 2,707 points.
Including preliminaries, a total of 38 NCAA provisional marks were earned Saturday.
In Sunday’s field events, the men will compete in the finals of the high jump, triple jump and shot put, while the women will crown winners in the high jump, triple jump, shot put and pole vault.
Running events commence at 1:30 p.m. ET with the mile and 60-meter hurdles. The 60-, 200-, 400-, 800-, 3,000-meter races will also take place before the event concludes with the 4x400-meter relay.
After five-and-a-half hours of live and free coverage on the GLVC Sports Network, nearly seven hours are on the schedule for Sunday, with streaming beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET on GLVCSN.com and the GLVCSN’s Apple TV 4th Gen, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku over-the-top (OTT) apps.
Live results of the conference meet are available on at
GLVCsports.com/indoor17, while live streaming can also be found at
GLVCSN.com. Fans can also follow the championship coverage on Twitter via the hashtag, #GLVCtrack.