PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Track & Field will split the squad for the second time this season, competing at DePaul's Blue Demon Alumni Classic and Boston University's David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 13-14.
BRADLEY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Time-Event-Athlete(s) |
| Blue Demon Alumni Classic |
Friday, February 13
2:00 p.m.: Men's 60m Prelims - Angelo Echols
2:15 p.m.: Women's 60m Prelims - Olivia Redpath, Ava Wilson
3:15 p.m.: Men's 400m - Brayson Barth, Nathan Miller
3:40 p.m.: Women's 400m - Julia Brown, Carolina Martinez, Hope Rajlich, Ayva Rush, Julia de Palma Mendiguchia
4:15 p.m.: Men's 60m Final
4:20 p.m.: Women's 60m Final
4:55 p.m.: Men's 800m - Isaac Lind, Brock Rice
5:10 p.m.: Women's 800m - Lindsey Wenz
5:50 p.m.: Women's 200m - Carolina Martinez, Olivia Redpath, Ava Wilson
6:15 p.m.: Men's 3000m - Parker Nold, Landon Pogue, Caden Simone
6:40 p.m.: Women's 3000m - Carissa Hamilton
7:25 p.m.: Women's 4x400m Relay |
| David Hemery Valentine Invitational -- All Times EST |
Friday, February 13
1:20 p.m.: Men's Mile - Travis Gaffney, Sawyer LeBlanc, Christian Harris, Michael Schmalz, Zachary Balzer
3:30 p.m.: Men's 800m Invite - Jamie Phillips, David Locke
4:45 p.m.: Men's 3000m - Jacob Trangmar
6:40 p.m.: Men's 5000m - Caleb Lind, Michael Rebello |
Saturday, February 14
10:42 a.m.: Women's 800m - Hanri Pretorius, Bente van Milligen, Eilen Brenne
1:30 p.m.: Women's Mile - Noelle Steines, Wiepke Schoeman
4:05 p.m.: Women's Mile Invite - Abigail Hancock, Trixie Wraith
7:10 p.m.: Women's 5000m - Nadia Potgieter, Kaitlyn Sheppard, Anna Perry, Rhune Vanroose |
BLUE DEMON ALUMNI CLASSIC
Where: Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center - Chicago, IL
Dates: February 13, 2026
Live Timing:
Lakeshore Athletic Services
DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
Where: Track & Tennis Center - Boston, Mass.
Dates: February 13-14, 2026
Live Timing:
Lancer Timing Services
Live Video:
FloTrack
LAST TIME OUT
The Braves most recently competed at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 6. With a squad comprised primarily of underclassmen, eight new personal bests were set in Ames. Julia de Palma set the sixth-fastest 200m time at 25.34 seconds. The day also saw freshmen
Ayva Rush,
Bente van Milligen,
Hanri Pretorius,
Christian Harris and
Michael Schmalz set personal bests in the 400m and 800m events.
LAST TIME IN CHICAGO
The Braves competed at the Dr. Worrill Center in December, running in Chicago State's Cougar Alumni Open. Freshman
Julia Brown set a pair of top 10 times, highlighted by running a new 300m program record at 39.08 seconds. Brown also set the then-fastest 60m time at 7.83 seconds. The 300m race also saw
Carolina Martinez (39.38, BU #2) and Julia de Palma (40.32, BU #3) set top times. The Braves also commanded the long distance events, as
Trixie Wraith (9:19.64) and
Travis Gaffney (8:08.44) placed first in their respective 3000m races.
LAST TIME IN BOSTON
A small squad traveled to Boston two weeks ago, competing in Boston University's John Thomas Terrier Classic. The men's 3000m race was a historic one for
Travis Gaffney, who ran his race in 7:59.98. Not only was the time the second-fastest in program history, it was just the fourth 3000m time under eight minutes in Bradley history and the fourth instance in 2019.
Sawyer LeBlanc (8:03.02) and
Caleb Lind (8:03.94) set the fifth- and sixth-best times in program history. The women's side saw
Nadia Potgieter lead the way with the third-fastest 3000m time at 9:15.58, while
Trixie Wraith's 9:18.55 was the fourth-fastest time.
COMING UP...
Bradley's final weekend before the Missouri Valley Conference Championships sees the Braves return to Notre Dame for the Alex Wilson Invitational on Feb. 21.
