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Complete Results
INDIANAPOLIS – Lewis University captured the 2020 Great Lakes Valley Conference Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship Sunday at the Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC) on the campus of the University of Indianapolis.
The Flyers secured their eighth overall title with a win in the 4x400-meter relay finale to total 141 points on the weekend, 13 points more than runner-up Southwest Baptist University, which was competing in its very first GLVC Championship.
Host Indianapolis followed closely behind in third with 125.5 points, while McKendree University (64), Maryville University (61), University of Southern Indiana (40), Lindenwood University (28), University of Illinois Springfield (25), Bellarmine University (22) and Truman State University (9.5) rounded out the top 10. William Jewell College (8) and Drury University (5) were 11th and 12th, respectively, and Missouri S&T (4) and Quincy University (2) closed out the 14-team field.
At the conclusion of the event, UIndy junior Berenice Cleyet-Merle was voted by the league coaches as GLVC Track Athlete of the Year, while Maryville junior Casey Berberich and McKendree senior Tsitsi Mahachi shared the GLVC Field Athlete of the Year award. McKendree newcomer Laila Graham was named GLVC Freshman of the Year and Lewis mentor Dana Schwarting was recognized by his peers as GLVC Coach of the Year.
Each event winner was named first-team All-Conference, while runners-up were awarded second-team accolades.
In addition, Southwest Baptist was named the GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winner, while 14 student-athletes were recognized as GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees and are now candidates for their respective school’s female Spalding Sportsmanship Award at the end of the academic year.
GLVC Major Postseason Awards
GLVC Track Athlete of the Year: Berenice Cleyet-Merle, UIndy
GLVC co-Field Athletes of the Year: Casey Berberich, Maryville & Tsitsi Mahachi, McKendree (TIE)
GLVC Freshman of the Year: Laila Graham, McKendree
GLVC Coach of the Year: Dana Schwarting, Lewis
GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Team Award
Southwest Baptist
GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Individual Award Honorees
Bellarmine: Ashley Reyna-Padilla
Drury: Jayme-Su Vermaas
Illinois Springfield: Lexi Throne
UIndy: Berenice Cleyet-Merle
Lewis: Jozlyn Garcia
Lindenwood: Regina Huescas Barrolls
Maryville: Stephanie Sherwood
McKendree: Kayla Tirey
Missouri S&T: Annmarie Tyson
Quincy: Athena Lesiotis
Southern Indiana: Hope Jones
Southwest Baptist: Meleah Ridenour
Truman State: Carly Garnett
William Jewell: Taylor Golden
GLVC Championship Team Standings
| Place |
School |
Points |
| 1. |
Lewis |
141 |
| 2. |
Southwest Baptist |
128 |
| 3. |
Indianapolis |
125.5 |
| 4. |
McKendree |
64 |
| 5. |
Maryville |
61 |
| 6. |
Southern Indiana |
40 |
| 7. |
Lindenwood |
28 |
| 8. |
Illinois Springfield |
25 |
| 9. |
Bellarmine |
22 |
| 10. |
Truman State |
9.5 |
| 11. |
William Jewell |
8 |
| 12. |
Drury |
5 |
| 13. |
Missouri S&T |
4 |
| 14. |
Quincy |
2 |