The University of Southern Indiana men’s indoor track & field team is ranked No. 14 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Top 25 Preseason Computer Rankings.
USI, which finished seventh at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships a year ago, returns the top two competitors from the 5,000 meters last year in seniors Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) and Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana).
Pence won the national championship in the 5,000 meters, while Guy finished second at the national meet. The duo also finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA II Indoor Championships a year ago.
In addition to Pence and Guy, USI returns senior Tyler Schickel (Posevyille, Indiana), who earned All-America honors in the mile two years ago, as well as junior Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana), who earned All-Americas in the 10,000 meters on the track last spring.
The Screaming Eagles are one of two Great Lakes Valley Conference teams to land in the men’s preseason rankings, with Lewis University a spot behind USI at No. 15.
USI begins the indoor season January 16 when it competes at the Little Giant Invitational in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
