CARBONDALE, Ill. – Bradley Track & Field wrapped up the 2025 Outdoor regular season at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Carbondale on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18.
The Braves brought home three conference championships and 10 All-MVC honors at the Hartzog Track & Field Complex.
Kaitlyn Sheppard won the first conference title for the Braves on Sunday, winning the women's 1500m event at 4:16.84.
Abigail Hancock (4:19.50),
Trixie Wraith (4:19.74) and
Eimear McCarroll (4:21.60) finished in fourth, fifth and sixth place, respectively, to score points.
Jamie Phillips added an outdoor men's 800m conference title to go with his indoor men's 800m gold, winning the event in 1:47.74. The time is the first 800m time under 1:48.00 in Bradley history and ranks as the 64th-fastest time in all of Division I Track & Field.
Jack Crull clocked in at 1:48.63 to bring home the silver, while
Jaxson Copelin finished in seventh. This is the first time a Bradley runner has won the men's 800m outdoor conference championship.
Jayde Rosslee also completed an indoor/outdoor championship sweep, winning the men's 5000m event with 14:14.13, over 13 seconds ahead of second place.
The Braves finished on the podium in five other events over the two-day events, beginning with
Caleb Lind (30:47.23) placing third in the men's 10000m race on Saturday morning.
Jack Crull and
Jaxson Copelin brought home the silver and bronze in the men's 1500m event, respectively, with Crull finishing in 3:45.62 and Copelin clocking in at 3:46.40.
Amiyah Davis closed her storied Bradley career with another swift 400m performance, running a 54.36 to finish in third place.
Carolina Martinez capped her successful freshman season with a fifth-place finishing 55.15 in the race.
Trixie Wraith and
Eilen Brenne brought home third- and fourth-place finishes in the women's 800m event, running a 2:09.16 and 2:09.40, respectively.
Sheppard closed the MVC Championships with a second-place performance in the women's 5000m, clocking in at 16:44.48.
Nadia Potgieter finished in fourth place at 16:50.12.
COMING UP...
The top performers throughout the season will compete in the NCAA West Preliminaries in Bryant-College Station, Texas, on May 28-31. The NCAA will confirm the competing athletes on Thursday, May 22.
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