Kankakee Times

The Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's track & teams are sending a group of Tigers to the 2023 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Brookings, S.D. Competition gets underway Thursday at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex and runs through Saturday.

A total of 19 Tigers will compete, eight on the men's side and 11 for the women.

ONU will have three women competing in the 400m dash, with all three ranked inside the top 10 in the event. Hannah Antkoviak is currently ranked fourth with a top time of 55.51 this season, Kiara Carter (56.55) is ranked sixth and Linda Griffith (56.70) is ranked ninth. Tera Miller will join the trio in the top-ranked 4x400m relay, who have notched the fastest time in the nation this season at 3:48.79. Griffith will also compete in the 200m dash, where she is ranked 12th with a time of 24.69, alongside Kimberly Brent.

The duo of Catherine White and Jacey Schickel will get things started for the ONU women. They are both competing in the meet's opening race, the 5000m run, at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Olivia Earl will compete in the pole vault, which she enters with a top mark of 3.42 meters. Courtney Hall will represent ONU in the weight throw, while Lana Krohe will take on the shot put.

Vince Giuliano will compete in a pair of individual events. He is third in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 21.30 seconds. Giuliano will also race in the 400m dash, for which he holds the school record with a top time 48.16. He will be joined by Calvin Thomas (21.67) in the 200m dash, who enters the race ranked 14th Boston Brooks is 32nd in the 5,000 run, entering with a time of 14:59.17. Max Grant, the school record holder with a top time of 1:53.42, will compete in the 800m run. He will join Brett Hulliberger, Chapman Neal, and Erik Richter on the 13th-ranked 4x800m relay.

Thursday, March 2Women's 5,000m run (prelims), 2 p.m. - Catherine White - 27th place (18:33.82), Jacey Schickel - 22nd place (18:13.90)Men's 5,000m run (prelims), 2:45 p.m. - Boston Brooks - 33rd place (15:52.58)Men's 4x800m relay (prelims), 4 p.m. - Brett Hulliberger, Chapman Neal, Erik Richter, Max Grant - 12th place (7:45.83)Women's 4x400m relay (prelims), 4:30 p.m. - Kiara Carter, Hannah Antkoviak, Tera Miller, Linda Griffith - 2nd place (3:45.06)*advances to finals

Friday, March 3Women's 60m hurdles (prelims), 12:35 p.m. - Hannah Antkoviak - 11th place (8.68)Women's 400m dash (prelims), 1:05 p.m. - Linda Griffith - 12th place (57.72), Hannah Antkoviak - 8th place (56.08)*advances to finals, Kiara Carter - 6th place (56.38)*advances to finals Men's 400m dash (prelims), 1:25 p.m. - Vince Giuliano - 9th place (48.24)Men's 800m run (prelims), 3 p.m. - Max Grant - 6th place (1:55.05)*advances to finalsWomen's Weight Throw, 3 p.m. - Courtney Hall - 13th place (16.21m)Women's Pole Vault, 3 p.m. - Olivia Earl - t-21st place (3.27m)Women's 200m dash (prelims), 4:40 p.m. - Linda Griffith - 9th place (24.54), Kimberly Brent - 20th place (25.28)Men's 200m dash (prelims), 5 p.m. - Vince Giuliano - 10th place (21.34), Calvin Thomas - 27th place (21.96)

Saturday, March 4Women's Shot Put, 11:30 a.m. - Lana Krohe - 26th place (12.44m)Women's 400m dash (finals), 1:05 p.m. - Hannah Antkoviak - 4th place (55.11), Kiara Carter - 7th place (56.23)Men's Pole Vault, 1:15 p.m. - Noah Sears - t-14th place (4.65m)Men's 800m run (finals), 2:15 p.m. - Max Grant - 6th place (1:54.28)Women's 4x400m relay (finals), 4:45 p.m. - Kiara Carter, Hannah Antkoviak, Tera Miller, Linda Griffith - 3rd place (3:44.51)

* All times are CST.

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