The Illinois Springfield women's track and field team turned in a series of strong performances in the 5,000m on Friday at Grand Valley State. Multiple Prairie Stars set personal bests, highlighted by Madelyn Miller's school-record run of 16:37.46, which earned her an NCAA provisional mark and the No. 10 time in Division II this season.
Meet Highlights
- Miller placed sixth in her heat of the 5,000 meter run, finishing behind three other new additions to the division's top 10.
- Lauren McBride cut more than a minute off her previous best, running 18:25.88, while Allison Thompson also broke the 19-minute barrier for the first time in 18:50.
- Jordan Serrahn, Lillian Buzani, and Marissa Roggensack also recorded personal bests in Heat 5.
- Camille Terre raced the 600 early in the day, running 1:46 for 16th
| RESULTS | ||
| Women's 5,000m | ||
| 6th (Heat 1) | Madelyn Miller | 16:37.46 |
| 1st (Heat 5) | Jordan Serrahn | 18:13.03 |
| 13th (Heat 3) | Kaleigh Inniss | 18:14.23 |
| 6th (Heat 5) | Lillian Buzani | 18:21.74 |
| 3rd (Heat 6) | Lauren McBride | 18:25.88 |
| 18th (Heat 3) | Josslyn Gaona | 18:29.43 |
| 11th (Heat 5) | Marissa Roggensack | 18:30.46 |
| 13th (Heat 6) | Allison Thompson | 18:50.49 |
| 23rd (Heat 4) | Emma Leahy | 19:27.96 |
| 25th (Heat 6) | Addelyne Nehmelman | 20:33.38 |
| Women's 600m | ||
| 16th | Camille Terre | 1:46.74 |
Up Next
UIS returns to action tomorrow for the final day of competition at Grand Valley State. The meet is streamed on FloTrack, and live results are available on AthleticLIVE.