USI shows well at GLVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships By Aaron Hancock | May 8, 2021 at 11:51 PM CDT - Updated May 9 at 1:24 AM
ROLLA, MO. (WFIE) - Junior distance runner Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) won a conference title and picked up two All-League honors to lead University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field to a fourth-place finish at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Saturday.
Comastri began the day with a second-place finish in the finals of the 1,500 meters, earning second-team All-Conference honors in the process. She finished the day with a first-place showing in the 5,000 meters, earning first-team All-GLVC honors and capturing her first-career GLVC Outdoor title with a time of 17 minutes, 20.07 seconds.
USI Womenâs Track Takes 1st; Men get 3rd, in KWC Twilight Invite By Aaron Hancock | April 3, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT - Updated April 3 at 10:43 PM
OWENSBORO, KY. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indianaâs Womenâs Track & Field came away winners of the Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational with a team total of 149 points Friday evening.
Freshman Kaylee Lane sprinted away from the field as she took first in the 100 meters in a time of 13.09 seconds. Freshman teammate, Katelyn Grell stayed near Lane to the line as she took second in 13.31. Another Freshman, Olivia Clark rounding out the scoring in the event crossing the line fourth giving the Screaming Eagles five additional points with a time of 13.46.