BOURBONNAIS, Ill. & LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The IU Kokomo women's indoor track and field team competed in another split-squad weekend outside Indiana, with most athletes traveling west to Illinois and a few heading south to Louisville.

FAST FACTS - ONU Indoor Invitational | PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational

• LOCATION: Perry Center/Norton Healthcare Sport and Learning Center | Bourbonnais, IL/Louisville, KY
• NAIA TOP 25 RANKINGS: IU Kokomo: N/A

THE RUNDOWN

• Sydney Duncan continued her dominance as the nation's top NAIA shot-putter over the weekend, winning the event by more than three meters with an "A" standard mark of 16.34 meters. She also finished second in the weight throw behind an unattached competitor with a throw of 16.96 meters. Duncan remains the River States Conference and NAIA leader in the shot put, while also leading the conference in the weight throw by more than two meters and ranking fourth nationally.
• Freshman thrower Mia Bustos followed Duncan's lead, setting a new freshman record in the shot put and moving into second all-time in program history with a mark of 12.16 meters. She also finished fourth in the event with a throw of 12.41 meters.
• Faith Rock also shined over the weekend, improving to fifth all-time in program history in the weight throw by tying her personal-best mark of 12.97 meters.
• Leslie Sprankles had another standout weekend, setting a new school record and personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.46, while also moving into third all-time in the mile with a personal best of 5:19.26.
• Freshman Erica Grubbs also shined in the 800 meters at Louisville Friday, posting a personal best of 2:27.18 to move into third all-time in program history.
• For full results from the ONU Indoor Invitational, click HERE. For full results from the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational, click HERE.

INSIDE THE HUDDLE

• "Sydney Duncan continues her tear through the shot put and weight throw competitions, grabbing 1^st and 2^nd places respectively.  Leslie Sprankles is having a monster senior season as she continues to improve in every race she runs in.  Faith Rock ties her pr in the weight throw as she competed for the first time this season in the event.  Mia Bustos is having a phenomenal freshman year in the shot put and weight throw breaking the freshman record in the weight throw.  We had several Top 10 performances, personal records, and season bests this past weekend.  We have two more opportunities before conference to set ourselves up for conference and national success.  We try to put our athletes in positions to compete at high levels, which is why we went to two different meets.  Each meet has its strengths in certain events and we wanted our athletes to have those opportunities." - Head Coach Josh Colvin

THE ROAD AHEAD 

• The Cougars return to action next Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan for the IWU Midwest Classic before closing out the regular season the following weekend with a pair of meets at Grand Valley State University.

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