The UIS men's track and field team opened its season on Thursday night and Friday at the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, with season openers in long-distance events.

Meet Recap

• On Thursday night, Ryan Jones competed in the steeplechase, finishing in 9:51.65 to rank sixth on the GLVC performance list. Isaac Cortes and Briar Nevills placed 17th and 22nd, respectively, in heat four of the men's 10,000 meters, with Cortes currently ranked fourth in the GLVC.
• On Friday, in warmer conditions, several performances stood out. Ryan Kries took second in his 5K heat, marking an impressive collegiate outdoor track and field debut. Aiden Donohue and Joey Karlesky each finished fourth in their respective heats, with Donohue recording the team's top 5,000-meter time of the weekend at 15:29.38.
• In the 10,000 meters, Noah Tegeler ran 31:24.93 to place 20th in heat three, securing the top 10K time for the Prairie Stars on Friday and claiming a spot in the current GLVC performance list top five.

RESULTS
Event	Finish (Heat / Overall)	Student-Athlete	Time
3,000m Steeplechase	17th (Heat 1) / 34th	Ryan Jones	9:51.65
5,000m	4th (Heat 6) / 122nd	Aidan Donohue	15:29.38
	16th (Heat 9) / 135th	Dom Cantarini	15:37.07
	2nd (Heat 1) / 263rd	Ryan Kries	16:26.26
	12th (Heat1) / 319th	Dylan Howell	17:13.22
10,000m	17th (Heat 4) / 60th	Isaac Cortes	31:01.18
	20th (Heat 3) / 70th	Noah Tegeler	31:24.93
	4th (Heat 2) / 73rd	Joey Karlesky	31:27.65
	21st (Heat 3) / 75th	Brock Loftus	31:30.61
	22nd (Heat 3) / 76th	Matt Padilla	31:30.89
	22nd (Heat 4) / 83rd	Briar Nevills	31:43.80
	18th (Heat 2) / 105th	Gabe Martinez	32:18.66
	20th (Heat 2) / 107th	Brendan Cairney	32:21.84
	43rd (Heat 2) / 154th	Daniel Giacomoni	33:47.74
	45th (Heat 2) / 162nd	Nathan DeMarb	34:24.14
	31st (Heat 1) / 169th	Charlie Serrahn	35:26.32

Up Next
The opening weekend of outdoor track & field resumes Saturday at Millikin in Decatur, Ill.