ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis University captured its fifth overall league title at the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Lewis Stadium on the campus of Lewis University in Romeoville Illinois, to conclude the three-day meet.
The Flyers totaled 150 points to best runner-up Lincoln University (131) by 19 points.
Missouri S&T (119) finished third, while University of Indianapolis (105) and Southwest Baptist University (71) placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Sixth place went to Maryville University (46), while the respective seventh- and eighth-place teams were Drury University (43) and Truman State University (37). William Jewell College (35) was ninth and Rockhurst University (32) finished in 10th. McKendree University and Quincy University (24) placed 11th, University of Illinois Springfield (10) was 13th, and University of Missouri-St. Louis (8) rounded out the field in 14th.
Listed below are the individual champions from today's competition.
Javelin Champion: Jake Salazar-Blair, S&T
High Jump Champion: Kierson Wicks, MCK
- 2.12 meters (6-11.5)
- NCAA provisional qualifying mark
Shot Put Champion: Owen Fraser, S&T
- 17.05 (55-11.25)
- NCAA Provisional qualifying mark
Triple Jump Champion: Malik Drummond, LIN
- 15.37 meters (50-5.25)
- GLVC Record
- NCAA Provisional qualifying mark
4x100-Meter Relay Champion: Southwest Baptist
- 41.27
- Reid Harrison, Dalvin Adams, Chase Thomas-Plummer, Parker Love
1,500-Meter Run Champion: Evan Horgan, LEWIS
110-Meter Hurdles Champion: Brian Holmes, LEWIS
100-Meter Dash Champion: Tajai Duffus, LIN
400-Meter Dash Champion: Clinton Laguerre, LIN
- 47.02
- NCAA Provisional mark
800-Meter Run Champion: Josue La Cadre, UINDY
400-Meter Hurdles: Sharim Hamilton, LIN
- 52.98
- NCAA Provisional Mark
200-Meter Dash: Tajai Duffus, LIN
5,000-Meter Run: Evan Horgan, LEWIS
4x400-Meter Relays: LIN
- 3:13.17
- Donovan Bruce, Sharim Hamilton, Joshua Dottin, Clinton Laguerre
- NCAA Provisional mark
The top-three finishers in all events were named All-Conference honorees.
At the conclusion of the Championship, Tajai Duffus earned Track Athlete and Freshman of the Year and Owen Fraser was chosen as Field Athlete of the Year. The league coaches also recognized Dana Schwarting as Coach of the Year.
Additionally, SBU was honored as the GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winner, while 14 student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior were also named as their sport’s honoree for the award. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. The honorees are now eligible to become one of their school’s two Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced later this month.
GLVC TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Tajai Duffus, LIN
GLVC FIELD ATHELTE OF THE YEAR: Owen Fraser, S&T
GLVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Tajai Duffus, LIN
GLVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Dana Schwarting, LEWIS
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP INDIVIDUAL HONOREES
Caden Green, DU
Joey Karlesky UIS
Josiah Adams, UINDY
Jack Hiller, LEWIS
Reuben Nichols, LIN
Giovanni Jones, MU
Mathanna Yogendra, MCK
Isaac Pollard, S&T
Will Kaempfe, UMSL
Jerron Boher, QU
Nick Marchetti, RU
Brayden Hoosh, SBU
Cooper Dolin, TSU
Conner Hull, WJC
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
Southwest Baptist