ANTKOVIAK SETS ALL-TIME NAIA RECORD; TIGERS CONTINUE DOMINANT OUTDOOR SEASON

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Hannah Antkoviak set an all-time NAIA record as the Olivet Nazarene University track & field teams continued their dominant outdoor seasons at the Drake Relays and the ONU Outdoor Invitational. 

Hannah Antkoviak, a sophomore from Allegan, Mich., placed second in the women's 400-meter hurdles in a lifetime-best 56.97 seconds at the Drake Relays Friday afternoon. Antkoviak set the all-time NAIA mark in the event, eclipsing the 2018 mark of 57.63 established by Kimona Smikle of Southern New Orleans.

Click HERE to view Antkoviak's post-race interview with DyeStat.

She wasn't done there. At the home meet Saturday, Antkoviak was the champion in both the 200-meter dash (25.27) and the 100-meter hurdles (14.26), hitting the NAIA "A" standard in the latter.

Antkoviak was one of five Tigers on the women's side to win an event on the track. Kimberly Brent took the crown in the 100-meter dash (12.25), Kiara Carter was the champ in the 400-meter dash (58.17), Eleanor Fournier took first in the 3000-meter run (10:36.45), and Emma Betts had the top time in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.92).

The Tigers also finished first in both of the women's relays. Brent, Carter, Tera Miller, and Olivia Stirrup finished first in the 4x100 (48.03) while Betts, Sydnie Hatch, Tori Orton, and Carsyn Burdine were winners in the 4x400 (4:08.08).

ONU cleaned up in the field events, as well. Hailey Perrine won the long jump (5.29m), Jolene Mantoan bested the triple jump (11.07m), Courtney Hall was first in the shot put (11.57m) and the hammer (46.32m), Sarah Schoonmaker had the top mark in the discus (42.13m), and Avery Spencer was the champion in the javelin (37.15m).

On the men's side, Vince Giuliano continued his stellar junior campaign with a meet-best time and school record in the 100-meter dash. He bolted to a time of 10.49 to clear the NAIA "A" standard and break his school record.

Jordan Vanbarriger and Isaiah Dallal went 1-2 in the men's 3000-meter run, with Vanbarrgier crossing first (9:14.97) and Dallal going second (9:29.87).

Ivan Williams notched runner-up finishes in the triple jump (13.29m) and long jump (6.82m). Jackson Wade was the runner-up in the high jump after clearing 1.90m.

 Brody Vollrath was the champion in the hammer (47.62m) and the javelin (51.95), while also placing third in the shot put (13.02m). Daniel DeRamus was the runner-up in the discus (43.23m).

At the Drake Relays, the ONU men's 4x100-meter relay consisting of Nathan Domont, Giuliano, Calvin Thomas, and Jalen Dunnigan placed eighth with a time of 41.53.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Tigers will look to take another conference title this weekend at the CCAC Outdoor Conference Championships beginning Friday, May 5 at the Joliet Memorial Stadium in Joliet, Ill.

--ONU—

*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu