Comastri, Stanford land on OVC Watch List as Eagles set to open Indoor season
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Track & Field senior Audrey Comastri and junior Isaac Stanford have been named to the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Preseason Watch Lists in an announcement by the league office Wednesday.
Comastri was named to the Women’s Track Watch List after earning first-team All-OVC honors with her team-best fourth-place finish at the OVC Cross Country Championships this past Fall. Her efforts helped lead the Screaming Eagles’ women to their first OVC team title since moving to Division I in 2022-23.
On the track Comastri has excelled in middle distance events, particularly in the 800 meters, where she ranks second all-time at USI. Comastri was seventh in the 800 meters at the 2024 OVC Indoor Championships.
Stanford, who transferred to USI after competing at Vincennes University the previous two years, is coming off a strong cross country season this past Fall that saw him earn second-team All-OVC honors with an 11th-place finish at the OVC Cross Country Championships. Like Comastri, Stanford’s efforts helped USI’s men capture their first OVC team title since moving to Division I.
At Vincennes, Stanford was a multiple-time NJCAA All-American after finishing fifth in the 1,500 meters at the 2023 NJCAA I Outdoor Championships and 7th in the 1,500 meters at the 2024 NJCAA I Outdoor Championships.
Both Comastri and Stanford are set to compete in the 1,000 meters Saturday as the Eagles open their 2024-25 Indoor Track & Field season at the Vanderbilt University Commodore Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee.
The meet was originally scheduled for a two-day meet, but the events on Friday have been moved to Saturday due to expected inclement weather in the Nashville area.
Saturday’s meet will be aired on SEC Network+, which can be accessed via the ESPN app and ESPN.com.
