Fourth year middle distance athlete, Carissa Martin (New Albany, IN), had the weekend of her career, running a school best, and NCAA Provisional qualifying 4:57.09 for the mile run on Saturday afternoon at University of Kentucky's prestigious McCravy Memorial meet.  Her mile effort came less than 16 hours after leading her teammates to yet another NCAA Provisional qualifying effort in the Distance Medley Relay (12:02.19) at Indiana University's Indiana Relays.
 
Martin, running the 800 meter leg of the relay in 2:16.0, combined with teammates, Angela Musk (5:02.6/1600m), Meghan Shagena (3:43.4/1200m), and Kristin Hamrick (60.1/400) on Friday evening in Bloomington, IN to produce one of Division II's best Distance Medley Relay marks of the winter.  The quartet's time for the NCAA Indoor Championship event currently ranks as the fourth best in all of Division II.
 
Junior Musk also added a school indoor best of her own on Saturday at the Kentucky meet, when she recorded a mark of 9:54.88 for 3000 meters (=10:38/3200m).  Musk's effort easily surpassed the previous indoor school standard held by former All-American, Katie Hickey.
 
Shagena and freshman Emily Frith (Stanford, KY) also contributed performances of note at Kentucky, running the mile in 5:11.26, and 5:11.30, respectively.  Frith's effort was a personal best and a new indoor school freshman record.
 
"It was an exciting, though tiring weekend for us," suggested women's distance coach, Kris Horton.  "Carissa and Angela ran significant personal bests, and did it right on the heels of impressive relay efforts just the evening before."
 
Sophomore, Meghan Jones (Greenville, IN), toppled her own school best in the 400 meters by recording an impressive 57.96 time at the Kentucky meet.  Jones also combined with teammates, Rachel Rawson (freshman/59.5r), Elaine Kuntz (junior/59.8r), and Maddie Roark (sophomore/60.9) to help the 4x400 relay earn a seasonal best (4:00.46).
 
Third year, hurdler/jumper, Nora Bowe (Aurora, IL), competing in Terre Haute, IN at Rose Hulman Institute's Engineering Invite earned a meet record and personal best by winning the 60 meter Hurdles in 9.34.  Bowe also added an indoor personal best in the High Jump as well with an effort of 5-3 1/4 (1.61m).
 
Other marks of note over the January 27-28 weekend, included:
 
(Kentucky meet)
- Sophomore Robert Sandlin (Frankfort, KY), running a personal best 4:16.20 in the men's mile
 
- Junior Sean Klosterman (Louisville), running a seasonal best 50.37 for 400 meters
 
- Sophomore Damar Williams (Jackson, MI), earning a spot in the 60 meter consolation Final with an effort of 7.08
 
(Rose Hulman meet)
- Junior Rachel Eychmans (Villa Hills, KY), earning a runner-up finish in the 60 meters with a seasonal best time of 8.00, later returning to capture a third in the 200 m, and combined with teammates, Katie Neiser/Alexandra, KY, Kate Mastronicola/Indianapolis, and freshman Olivia Wrocklage/Louisville to gain a second in the 4x200 meter relay (1:47.64)
 
- Freshman Dominic Perronie (Louisville) producing a freshman indoor best of 15:28.56 to earn a runner-up placing in the 5,000 meters
 
- Senior thrower, Julia Zalewski (Cincinnati), placing third in the 20lb Weight Throw (49-1), while first year teammate, Amanda Egan (Geneso, IL), added a school freshman best in the Shot Put (37-10 1/2)
 
- Second year jumper, Mariah Schwenk (Columbus, IN), adding another third place finish with a Long Jump of 16-8 1/2