Romeoville, Ill. – The SBU women's track and field team concluded the GLVC Championships taking 3^rd place with 107 points.
 
The day got started in spectacular fashion for the Bearcats as they swept the podium of the javelin. Sophomore Savannah Manthey took 1^st place with a mark of 46.77 meters, for her first GLVC title. Alexis O'Farrell also had a podium in her first GLVC Championship with a 2^nd place finish. Throwing a personal record and rounding out the sweep was Hope Woodall finishing in 3^rd and a mark of 40.03 meters. Adding to the point total and a big personal record was Kelsey Crabtree finishing in 6^th place, giving SBU 27 points in the first event of the day.
 
The next gold to go the Bearcats way came from the three-time All-American Collinique Farrington. She took gold in the 400-meter dash smashing the former GLVC record by over half a second. Later she went on to claim another 1^st place finish in the 200-meter dash holding her title. Those top two finishes led her to being named the GLVC Track Athlete of the Year for the 4^th straight Championship.
 
In the final event of the day, Farrington joined Reagan Thomure, Brianna Lord, and Emily Young to take second place in the 4x400-meter relay adding another 8 points. The other relay team on the day of 4x100-meter relay took 4^th place. That comprised of Sierra Wallace, Lord, Thomure, and Laura Dixon.
 
There were numerous Bearcats to contributed four points to the Bearcats total taking 5^th place. Kaily Wake in the high jump, Jaynae Pinder in both 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles, and Laura Dixon in 100-meter and 200-meter dash.
 
"One word that comes to mind when thinking of this team and coaching staff is BLESSED! We could not do any of this without God giving us this platform so we are thankful!" Head Coach Corey McElhaney said "I am so proud of how much work our teams have put in and the way we performed this weekend but more importantly I am proud of their integrity and the way they compete for Christ!"
 
For a majority of the team this meet concludes the 2025 season, however there are some that will qualify for the NCAA Championships. Those include Collinique Farrington, Savannah Manthey, Alexis O'Farrell, Stephanique Dean, Brianna Lord, and Laura Dixon. That meet will take place on May 22^nd through the 24^th in Pueblo, Colorado.
 
Other Results:
Javelin:

• Kaydence Gibson (19^th)

Triple Jump:

• Taylor Green (9^th)

Discus:

• Audra Lloyd (17^th)
• Lydia Sexton (18^th)
• Londyn Jones (22^nd)

1500-Meter:

• Natalie Gerdes (6^th)

400-Meter Dash:

• Brianna Lord (6^th)

800-Meter Dash:

• Kadence Wallace (8^th)

5,000-Meter Run:

• Natalie Gerdes (6^th)
• Olivia Littleton (15^th)