Eagles paced by distance events at Bellarmine

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field competed in the Bellarmine Classic Saturday afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, with strong finishes in the distance events.

Junior Micalah Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) paced a group of Screaming Eagles in the 1500 meters, finishing third in four minutes, 49.36 seconds as four Eagles placed in the top 10. All four finished within five seconds of each other, with junior Allison Rollins (Newburgh, Indiana) in fifth in 4:50.99 and junior Kate Henrickson (Boonville, Indiana) and sophomore Ashley Lawhorn (Frankfort, Kentucky) in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Lawhorn also had a ninth-place finish in the 800 meters, completing the race in a time of 2:26.56.

In the field, freshman Ralen Campbell (Indianapolis, Indiana) had another strong performance in the long jump, placing third with a jump of 16 feet, three inches.

USI has one final tune-up before the Great Lakes Conference Championships with the Hillsdale “Gina” Relays April 26-27 in Hillsdale, Michigan.