UIS men’s track and field opened its outdoor season Friday at the WashU Distance Carnival, competing in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races.
In the men’s 5,000 meters, freshman River Derby posted a personal-best time of 15:43, while sophomore Lucas Naugle recorded a personal-best 16:13.
The Prairie Stars turned in a particularly strong showing in the 10,000 meters, highlighted by four personal bests and a pair of experienced upperclassmen running just over 31 minutes. Junior Joey Karlesky finished 19th overall with a personal-best time of 31:03, while junior Matt Padilla followed closely in 31:06, finishing 24th overall. Sophomore Dominic Cantarini ran 31:25, and senior Isaac Cortes crossed in 31:33. Junior Owen Whelan finished in 31:56, while freshman Charlie Borlin was right behind in 31:58. Sophomore Ryan Kries added a personal-best 32:54.
“I couldn’t be more excited for how our 5k and 10k squads opened up today!” said head coach Emmons King. “We saw multiple personal bests and new additions to the record book top-10. This will give us great momentum into the rest of the outdoor season!”
Up Next
UIS continues its opening weekend at the Millikin Big Blue Opener on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.
