DAY ONE RESULTS | PHOTOS

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky men's and women's track & field teams put on a show on the opening day of the 2024 Horizon League Indoor Championships, hosted by Youngstown State at the Watson and Tressel Training Site on Saturday.
 
Highlights included school records by Erin Starks and Layla Henderson and four student-athletes punched their ticket to Championship Sunday across five events, along with countless personal bests.
 
THE BASICS
RESULTS: Men: 7^th (4 points) | Women: 8^th (8 points)
MEET: 2024 Horizon League Indoor Championships
LOCATION: Watson and Tressel Training Site – Youngstown, Ohio
 
PUNCHED THEIR TICKET TO CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY

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Erin Starks wins the opening heat of the women's 60mH prelims with a ???????? ???? of 8.64!!

The showing was good for third overall in the event as she advances to championship Sunday!@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/MVQejwdPSE

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

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Andrea Armstrong wins heat five of the women's 400m prelims as she blazes the track in 57.12!!

She heads into Championship Sunday as the No. 2 seed overall!@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/nljgnt0lWB

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

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Erin Starks will be in ?? events on Championship Sunday as she WINS the third heat of the women's 200m dash prelims w/ a ???????????????? ???????? of 24.85!

She will be the third seed in the championship race ??#NorseUp pic.twitter.com/arq6Jjkz1c

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

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Meredith Goff wins heat seven of the 200m dash prelims with a time of 25.04 to also advance to Championship Sunday!! ??

She'll be the seventh seed overall in the finals@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/QH27ho9BuH

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

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Olivia Kennedy gets the auto bid to Championship Sunday as she takes second in her heat and third overall in the women's 800m prelims with a time of 2:14.69??@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/dwrSpVyk8g

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

SATURDAY'S FINALS RECAP

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The freshman did it again as she broke her old school record by 28 seconds??@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/H7ozFC6CLZ

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

The Norse men's and women's DMR squads each took ?????????? ?????????????? in the finals at the @HorizonLeague Championships!!

Both teams bested their marks from last season as the men posted a 10:07.61 and the women ran a 12:13.96!@NKUNorse | #NorseUp pic.twitter.com/jBW6dbdm0Y

— NKU XC/Track & Field ?? (@NKUNorseXCTF) February 25, 2024

NOTABLES
- Jordan Archie just missed out on a spot in the finals of the women's 400-meter dash as she claimed ninth overall at the prelims with a personal best of 58.44.
- Charlie Casey took 10^th in the men's 60-meter hurdles prelims with a personal record of 9.31.
- Meredith Goff claimed 12^th-overall in the women's 60-meter prelims with a mark of 7.73.
- Kierra Morris placed 13^th-overall in the women's long jump finals with a best leap of 5.49-meters. She just missed out on a new personal best with the performance.
- Sophia DeLisio ran to a 13^th-place finish in the women's 5000-meter finals with a time of 17:48.7.
- Aaron Silva crossed the line in 14^th in the men's 400-meter prelims. He dropped a time of 52.62 in the event.
- Colton O'Hara paced the Norse in the men's 5000-meter finals with a 15^th-place finish that featured a personal best of 14:55.73. Summit Northrup won his heat and took 18^th overall at 15:28.97. Northrup also set a personal record in the event by nearly 20 seconds.
- Thomas Gray-Torsell came in 15^th in the men's 800-meter prelims and just missed out on a PR with a time of 1:58.73.
 
NEXT UP
The Norse are right back to it for Championship Sunday at the Horizon League Indoor Championships on February 25. The field portion of the schedule will get underway at 9:15 AM ET while the track portion will follow at 1 PM. The meet will be seen by a national audience on ESPN+. Coverage begins at 12:55 PM.


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