The UIS track & field team competed at Grand Valley State University's Big Meet on Friday and Saturday, breaking two school records and recording three top-10 finishes. 

Meet Summary

• The majority of the team competed in Friday's heats of the 5,000 meter run. Women's track & field saw five athletes run under 19 minutes, led by Madelyn Miller in 17:50.80. Cort Ross led men's track & field with his GLVC #1 mark of 14:16.14. He was the fourth place finisher. Briar Nevills joined Ross under 15 minutes (14:58.04) while eight more Prairie Stars ran in the 15-minute range
• Breanna Chandler then ran a GLVC #11 mark in the women's 1 mile run
• Saturday began with heats of the 3,000 meters. Noah Tegeler finished 8th overall. Briar Nevills ran his best mark of the season in the event to move to #16 in the GLVC. Lillian Buzani led the Stars on the women's side with a GLVC #19 time of 10:36.97
• Ellie Shonkwiler's 10.34 meter heave in the women's shot put moved her to second on the UIS all-time list
• Anton Aduwa-Emovon ran a personal best of 7.15 seconds in the 60m dash, remaining at #2 on the UIS all-time list but landing closer to the 7.13 school record. Later in the afternoon, Aduwa-Emovon broke the 200m school record for the third time in three meets, this time running 22.57 to move to #10 on the GLVC performance list. Daniel Amponsah also ran his personal best indoor 200m time
• Khaniya Higginbotha's 400m/200m double consisted of a GLVC #14 mark of 61.54 seconds in the 400 and the UIS #2 mark in the 200, just shy of her own record
• Breanna Chandler claimed the indoor school record in the women's 800 meter run when she recorded a time of 2:15.86 for 10th place. It is the third-best time in the GLVC currently
• Ryan Jones finished 8th in the men's 800m in 1:53.91 for a UIS #2, GLVC #5 performance

RESULTS - FRIDAY
Men's 5,000m
Cort Ross- 14:16.14 (4th Place, UIS Indoor #2 all-time, GLVC #1)
Briar Nevills-14:58.04 (GLVC #9)
Ryan Jones- 15:01.77 (GLVC #13)
Joey Karlesky- 15:12.08
Noah Tegeler- 15:21.30
Zach Panek- 15:30.85
Lucas Baronello- 15:32.39
Daniel Giacomini-15:32.46
Nathan DeMarb- 15:33.21
Finn Loken- 15:42.20
Cole Kaether- 16:32.80
Garrett Wagoner- 16:45.25

Women's 5,000m
Madelyn Miller- 17:50.80 (GLVC #8)
Lillian Buzani- 18:30.50
Emma Leahy- 18:35.01
Jordan Serrahn- 18:38.53
Marissa Roggensack- 18:51.47
Kaleigh Inniss- 19:18.81
Jade Aubrey- 19:25.95

Women's 600m
Khaniya Higginbotham- 1:44.21
Kali Gaden- 1:44.25
Camille Terre- 1:46.07

Women's 1 Mile
Breanna Chandler- 5:08.47 (GLVC #11)


RESULTS - SATURDAY
Women's 3,000m
Lillian Buzani- 10:36.97
Emma Leahy- 10:44.88
Marissa Roggensack- 10:45.58
Jordan Serrahn- 10:52.72
Kaleigh Inniss- 10:54.67

Men's 3,000m
Noah Tegeler- 8:30.97 (8th Place)
Briar Nevills- 8:43.40 (GLVC #16)
Joey Karlesky- 8:45.08
Zach Panek- 8:50.72
Nathan DeMarb- 8:55.69
Daniel Giacomini- 8:58.39
Finn Loken- 8:58.61
Garrett Wagoner- 9:26.14
Carson Cowling- 9:31.82
Cole Kaether- 9:32.40

Men's 60m
Anton Aduwa-Emovon- 7.15 (UIS #2 all-time)
Daniel Amponsah- 7.29

Women's 400m
Khaniya Higginbotham- 1:01.54 (GLVC #14)
Camille Terre- 1:03.12

Women's 800m
Breanna Chandler- 2:15.86 (10th Place, School Record, GLVC #3)
Kali Gaden- 2:27.05

Men's 800m
Ryan Jones- 1:53.91 (5th Place, UIS Indoor #2 all-time, GLVC #5)

Women's 200m
Khaniya Higginbotham- 26.94 (UIS Indoor #2 all-time)

Men's 200m
Anton Aduwa-Emovon- 22.57 (School Record, GLVC #10)
Daniel Amponsah- 23.96 (UIS Indoor #3 all-time)

Women's Shot Put
Ellie Shonkwiler- 10.34m (UIS Indoor #2 all-time)


Top-18 GLVC marks on performance list are as of 2/10/2024