Ladipo sets school record for Blazers at PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Vincennes University Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams had another successful day Friday down in Louisville, Ky. at the 2025 PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic.
VU sophomore Olamipo Ladipo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) set a new school record for Vincennes University, while the Trailblazers also picked up a pair of NJCAA National Qualifiers during the meet.
Vincennes was obviously headlined on the day by Ladipo who set a new school record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.63 seconds and also pulled double duty on the day to take first place in the 400 meters, finishing a full second ahead of the next runner with a time of 48.70.
Ladipo was joined in the 200 and 400 meter races by sophomore Zion Pruitt (Avon, Ind.) who placed 23rd in the 200 at 23.10 and 18th in the 400 at 53.55.
VU freshmen sprinters Artezz Butler-Sanders (Indianapolis, Ind.), Aaden Mapp (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Marshawn Bradley (Dyer, Ind.) rounded out the Trailblazer squad in the 200 meters with Butler-Sanders taking 35th at 23.65, Mapp took 41st at 24.32 and Bradley placed 43rd at 24.83.
This trio also ran in the 60 meter sprint for the Trailblazers with Butler-Sanders placing 28th at 7.32 seconds, Mapp taking 34th at 7.54 seconds and Bradley placing 36th at 7.59 seconds.
Freshman Karmiel Williams (Jasper, Ind.) was the fastest Trailblazer on the day, placing 26th in the 60 meter dash at 7.29 seconds, while freshman Devin Wilson (Indianapolis, Ind.) placed 39th at 7.66 seconds.
Freshman Anis Abdaoui (Kairouan, Tunisia) picked up his second NJCAA National Qualifying time of the season, placing eighth in the Mile with a time of 4:13.61.
Sophomore Tanner Spence (Carmi, Ill.) and freshman Hayden Kler (Hillsboro, Ind.) ran in a different section of the Mile race, with Spence placing 36th at 4:32.78 and Kler placing 54th on the day at 5:02.29.
Freshman Dakoda Greci (Danville, Ind.) placed 25th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:10.58, while the VU runners were rounded out on the day in the 3000 meters.
Sophomore Cody Noel (Hebron, Ind.) led the crew of VU distance runners in the 3000 meters, placing 29th at 9:07.76.
Sophomore Caden Hostetler (LaGrange, Ind.) and freshman Jeremy Mendez (Velpen, Ind.) were the next VU runners across the line with Hostetler taking 33rd at 9:12.99 and Mendez placing 36th at 9:17.43.
Sophomores Lane Connaway (Carmi, Ill.) and Nathan Whitehead (Vincennes, Ind.) closed out the Men’s track results on the day with Connaway placing 38th in the 3000 meters at 9:23.35 and Whitehead taking 42nd overall with a time of 9:33.10.
In the field events the Vincennes Men’s team were led by freshman Tremayne Brown (Anderson, Ind.) who took the top spot in the high jump after clearing a height of 2.06 meters, qualifying himself for the NJCAA Indoor National Championships.
Freshman Chase Guthrie (Indianapolis, Ind.) also came away a winner on the day for the Trailblazers, taking the top spot in two events, winning the long jump at 6.70 meters and the triple jump at 12.82 meters.
Freshman Anthony Keene (Harrisburg, Ill.) placed fourth in the pole vault Friday after clearing a height of 4.25 meters.
Freshman Cayden Gasser (Delphi, Ind.) closed out the day for the Trailblazer men’s team by placing 13th in the shot put with a best throw of 12.05 meters.
“We kept the momentum rolling into the second meet,” VU Interim Head Track and Field Coach Tyler Steigenga said. “Tremayne jumped in his first meet of the year and beat the rest of the field by a wide margin. He won the high jump in a Nationally qualifying mark that places him second in the NJCAA.”
“The 3000m was the first running event of the day,” Steigenga added. “Cody and Caden were just off their PRs in the second heat and after them Jeremy, Lane and Nathan all came away with PR.”
“In the Men’s 60m dash, four out of the five guys running ran their best time ever,” Steigenga said. “Olamipo was the highlight of the day on the team. He had two great performances. He blew away the field in the 400m and won without any challenge. He came back later and finished second in the 200m, just three hundredths of a second off of a qualifying mark. However, he did run a new school record in the event.”
“In the Mile, Tanner ran a PR in his first race of the season,” Steigenga added. “It was a very solid performance coming off a bad ankle sprain a few weeks ago. Anis ran in the invite section of the Mile and he finished with a new PR and NJCAA qualifying time. It was also the second fastest time in school history.”
