Bloomington, IL– Bradley Track and Field had a successful trip to the nearby Horton Field House to participate in the John Coughlan Invite in Bloomington, IL this weekend.
Race Recap
The Bradley Braves were able to return to Peoria with a winning repertoire after the weekend, which consisted of personal records and individual and team firsts.
Eli Rieker set a personal record in the 60m and was able to capture first place with a time of 6.83. Also in the Women's 60m, Jaela Pierson took home fourth with a time of 7.94 in her first collegiate meet.
In her return to hurdles after a year hiatus, Kyra Koontz took home second place with a time of 8.88 in the Women's 60m Hurdles.
Sierra Bryant was able to cash in another individual win for the Bradley Track team in the Women's 200m with a time of 26.90.
In another first place finish, Syeria Campbell took home the honors in the Women's 400m with a time of 59.36.
The Braves took home the top three places in the Men's and Women's 1000m, placing first for the women was Freshman Lena Stolla with a time of 2:52.16, followed by Julia de la Piedra Sitjas with a time of 2:59.85, closed off by Andriana Erotocritou with a time of 3:02.46. For the men, Kaden Kingsmith took home first with a time of 2:31.23, followed by a personal record for Will Smith with a time of 2:31.61, and closing out the podium with Aidan Donohue with a time of 2:34.78.
In the last two events, the Braves took home the top two spots in both Men's and Women's 1 mile and 3000m.
For the 1 mile, in her first indoor track appearance, Abigail Hancock placed first with a time of 4:59.32, followed by Ciara Thornley with a time of 5:01.72. In the men's 1 mile, Jaxson Copelin took hone the first place honor with a time of 4:15.96, followed by teammate Brock Rice, who recorded a personal record of 4:16.62. Caleb Lind rounded out the podium sweep for the Braves with a time of 4:26.02.
In the final event being the 3000m, Trixie Wraith, in her first collegiate indoor meet placed first with a time of 9:43.32, followed by Nadia Potgieter with a time of 9:46.64. Anna Perry and Alice Narciso rounded out the Braves in the competition finishing in third and fourth respectively. On the men's 3000m, Zach Balzer finished in first place with a time of 8:32.63 and followed by Parker Nold with a time of 8:35.90.
Coming Up…
The Braves will return to the indoor competition on Jan. 13th in the Hawkeye Invitational at University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.
