Swart paces Eagles at EKU

RICHMOND, Ky.—Junior Aubrey Swart (Noblesville, Indiana) raced to a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters Friday to lead University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight this weekend.
 
Swart, who finished the event 18 minutes, 6.28 seconds, was one of three top-five finishes on the weekend for the Screaming Eagles. Senior Emma Brown (Evansville, Indiana) was fifth in the 800 meters and sixth in the 1,500, while senior Gabrielle McGregor (Louisville, Kentucky) turned out a season-best heave of 37 feet, 0.25 inches in a fourth-place performance in the shot put.
 
In total, USI had seven top-10 efforts, with freshman Micah Peals (Terre Haute, Indiana) and sophomore Katie Winkler (Santa Claus, Indiana) placing eighth and ninth, respectively, in the 5,000 meters. Senior Carmen Rodriguez (Olney, Illinois) rounded out USI’s top-10 efforts with an eighth-place showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
 
USI returns to action Thursday-Saturday when it competes at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. The Eagles close out their inaugural year of Division I competition May 11-13 when they compete at the OVC Outdoor Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois.