PEORIA, Ill. -- The 2025 Outdoor Track & Field season begins on Thursday at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Mo., and on Saturday at the Redbird Challenge in Normal, Ill.
WASHU DISTANCE CARNIVAL
Where: Francis Olympic Field - St. Louis, MO
When: Thursday, March 27 - Friday, March 28, 2025
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REDBIRD CHALLENGE
Where: Redbird Track and Field Complex - Normal, IL
When: Saturday, March 29, 2025
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BRADLEY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Time - Event - Athlete(s)
WashU Distance Carnival
Thursday, March 27
6:58 p.m.: Women's 5000m (section 8) -
Skyler Balzer,
Carissa Hamilton
7:37 p.m.: Men's 5000m (section 13) -
Ian O'Laughlin
7:57 p.m.: Men's 5000m (section 14) -
Caden Simone
Friday, March 28
4:26 p.m.: Men's 5000m (section 8) -
Mickey Vreeland
6:55 p.m.: Men's 800m -
Jaxson Copelin,
Jack Crull
7:45 p.m.: Men's 1500m -
Travis Gaffney,
Matthew Burnett,
Kaden Kingsmith,
Caleb Lind,
Jayde Rosslee,
Zachary Balzer,
Jamie Phillips
9:05 p.m.: Men's 5000m (section 12) -
Brandon Kamp,
Parker Nold,
Oliver Burns
Redbird Challenge
COMING SOON...
LAST TIME OUT
The Braves brought home eight individual conference titles at the MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 2 and 3.
Jayde Rosslee took home the Men's 5000m championship, setting an MVC-meet record with a time of 14:04.90.
Trixie Wraith,
Amiyah Davis,
Eilen Brenne, and
Abigail Hancock set a new MVC Indoor Championship record with 11:28.03 to win the third consecutive DMR MVC Championship. The men saw the same success, with the team of
Zachary Balzer,
Matthew Burnett,
Kaden Kingsmith, and
Jack Crull winning on the men's side with a time of 9:51.76.
Hancock and Crull continued their success the next day, with each of them winning the mile. Hancock ran a 4:44.05 while Crull finished the race with a 4:10.96.
Jamie Phillips won the men's 800m in his first meet, running a 1:51.03. The Braves finished in fourth in the men's and women's team standings.
RECAPPING THE 2024 OUTDOOR SEASON
The Braves had a successful 2024 MVC Outdoor Season, as three Braves qualified for the NCAA Preliminary Rounds.
Jack Crull qualified for the 1500m,
Julia Nielsen qualified for the 800m, and
Nadia Potgieter qualified for the 5K. Nielsen won two individual championships at the MVC Championships last year, taking home the gold in the 800m and 1500m. Crull took home the individual title in the 1500m. Potgieter came in third in the 5000m with a time of 16:50.67.
COMING UP...
Bradley will compete in meets near and far next weekend as athletes will travel to the EIU Big Blue Classic in Charleston, Ill., and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., on April 4-5.
