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LOUISVILLE, KY — Eastern Illinois Track & Field concluded the first day of their road meet at the University of Louisville. Multiple athletes finished in the top ten of their events while Holly Vogt improved her long jump school record mark. The Panthers also had distance runners competing in the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
Starting in Des Moines, Sarah Carr participated in the women's 1500m, finishing in 15th place out of 26 racers with a time of 4:34.19. In the women's 5000m, Mackenzie Aldridge recorded a time of 16:59.87 for a ninth place finish out of 20 competitors.

On the men's side, Adam Swanson recorded a time of 1:50.04 in the 800 meter dash for a 4th place finish. Joe Stoddard and Richie Jacobo competed in the 5000 meter race, where Stoddard finished in third place with a personal best time of 14:16.47 and Jacobo ranked 15th with a time of 14:35.38.

In Louisville, during the first day of the meet, the Panthers had multiple athletes finishing within the top ten of their respective events. To begin, Zac Stout posted a third place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 4.38m (14' 4.5").

In the shot put, EIU had athletes ranking third, fourth, and fifth. In third place, Badley Olysav reached the 15.81m (51' 10.5") mark. He was followed by Alex Stout coming in fourth with a personal best mark of 15.80m (49' 11.25") and Matthew Gladieux ranking fifth with a mark of 15.22m (49' 11.25").

In the hammer throw, Gladieux (55.88m - 183' 04") and Olysav (55.73m - 182' 10") ranked seventh and eighth place respectively for the Panthers. 
 
Greg Downs had strong performances in two events. First, he finished fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.11. Then, he posted a season best mark in the long jump, reaching 7.06m (23' 02").

On the women's side of field events in Louisville, Holly Vogt brought home a silver medal in the long jump, setting a personal best mark of 5.88m (19' 3.5"). Prior to this mark, she was tied for 9th place in all-time school list and now she holds the 9th position alone. The Panthers also had Abby Venhaus setting a personal best distance of 5.78m (18' 11.75), for a fifth place finish.

Taylor Iverson finished ninth in the hammer throw with a distance of 49.93 (163' 09").

Moving on to Friday's track events, Devin Johnston posted a personal best time of 25.33 in the 200m dash. Later in the day, the Panthers also saw Alex Gomez setting a season best time of 18:46.46 in the 5k.

In the 400m hurdles, Hallee Thomas ranked seventh with a season best time of 1:03.11.

To conclude Friday's events, Ricky Johnson was sixth in the men's 200m dash with a time of 21.57.

The Panthers will wrap up their weekend in both meets tomorrow.