Recapping Full Day of Track Action

Bradley had 38 student-athletes in competition Friday at the Raleigh Relays and Billiken Invitational

Missouri Valley Conference

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Track & Field 3/25/2022 10:04:00 PM

Freshman Nicola Jansen threatened the oldest distance record in Bradley Women's Track history in her collegiate outdoor track debut, highlighting a full day of action in two locations for the Bradley Men's and Women's Track teams Friday.

The Braves had 36 student-athletes in action Friday during day two of North Carolina State's Raleigh Relays and in the one-day Billiken Invitational at Saint Louis.

The 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays featured a pair of impressive runs from the Bradley women in the second round of section races Friday night. Redshirt freshman Ashley Maguire made her outdoor collegiate debut in the Section 4 race and posted what was fifth-best time in program history at 16:39.61 until Jansen followed in Section 5 with the second-best time ever by a Brave, 16:12.12. Only Bradley Athletics Hall of Famer Mary Ellen Hill has covered the 5,000 meters in a faster time, clocking 16:08.72 to earn All-America honors in 1998.

Bradley's sprint group also performed well in Raleigh. Junior Hannah Ivy posted the second-best time in program history in the 400 meters, posting a personal-best :55.47, just one heat after freshman Amiyah Davis ran the third-best 400 in program history, 57.08, in her collegiate outdoor debut. Sophomore Reina McMillan rounded out Bradley's trio of 400m runners by turning in a time of 58:59, just under a second off her personal best.

Sophomore Sophia McDonnell threatened her school record in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 14th overall at 14:25.27, two-and-a-half seconds off her record run at last year's MVC Outdoor Championships. In the men's 3,000m steeplechase, junior Charlie Parrish clocked 9:02.81, just one second off his personal best.

The Bradley women had three competitors entered in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays, though sophomore Tiana LoStracco did not start in her scheduled 11th of the event's 15 sections. Freshmen Alice Narciso and Julia de la Piedra Sitjas, made their collegiate outdoor debuts by turning in times of 4:45.91 and 4:39.52, respectively, during the early sections. Two more Braves, sophomores Lily Strauss (4:54.31) and Olivia Harp (4:56.75), ran side-by-side to fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the 1,500 meters at the Billiken Invitational.

All running together in the second heat of the 1,500 meters at the Billiken Invitational, six Bradley student-athletes finished between third and ninth. Sophomore Noah Costa paced the group by shattering his personal best at 4:02.70 to finish third, followed by Aidan Donahue (4th - 4:04.94), Joey Simon (5th – 4:06.98 PR), Eddie Narbett (7th – 4:07.52), Zach Albrecht (8th – 4:09.22) and Mason Jones (9th – 4:10.45).

The Braves scored 14 points in the men's 5,000 meters at the Billiken Invitational, while posting five of the top eight times. Senior Jack Franklin paced the group of Bradley runners with a third-place effort in a time of 15:25.66.

Freshman Eli Rieker finished eighth in the 100 meters at the Billiken Invitational, posting the fourth-best time in Bradley Men's Track history. His 10.89 was the best by a Brave since Tyrone Bolden ran a 10.66 in 1986.

In the 100m hurdles at the Billiken Invitational, sophomore Kyra Koontz lowered her personal best by one one-hundredth of a second to 14.82, the fourth-best time in Bradley women's track history. Senior Miguel Agyei followed with a personal-best of his own, by finishing second in the men's 110m high hurdles at 15.16.

Koontz added a PR in the long jump, as well, edging her previous best for the fifth-longest leap in program history, at 5.32m (17' 5¼").

Bradley will wrap up the final day of the season-opening Raleigh Relay Saturday with 10 student-athletes competing in five events. The women's 200 meters, featuring Martin and T'ya Suber, as well as men's 800 meters, featuring Max Dieterich and Ivan Westcott, should be showcased during the two hours (2:00-4:00 pm CT) of afternoon coverage on ACC Network Extra.

