Three Eagles Earn Conference Titles On Great Midwest Outdoor Meet Day 2

The second day of the 2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference outdoor track and field Championship took place on Thursday (May 1), and Ashland University's No. 18-ranked women's team and No. 20 men's squad combined for three more conference titles at their home venue.
 
For the second day in a row, sophomore Molly Winner is a league champion, winning the women's shot put at 15.17 meters/49-feet-9¼ – an improved provisional toward the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, at Pueblo, Colo. on May 22-24.
 
Sophomore Hailey Rios turned in a title effort in the women's long jump at 5.96 meters/19-feet-6¾ – a new provisional distance. And in the men's long jump, senior Caden Morris was the conference champ in the men's long jump at 7.38 meters/24-feet-2½.
 
Senior Wyatt Cory's second-place ending in the men's decathlon with 6,838 points is a new provo, sophomore Kara Fields' runner-up finish in the women's heptathlon at 4,578 points also is a new provo, and senior Kelsey Kinsley's sixth-place women's shot put mark of 13.95 meters/45-feet-9¼ is an improved provo.
 
In preliminaries, fifth-year Aniya Seward's 13.43 seconds in the women's 100-meter hurdles in a new provo, and senior Mia Gardner's 55.68 seconds in the women's 400 dash is a new provo.
 
Through eight of 21 events, the Eagle women are in second place with 63.5 team points, trailing only Hillsdale (77.5); and the AU men are in third place with 53 team points (Findlay 80, Tiffin 60).
 
SECOND PLACE – Sophomore Matthew Noel in the men's high jump (2.02 meters/6-feet-7½).
 
SIXTH PLACE – Freshman Joyce Stallard in the women's heptathlon (4,024 points) and sophomore Justin Richards in the men's long jump (6.92 meters/22-feet-8½).
 
SEVENTH PLACE – Sophomore Olivia Lazarus in the women's heptathlon (3,890 points), senior Sarah Masuoka in the women's pole vault (3.71 meters/12-feet-2), Seward in the women's long jump (5.59 meters/18-feet-4¼), and junior Levi Hondred in the men's long jump (6.81 meters/22-feet-4¼).
 
EIGHTH PLACE – Freshman Jennifer Patrick in the women's shot put (13.76 meters/45-feet-1¾) and senior Konnor Ray in the men's 3,000 steeplechase (9:36.33).
 
UP NEXT
The third and final day of the conference championship, starting at 11:30 a.m. on Friday (May 2).