Two-time national champion Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) has been added to the University of Southern Indiana men’s distance medley relay team that is set to compete this weekend at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Pence replaces fellow senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana), who will compete individually in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.
A seven-time All-American, Pence will open the relay with the 1,200-meter leg. Freshman DeAvion Sullivan (Evansville, Indiana) follows with the 400-meters before handing the baton off to sophomore Jesse Stanley (Chandler, Indiana), who will run the 800 meters. Junior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) will anchor the relay with the 1,600-meter leg.
The distance medley relay is scheduled for a 7:25 p.m. start time at the Pittsburg State University Indoor Event Center. Guy will compete in the 5,000 meters Friday at 6:40 p.m. and the 3,000 meters Saturday at 6:20 p.m., while sophomore Emily Roberts (Fredericktown, Ohio) runs the women’s 5,000 meters Friday at 7 p.m.