Thursday, March 24 \| Raleigh Relays	ACC Network Extra (6:00-8:00p CT)
Time (CT)	Events	Bradley Result(s)
3:45 PM	Men's 1,500m (15 sections)	Max Dieterich (3:47.82 - 48th of 200)
5:00-7:42 PM	Men's 5,000m (10 sections)	Michael Rebello (14:16.68 - 53rd of 223)
Friday, March 25 \| Raleigh Relays	Watch ACC Network Extra (6:15-8:15p CT)
Time (CT)	Events	Bradley Result(s)
10:00 AM	Women's Triple Jump	Shae Fuller (Foul)
11:45 AM	Women's 100m	Sidney Martin (12.70 - 61st of 70)
1:00 PM	Women's 400m	Hannah Ivy (PR :55.47 - 12th of 88) Amiyah Davis (:57.08 - 35th) Reina McMillan (:58.59 - 57th)
3:25 PM	Women's 1,500m (15 sections)	Julia de La Piedra Sitjas (4:39.52) Alice Narciso (4:45.91) Tiana LoStracco (DNS)
4:50-5:16 PM	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (3 sections)	Sophia McDonnell (10:25.27 - 14th of 36)
5:36-6:09 PM	Men's 3,000m Steeplechase (4 sections)	Charlie Parrish (9:02.81 - 23rd of 52)
6:29-7:45 PM	Women's 5,000m (Sections 4-8)	Nicola Jansen (16:12.12 - 20th of 151) Ashley Maguire (16:39.61 - 54th)
8:05-9:15 PM	Men's 10,000m (3 Sections)	Rodrigo Alvarez Gonzalez (30:24.90 - 91st of 107) Matt Aho (30:25.17 - 92nd) Alec Danner (30:27.87 - 95th) George Watson (DNF)
Friday, March 25 \| Billiken Invitational
3:30 PM CT \| Rolling Schedule	Events	Bradley Entrant(s)
	Women's Long Jump	Kyra Koontz (PR 5.32m \| 17' 5 1/4" - 2nd of 17) Kelsey Dalton (4.47m \| 16' 7 3/4" - 17th)
	Women's 1,500m	Lily Strauss (4:54.31 - 4th of 31) Olivia Harp (4:56.75 - 5th)
	Men's 1,500m	Noah Costa (PR 4:02.70 - 3rd of 22) Aidan Donohue (4:04.94 - 4th) Joey Simon (PR 4:06.98 - 5th) Eddie Narbett (4:07.52 - 7th) Zach Albrecht (4:09.22 - 8th) Mason Jones, (4:10.45 - 9th)
	Women's 100m Hurdles	Kyra Koontz (PR 14.82 - 3rd of 9)
	Men's 110m Hurdles	Miguel Agyei (PR 15.16 - 2nd of 9)
	Women's 400m	Sierra Bryant (1:03.01 - 8th)
	Men's 400m	Alex Klinkner (52.25 - 8th of 17) Miguel Agyei (53.98 - 12th)
	Women's 100m	Kelsey Dalton (PR 12.70 - 8th of 24)
	Men's 100m	Eli Rieker (10.89 - 8th of 15)
	Women's 800m	Maya Henderson (2:28.42 - 5th of 23)
	Women's 200m	Sierra Bryant (26.73 - 9th of 38)
	Men's 200m	Eli Rieker (23.32 - 12th of 22)
	Men's 5,000m	Jack Franklin (15:25.66 - 3rd of 10) Brandon Kamp (15:29.81 - 4th) Michael Hahndorf (15:38.88 - 6th) Mickey Vreeland (15:48.94 - 7th) Billy Hauenstein (16:17.35 - 8th) Noah Costa, Aidan Donohue and Eddie Narbett (NT)
	Women's 4x400m Relay	Sierra Bryant, Kyra Koontz, Maya Henderson, Kelsey Dalton (4:13.70 - 2nd of 5)
Saturday, March 26 \| Raleigh Relays	Watch ACC Network Extra (2:00-4:00p CT)
Time (CT)	Events	Bradley Entrant(s)
10:45 AM	Women's 4x100m Relay	Shae Fuller, Hannah Ivy, Sidney Martin, T'ya Suber
11:45 AM	Women's 800m (14 Sections)	Tiana LoStracco (Section 12), Julia Nielsen (12)
2:00 PM	Women's 200m	Sidney Martin, T'ya Suber
3:20 PM	Men's 800m (15 Sections)	Ivan Westcott (Section 6), Max Dieterich (11)
4:40 PM	Women's 4x400m Relay	Amiyah Davis, Hannah Ivy, Reina McMillan, T'ya Suber