The UIS women's track & field team opened the outdoor season at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis on Thursday night and Friday. Notably, Madelyn Miller set a school record in the women's 10,000 meters with a time of 34:29.52, an NCAA provisional mark.

Meet Recap

• Madelyn Miller, Kaleigh Inniss, and Jordan Serrahn competed in the 10,000 meters on Thursday evening. Miller led the way with a personal best and school record time, finishing third in both her heat and overall. She now ranks third in the GLVC and the Midwest Region, pending an update to the national performance list. Inniss finished just over the 37-minute mark, while Serrahn crossed the line just under 38 minutes, with both achieving personal bests.
• On Friday, despite warmer temperatures, UIS athletes continued to compete in both the 5,000m and 10,000m events. Allison Thompson made her 10k debut with a time of 42:50.84.
• In the 5,000m, seven other athletes competed, with Josslyn Gaona leading the way in heat four with a second-place finish in 18:31.28. Marissa Roggensack wasn't far behind, finishing ninth in the heat with a time of 18:49.25. 
• Lillian Buzani placed 14th in heat five, crossing the line in 18:42.58. She is one of seven UIS 5K runners ranked in the GLVC top 20 as of Saturday morning.

RESULTS
Event	Finish (Heat / Overall)	Student-Athlete	Time
10,000m	3rd (Heat 3) / 3rd	Madelyn Miller	34:29.52
	6th (Heat 2) / 37th	Kaleigh Inniss	37:00.25
	21st (Heat 2) / 56th	Jordan Serrahn	37:58.45
	26th (Heat 1) / 97th	Allison Thompson	42:50.84
5,000m	2nd (Heat 4) / 99th	Josslyn Gaona	18:31.28
	14th (Heat 5) / 119th	Lillian Buzani	18:42.58
	9th (Heat 4) / 125th	Marissa Roggensack	18:49.25
	25th (Heat 6) / 135th	Emma Leahy	18:54.31
	3rd (Heat 1) / 181st	Kali Gaden	19:48.97
	19th (Heat 2) / 192nd	Norah Wright	19:58.74
	25th (Heat 1) / 235th	Maggie Von Hatten	22:17.85