“Chase had a good meet, winning the long jump and triple jump, the latter being his first attempt at the event,” Steigenga said. “Cayden finished off the competition for VU with a three foot PR in the shot put.”
The Vincennes University Women’s track team was led on the day by freshman sprinter Zoe Allen (Anderson, Ind.) who came away with a seventh place finish in the 60 meter hurdles at 9.42 seconds and also took home 19th place in the 200 meters at 26.72 seconds.
Freshman Sara Belgacem (Tunis, Tunisia) also pulled double duty Friday in Louisville, placing 15th in the 800 meters at 2:27.89 and taking 23rd in the 400 meters at 1:05.41.
Sophomores Jasmyn Self (Casey, Ill.) and Adi Fuller (Evansville, Ind.) joined Belgacem in the 800 meter race with Self placing 30th at 2:37.33 and Fuller taking 31st place at 2:38.11.
Fuller would then return to the track for the 3000 meter race, where she placed 18th overall with a time of 11:06.73.
Freshmen Alexis Hale (Evansville, Ind.) and Allie Black (Lynn, Ind.) rounded out the Women’s track results in the Mile race.
Hale placed 30th in the mile with a time of 5:47.90 and Black placed 39th overall with a time of 6:02.52.
The Women’s team was led in the field events by sophomore and two-time NJCAA National Champion Sophia Salvi (Sao Paulo, Brazil) who finished fifth on the day in the pole vault after clearing a height of 3.46 meters.
The Vincennes results from Friday’s meet were rounded out by freshmen Tamia Taylor (Vincennes, Ind.) and Braylee McKinnon (Linton, Ind.).
Taylor placed 20th in the shot put with a best throw of 7.81 meters, while McKinnon finished 21st in the shot put with a throw of 7.74 meters.
“Adi was the lone women to run the 3000m for us and she had a solid showing in her first attempt at the distance,” Steigenga said. “Zoe had another big PR in the 60m hurdles, knocking three tenths of a second off her PR from last week.”
The Vincennes University Track and Field teams will look to continue to build on this early season success as they get set to head down to Louisville for the third straight weekend Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 for the two-day PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational.
This will be the third out of four straight weekends the Trailblazers will travel to Louisville for a meet, with VU heading back down Friday, Feb. 7 to take part in the Eastern Indoors Collegiate meet.
“We picked up right where we left off last week and continued to add more National qualifying marks and PRs,” Steigenga said. “Next week we will target a few more and get ready to come back to Louisville again for our most competitive meet of the season.”
VINCENNES RESULTS
MEN’S RESULTS
60m
Karmiel Williams – 26, 7.29
Artezz Butler-Sanders – 28, 7.32
Aaden Mapp – 34, 7.54
Marshawn Bradley – 36, 7.59
Devin Wilson – 39, 7.66
200m
Olamipo Ladipo – 2, 21.63
Zion Pruitt – 23, 23.10
Artezz Butler-Sanders – 35, 23.65
Aaden Mapp – 41, 24.32
Marshawn Bradley – 43, 24.83
400m
Olamipo Ladipo – 1, 48.70
Zion Pruitt – 18, 53.55
Dakoda Greci – 25, 2:10.58
Mile Section 1
Tanner Spence – 36, 4:32.78
Hayden Kler – 54, 5:02.29
Mile Section 2
Anis Abdaoui – 8, 4:13.61
3000m
Cody Noel – 29, 9:07.76
Caden Hostetler – 33, 9:12.99
Jeremy Mendez – 36, 9:17.43
Lane Connaway – 38, 9:23.35
Nathan Whitehead – 42, 9:33.10
High Jump
Tremayne Brown – 1, 2.06m
Pole Vault
Anthony Keene – 4, 4.25m
Long Jump
Chase Guthrie – 1, 6.70m
Triple Jump
Chase Guthrie – 1, 12.82m
Shot Put
Cayden Gasser – 13, 12.05m
WOMEN’S RESULTS
200m
Zoe Allen – 19, 26.72
400m
Sara Belgacem – 23, 1:05.41
800m
Sara Belgacem – 15, 2:27. 89
Jasmyn Self – 30, 2:37.33
Adi Fuller – 31, 2:38.11
Mile
Alexis Hale – 30, 5:47.90
Allie Black – 39, 6:02.52
3000m
Adi Fuller – 18, 11:06.73
60m Hurdles
Zoe Allen – 7, 9.42
Pole Vault
Sophia Salvi – 5, 3.46m
Shot Put
Tamia Taylor – 20, 7.81m
Braylee McKinnon – 21, 7.74m
