LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University Norse track & field competed at the Jim Vargo Invitational on Saturday, hosted by Bellarmine University. The Norse claimed five individual victories and plenty of top performances at the meet. 

NOTABLES (MEN)
- Gregory Beard won the 800m run, recording a time of 1:55.76. 
- Nathan Ruth won the 3000m steeplechase by over 30 seconds, running a 9:22.31.
- NKU's 4x100 meter relay team of Bash Hedger, Aaron Silva, Elijah Harrison, and Jackson King finished in second place, running a 43.70 in the race. 
- Jacob Messer finished in fourth place in the 1500m run, running a 3:57.24 in a field of 40 runners. 
- Charlie Casey finished in second in the 400m hurdles in 58.71, followed by Branton Koroly (3rd, 59.07) and Logan Miller (4th, 59.79).
- Osayi Ogbebor finished in third in the 110-meter hurdles, running a 15.30. Norse runners Brenden Athan (6th, 15.59) and Charlie Casey (15.67, 7th). 
- Ogbebor also finished secodn in the high jump, passing 1.87 on his second attempt. Micah Ward finished third in the event, crossing 1.87 on his third attempt. 
- Ward finished in second in the triple jump, leaping 13.42m on his fifth attempt. Zain Lowry finished behind him in third, with a best mark of 13.34m on his fifth attempt. 
- Brayden Holland finished fifth in the 400m run, clocking a 50.14.

NOTABLES (WOMEN)
- Cameron Bitterman won the 100m dash, running a 11.98. Meredith Goff finished close behind at 12.03 in second. Bitterman & Goff also finished one and two, respectively, in the 200m run, as Bitterman ran a 24.10 while Goff clocked a 24.27. 
- Grace Biddle won the 800m run, finishing in 2:17.33.
- Sierra Kendall dominated the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.98, finishing over five seconds above second place Katlyn Pham, who finished in 1:06.25.
- Lacey Klare ran a 14.69 in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing second overall. Katlyn Pham followed her up in fifth with a time of 16.43. 
- Olivia Kennedy ran a 57.39 in the 400m, finishing second overall.
- NKU's 4x100 meter relay team of Meredith Goff, Cameron Bitterman, Sierra Kendall, and Lacey Klare finished in second place, running a 47.35.
- Madison Neary finished in second in the high jump, clearing 1.55m on her second attempt. Ava Ranly followed her up with a fourth-place finish, crossing 1.45m on her first attempt.
- Olivia Wingo notched a third-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 3.67m on her first attempt.
- Maggie Foust finished in fourth in the 1500m run, clocking a 4:44.06. 
- Kierra Morris finished in fourth in the long jump, recording a best leap of 5.32 meters on her first attempt. Kylie Dilley and Rylee Edwards both recorded a best jump of 4.91m, finishing in seventh & eighth, respectively. 
- Alexandra Newman finished fifth in the shot up, recording a best throw of 11.15m on her third attempt.

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