Drake Relays
Drake Stadium | Des Moines, Iowa
April 23-26 | 7:00pm (Thur)
Schedule | Live Stats 

Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational 
Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park | Louisville Ky.
April 25-26 | 11am (Fri) 10am (Sat)
Schedule | Live Stats | Results (Day 1)

ON-TAP: The Eastern Illinois Indoor Track and Field team is set to travel to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the 2025 Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Open on April 25-26. Friday's action is scheduled to begin around 11am CT as Saturday is slated to kick off at 10am CT.

The Panthers will also send graduate distance runner Mackenzie Aldridge to Des Moines, Iowa to compete in the 5000m race at the Drake Relays on Thursday, April 24th. Thursday's Distance Carnival is penciled to begin around 4:30pm with the 5000m race beginning around 7:15pm.

EIU EARLY BIRD RECAP: EIU wrapped up the Gibson Invitational on Saturday evening in Terre Haute, Indiana, with several standout performances.

Sam Bradbury led the way with a first-place, personal-best throw of 50.51m in the discus on Friday, followed by a third-place finish in the shot put (15.98m) on Saturday. Isabella Fabrizio would also go on to place fifth in the women's shot put with a toss of 13.33m.

On the track, graduate Mackenzie Aldridge claimed second in the 5000m (17:34.31), while the men's 4x100m relay team of Israel Jackson, Daniel Lacy, Jahleel Perrin, and Shawn Lacy posted a season-best 40.98 to take third.

In the jumps, Abby Venhaus placed fifth in the long jump (5.48m), and freshman Abraham Johnson earned second in the triple jump with a mark of 14.87m.

OVC TOP THREE: Nine Panther athletes, along with the men's and women's 4x100m Relay teams, currently sit in one of the top three spots in the OVC for their respective events.

Kylie Haacke's performance in the 10,000m run at the WashU Distance Carnival has earned her the third spot on the podium in the OVC as Rylea Borgic's performance in the 3000m Steeplechase has also earned her the second place spot in the conference. Cale Smith also recorded a strong 3000m Steeplechase finish at the Normal Invite after crossing the finish line in 9:25.19 to finish first in the OVC.

The Panther men's 4x100m relay team, consisting of Jahleel Perrin, Daniel Lacy, Shawn Lacy, and Nathan Kirby ran a time of 40.98 last weekend at Indiana State to move into the first place spot in the conference. The women's 4x100m Relay team of Abby Venhaus, Kenyetietta Quinn, MaKenna McBride, and Angela Dobbins went on to secure  the third place spot after crossing the finish line in 46.68 at the Normal Invite.

Daniel Lacy currently holds the second place spot in both the 200m and the 100m dash.  Lacy posted a time of 21.22 in the 200m at the Pacesetter Invitational and followed up with a time of 10.63 at the Normal Invite. Lacy's 400m time of 46.93 also puts him at the top of the 400m dash list.

Abraham Johnson continues to build his freshman resume, as he moved into the third place spot in the triple jump after his performance at the EIU Big Blue Classic. Taryn Tarquin also manufactured success in the sand pit, sliding into the third place spot in the OVC in the triple jump after posting a mark of 12.13m at the Gibson Invitational. In addition, Elijah Skutt moves his way onto the high jump leaderboards, posting a height of 2.01m at the Normal Invite to slide into the third place spot.

Hallee Thomas also had a successful home meet, securing the third place spot in the conference in the 400m hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.79 Sam Bradbury and Alex Stout  fill out the leaderboard for the Panthers in the field events, as Bradbury holds third for the discus Stout sits in third for shot put.

NEXT UP: The Panthers are back in action the following weekend as they head north up I-57 to compete in the Fighting Illini Tune-Up on Friday, May 2nd.