Life U Earns Pair of Titles at NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Women's Track and Field / 03.06.22
BROOKINGS, S.D. --- The Life University men's and women's track and field teams performed well at the NAIA Indoor Championships this weekend as both teams recorded a title in an event and finished fifth overall, the women claiming 33 team points, while the men earned 28 points.
Indiana Tech was the champion on the women's side, taking first place with a total of 127 points in the 62 team women's field, while Oklahoma City took that honor in a closer competition on the men's side with 62 points in a 64 team field.
On the women's side,
Iantha Wright provided the team's only championship, finishing her dominant indoor season with a first place time of 7.34 in the 60m. The team's first All-American at the event was earned by
Kaylee Lowe on Friday, placing third in the long jump with a distance of 5.82m. The Life U women earned three more All-American honors on the final day of competition,
Brianna Florvilus getting things started in the 400m dash, finishing fourth with a time of 54.95. Wright earned her second spot on the podium of the weekend in the 200m dash, ending the event in fifth place with a time of 23.99. The final point earned for Life U came in the 4x400m relay team which led through the prelims, finishing the finals in second place with a time of 3:42.86. The 4x400m relay squad was
Alisha Wright, I. Wright, Florvilus, and
Aliyah Sangster.
All of the men's accolades were earned on the final day, the team's champion and four All-Americans coming Saturday. The men earned their championship with a dominant effort in the 4x400m relay, the squad of
Jacob Ulrich,
Ngoni Chadyiwa,
Daniel Williams, and
Sameer Mateen beat the closest competition by over a second with a time of 3:08.77. The team's first All-American of the day came in the 400m dash, Chadyiwa placing sixth with a time of 47.73 in the event. The Running Eagles had a great showing in the 600m dash, two of the team's honors coming in the one race, Ulrich taking the runner-up spot with a time of 1:16.67 and Faust finishing seventh with a time of 1:21.97. The last All-American honor for the men came in the 200m dash, Mateen posting a time of 21.21 for fourth place.
With the weather getting warmer and the finish of the NAIA Indoor Championships, the Life U track and field teams will turn to the outdoor season, their first competition coming March 18th at the Emory Spring Opener.
