Day One Results
Day Two Results 

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Eastern Illinois Track and Field team concluded day one of the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a number of top finishes and qualifying times.

Day One
The morning section featured the first portion of the heptathlon and decathlon. Sach Wolf and Zac Stout hold the fifth and sixth place spots in the decathlon as Anna Jones sits in eighth in the heptathlon.

Isabella Fabrizio continued Thursday's effort for the Panthers, securing a bronze medal in the women's hammer throw after recording a toss of 52.66m. This marks Fabrizio's second medal of the calendar year, after earning a second place finish in the shot put at the OVC Indoor Championships in February.

Jacob Maxwell and Sam Bradbury also posted a strong performance in the hammer throw, as Maxwell finished fourth with a mark of 54.08m while Bradbury followed close behind in fifth with a distance of 50.06m.

The track featured more top finishes from EIU, beginning with Hallee Thomas in the 400m hurdles. Thomas finished in third place and moved on to the finals after posting a time of 1:03.24.

Daniel Lacy and Jahleel Perrin also advanced to the finals in the men's 200m dash, as Lacy finished with the top time of 21.21. Perrin would cross the finish line in 21.85 to claim the final qualifying spot on Sunday.

Kenyetietta Quinn qualified in the women's 200m dash with a time of 24.50 to finish fifth in the prelims.

The women's 10,000m run was the final event of the evening, where two Panthers recorded a strong finish. Mackenzie Aldridge pushed ahead late to earn a fourth place finish with a time of 37:27.87 while Kylie Haacke finished sixth after logging a time of 38:23.77.

Day Two
Nathan Kirby kicked off day two for the Panthers, securing the top time of 14.48 in the 110m hurdles prelims to move onto the finals on Saturday. Hallee Thomas followed suit in the women's 100m hurdles, recording a time of 14:54 to slide into the final qualifying spot.

Sam Bradbury and Jacob Maxwell once again found themselves at the top of the leaderboard in another field event, this time being the discus. Bradbury earned a third-place finish with a toss of 52.85m while Maxwell finished close behind in fourth with a mark of 48.36m.

The men's and women's 3000m Steeplechase featured three different Panther athletes who finished in one of the top three spots on the podium. Rylea Borgic headlined the women's section, securing a gold medal after crossing the finish line in 10:59.53. Cale Smith and Mason Stoeger manufactured success in the men's division, earning the second and third place spots with times of 9:37.44 (Smith) and 9:39.81 (Stoeger).

Billy Bailey and Daniel Lacy got things started for the sprinters, each logging qualifying times for Sunday's 400m dash finals. Bailey finished in seventh with a time of 48.47 as Lacy placed second after completing a lap in 47.85.

The 100m dash highlighted two panther athletes who are moving on to the finals tomorrow, one in the men's division and one in the women's. Israel Jackson posted the seventh best preliminary time of 10.71 in the men's section as Abby Venhaus finished fourth, crossing the finish line in 11.81.

The men's 800m run featured two more EIU athletes who are advancing to the final heat. Tyler Dillon and Isai Morales both ran qualifying times as Dillon placed third (1:53.30) and Morales placed seventh (1:54.15) to move on to Sunday.

Friday evening's action was interrupted by a thunderstorm beginning around 5:30pm CT before the decision was made to postpone the remaining events until Saturday morning. 

Up Next
Day three is scheduled to kick off at 10:00am CT, beginning with the men's high jump, women's long jump, and women's discus that were adjusted from Friday's schedule.