University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field senior All-American Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) shattered the program’s 17-year old school record in the 5,000 meters Friday night at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Guy finished sixth in the Elite Invitational competition with an NCAA Division II automatic qualifying time of 13 minutes, 33.14 seconds, a mark that currently ranks sixth amongst all NCAA divisions and 11th all-time in Division II. His time bested USI Hall of Famer Ben Kapsoiya’s previous school mark of 13:56.10, which was set at the 1999 Penn Relays, and was less than three seconds off Friday’s winning pace of 13:36.83, set by Adams State University’s Sydney Gidabuday.
In addition to Guy, junior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) posted an NCAA II provisional qualifying time of 8:58.73 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday night. His mark placed him 20th in the Elite Invitational competition and ranks him fourth all-time in USI history in the event.
On Thursday night, juniors Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) and Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) recorded NCAA II provisional qualifying times in the men’s 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Guy finished 21st in the Invitational Elite race with a time of 29 minutes, 35.88 seconds, while Lutz was fourth in the Open B C/O race with a time of 30:10.05. Guy’s time ranks fifth all-time at USI in the 10,000 meters, while Lutz moves into eight all-time on USI’s Outdoor Track & Field performance list.
The Screaming Eagles return to action Saturday when they compete at the SIU Edwardsville Gateway Invitational in Edwardsville, Illinois.
