Bradley Track Enjoys Record-Setting Weekend at MVC Championship

Bradley runners earned a program-best five individual titles during the 2022 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Live Results

Bobby Parker, Sr. Associate AD for Communications and Event & Facility Operations Track & Field 5/15/2022 5:36:00 PM

DES MOINES, IA – The Bradley Track and Field Teams finished off a record-setting meet performance with four individual championships Sunday, including the program's first-ever outdoor championship in a relay, highlighting the final day of action at the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium.

Sunday's four titles gave Bradley a program-record five individual championships in one year, a fitting distinction for a meet filled with noteworthy achievements for the Braves.

After George Watson won the Men's 10,000m race Friday, he added the grueling distance double by taking the Men's 5,000m championship Sunday in a personal-best 14:06.66. While Watson claimed two titles on the weekend, the Nielsen sisters earned three Valley championships Sunday afternoon: Wilma Nielsen started the family pose at the top of the podium by winning the Women's 1,500m title in a meet-record 4:23.60, while Julia Nielsen followed with the Women's 800m title in a meet-record and personal-best 2:04.79 and she ran the second leg of the Women's 4x400m Relay championship finale. The team of Hannah Ivy, Julia Nielsen, Reina McMillan and Amiyah Davis set the school record with a time of 3:41.35 to earn the first-ever relay title by any Bradley squad in conference championship outdoor history.

🚨MEET RECORD🚨

Julia Nielsen of @BradleyXCTrack breaks her own record in the Women's 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:04.79.

Watch the finish 👇 pic.twitter.com/xC6rZjwsYd
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) May 15, 2022

Wilma Nielsen collected a pair of all-conference honors Sunday, finishing as the runner-up to Julia in the 800m, just an hour after racing to her 1,500m title. Bradley's 23 points in the 800m (Tiana LoStracco was fourth) were the most in a single women's running event by any school at the championship.

🚨MEET RECORD🚨

Wilma Nielsen of @BradleyXCTrack finishes strong to break a 10-year old record in the Women's 1500 Meter Run with a time of 4:23.60. pic.twitter.com/4pJn8VRmHu
— Missouri Valley Conference (@MVCsports) May 15, 2022

The Bradley men enjoyed the best single-event running score of the weekend, racking up 24 points in the Men's 5,000m Sunday afternoon. In addition to Watson's first-place run, the Braves saw Michael Rebello finish second, Charlie Parrish fourth and Matt Aho eighth.

The collection of individual performances gave the Bradley Women a program-record 84 points in their sixth-place team finish. The Bradley Men also finished sixth in the team standings, finishing with the second-best points total (62) in program history.

The Braves will await word on qualifiers for the 2022 NCAA Track and Field Championship West Preliminary, which will be held May 25-28 at the University of Arkansas.

2022 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships - Bradley Results

Friday, May 13	Event	Bradley Results
11:00 AM	Heptathlon (100H, HJ, SP, 200m)	Kyra Koontz (2,618 pts; 5th thru 4 events)
7:00 PM	Men's 1,500m Prelims	Max Dieterich (3:58. 20 - qualified) Aidan Donohue (3:58.35 - qualified)
7:15 PM	Women's 1,500m Prelims	Wilma Nielsen (4:33.54 - qualified) Alice Narciso (4:40.44) Olivia Harp (4:56.38) Amelia Lesher (DNS)
7:30 PM	Men's 200m Trials	Eli Rieker (PR 22.53)
7:40 PM	Women's 200m Trials	Sidney Martin (25.96)
8:00 PM	Men's 10,000m Final	George Watson (CHAMPION, PR - 29:43.60) Alec Danner (5th - 30:25.76) Billy Hauenstein (7th - 30:52.28) Matt Aho (8th - 31:01.48) Michael Hahndorf (12th - 31:56.93)
8:45 PM	Women's 10,000m Final	Tyler Schwartz (DNS)
Saturday, May 14	Event	Bradley Entrant(s)
10:30 AM	Heptathlon (LJ, JT, 800,)	Kyra Koontz (T9th - PR 4,063 Pts)
5:10 PM	Women's 100m HH Prelims	Kyra Koontz (11th - 14.95)
5:30 PM	Women's 400m Dash Prelims	Amiyah Davis (PR 55.38 - qualified) Hannah Ivy (55.41 - qualified) Reina McMillan (PR 57.14) Sierra Bryant (1:00.24) Kelsey Dalton (PR 1:01.88)
5:40 PM	Men's 100m Dash Prelims	Eli Rieker (11.19)
5:50 PM	Women's 100m Dash Prelims	Sidney Martin (12.48)
6:00 PM	Women's Long Jump (Trials and Final)	Shae Fuller (17' 8.25")
6:00 PM	Men's 800m Prelims	Will Smith (1:52.09 - qualified) Ivan Westcott (1:52.40 - qualified) Zach Albrecht (1:53.51) Alex Klinkner (PR 1:58.53) Joey Simon (2:02.61)
6:10 PM	Women's 800m Prelims	Julia Nielsen (2:12.51 - qualified) Tiana LoStracco (2:13.06 - qualified) Wilma Nielsen (2:13.16 - qualified)
6:40 PM	Men's 3,000m Steeplechase	Charlie Parrish (2nd - PR 8:51.35) Brandon Kamp (10th - 10:10.03)
6:55 PM	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase	Sophia McDonnell (2nd - School Record 10:15.45)
Sunday, May 15	Event	Bradley Entrant(s)
1:05 PM	Women's 4x100m Relay	Martin/Dalton/Bryant/Koontz (6th - 47.98)
1:10 PM	Men's 1,500m Final	Aidan Donohue (6th - 3:57.57) Max Dieterich (9th - 3:59.34)
1:20 PM	Women's 1,500m Final	Wilma Nielsen (CHAMPION - MEET RECORD - 4:23.60)
1:30 PM	Women's Triple Jump (Trials and Final)	Shae Fuller (8th - 37' 6.5")
2:00 PM	Women's 400m Dash Final	Amiyah Davis (2nd - PR 55.13) Hannah Ivy (3rd - 55.65)
2:20 PM	Men's 800m Final	Will Smith (5th - 1:53.94) Ivan Westcott (7th - 1:56.83)
2:25 PM	Women's 800m Final	Julia Nielsen (CHAMPION - MEET RECORD - PR 2:04.79) Wilma Nielsen (2nd - 2:06.82) Tiana LoStracco (4th - 2:09.07)
3:05 PM	Men's 5,000m Finals	George Watson (CHAMPION - PR 14:06.66) Michael Rebello (2nd - 14:15.91) Charlie Parrish (4th - PR 14:18.58) Matt Aho (8th - 14:30.02) Alec Danner (9th - 14:33.22)
3:30 PM	Women's 5,000m Final	Ashley Maguire (3rd - 16:46.17) Nicola Jansen (4th - 16:49.59) Sophia McDonnell (5th - PR 16:55.53) Tyler Schwartz (DNS)
3:55 PM	Men's 4x400m Relay Final	Klinkner/Albrecht/Westcott/Smith (6th - 3:21.14)
4:05 PM	Women's 4x400m Relay Final	Ivy/J Nielsen/McMillan/Davis (CHAMPION - SCHOOL RECORD 3:41.35)