Looking to improve positioning to qualify for the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, at Pueblo, Colo. on May 22-24, the Ashland University No. 12-ranked women and No. 17-ranked men competed at last chance meets at Akron, Baldwin Wallace and St. Francis (Ill.) on Thursday and Friday (May 8-9).
The St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite saw senior
Lily Dowdell break the program record in the women's 5,000-meter run for the second time in less than a month on Friday night. Her time of 16:22.03 also is an improved provo.
At Akron's Northeast Open on Thursday, improved provisional marks were earned by both senior
Brock Janowicz in the men's hammer throw (58.79 meters/192-feet-10) and junior
Garrett Baker in the men's pole vault (5.49 meters/18-feet-0.
Janowicz then went to the B-W Harrison Dillard Twilight on Friday and improved upon his improved provo at 59.45 meters/195-feet-0.
Also at B-W:
- Junior Nate Slater, improved provo in men's 1,500 run (3:45.03, also meet and stadium record).
- Sophomore Molly Winner, improved provo in women's shot put (15.18 meters/49-feet-9¾).
- Graduate Hope Sievert, improved provo in women's 800 run (2:08.05).
- Sophomore Colton Thress, new provo in men's 800 run (1:50.94).
- Women's 4x100 relay team of junior Montana Walker, sophomore Brianna Chenevey, senior Greta Barker and sophomore Hailey Rios, improved provo (45.67 seconds).
- Junior Jade Avance, new provo in women's 400 dash (55.11 seconds).
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The Grand Valley State Last Chance Meet on Sunday (May 11).
