ALEXANDRIA, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky Men's and Women's track and field programs hosted the second annual Norse Track Invitational on Saturday afternoon, a historic day for the Norse.
NKU also honored their six seniors,
Chloe Boa,
Joi Bradley,
Julia Pohl,
Owen Mathews,
Noah Pease, and
Bryan Stoltzfus, as well as men's triathlon senior
Will Griffith.
NKU won the meet on both the men's and women's side, as the women dominated with a 157.50-point performance, more than twice as many as second-place Wright State, who finished with 73 points. NKU's women's squad earned five first-place finishes, five second-place finishes, and two third-place finishes. The Norse men
THE BASICS
SCORE: Women - 1st (157.50 points) | Men - 1st (121 points)
MEET: Norse Track Invitational
LOCATION: Alexandria, Ky. - Mustang Athletic Complex
NOTABLES (WOMEN)
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Lacey Klare notched the Norse's first victory of the day with a win in the 100m hurdle, running a season-best 14.74.
Presley Meloche finished second in the event in 18.25.
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Joi Bradley won the 400m race on her senior day, running a 1:00.40.
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Olivia Kennedy again claimed a victory in the 800m run, running a 2:11.64.
Jade Stinson and
Grace Biddle also recorded top-eight times.
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Alexandra Newman won the shot put by a foot, with a best throw of 11.57m.
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Meredith Goff won the 200m dash, posting a time of 24.71. Goff finished second in the 100m dash, finishing in 12.11.
Madison McDaniel followed her up in fifth with a time of 12.40.
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Grace Biddle finished second in the women's mile, running a 5:09.93.
Macie Radcliffe also recorded a top-five finish in the event with a time of 5:15.70.
- In the long jump,
Kayla Willging leaped 4.74 meters, grabbing a second-place finish. It marked the best leap of any Norse in the 2025 outdoor season.
- NKU notched a pair of top-three finishes in the 400m hurdles, as
Sierra Kendall finished second in 1:01.58, and
Madison McDaniel finished third in 1:07.64.
NOTABLES (MEN)
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Jacob Messer took home the 800m crown, running a 1:54.90.
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Nathan Ruth won the 3000m steeplechase, finishing in 10:01.28.
Summit Northrup (3rd),
Owen Mathews (4th), and
Nicholas Costas (5th) all recorded top-five finishes.
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Aaron Silva won the 200m dash, running a 22.64.
Alexander Prevatte followed him up with a time of 22.85.
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Stetson Childress ran a 15:26.32 in the 5000m run, a second-place finish.
- NKU grabbed second and third place finishes in the 4x400m relay, as
Brayden Holland,
Branton Koroly,
Aaron Silva, &
Elijah Harrison finished second in 3:23.78 while the team of
Brennen Callahan,
Brady Messer,
Jacob Messer, &
Preston Winiger finished third in 3:28.21.
- Five Norse finished top ten in the mile, as
Nathan Ruth (4th, 4:16.93),
Colton O'Hara (5th, 4:20.33),
Brady Messer (6th, 4:21.88),
Natnael Weldemichael (8th, 4:27.24), and
Bryan Stoltzfus (10th, 4:28.41) all notched top-ten finishes.
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Evan Talley and
Alden Williams both finished in the top four of the triple jump, as Talley jumped 12.12m while Williams recorded a best leap of 11.94m.
NEXT UP
The Norse head to the 2025 Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational in two weeks, hosted by the University of Louisville.
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