MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State men's distance medley relay team—Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron, and Grant Bradley—delivered a historic performance at the Bearcat Invite with the sixth-fastest all-time performance in Division II history on an oversized track, setting new school, meet, and fieldhouse records to cap off day one.

The quartet's time sits as the second-fastest time across all divisions this season.

The Bearcat women's distance medley relay team—Lydia McGlocklin, Chloe Saenz, Marie Dea, and Alyna Thibault— set new fieldhouse and meet records with a blazing time of 11:32.38, marking the fifth-fastest performance in Division II this season.
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(W) 5,000-meter Run: Sophomore Shelby Harris claimed the fifth spot in the event, running a new personal best time of 18:11.74. Junior Amanda Seggerman finished closely behind in eighth place, crossing the line at 18:27.19 – also a personal best time. Sophomore Jessa Cassity placed 17th with a time of 19:18.15. 

(M) 5,000-meter Run: Freshman John Langill placed ninth with a personal best time of 15:12.98. Freshman Nick Kolonzo took 21st with a time of 15:31.19. Freshman Elijah Dix (15:52.29) and junior Austin Goetsche (15:54.74) placed 27th and 29th, respectively. 
 
RELAYS
(W) Distance Medley Relay

Northwest (A) – The team of Lydia McGlocklin, Chloe Saenz, Marie Dea and Alyna Thibault blazed through the relay event, marking new Hughes Fieldhouse and Bearcat Invite records at 11:32.38. The teams' time qualifies as a Div. II provisional mark which currently stands as the fifth-fastest time in the nation and second-fastest in Northwest history. 

Northwest (B) – The quartet of Whitney Post, Bailey Robinson, Ava Gehlen and Bree Mauro took third place with a time of 12:04.50 – eighth-fastest in school history. 

(M) Distance Medley Relay

Northwest (A) – The team of Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron and Grant Bradley cruised through the event, clocking in at a record-setting time of 9:37.78. The time sits as the sixth-fastest all-time DMR clocked on an oversized track. Therefore, a new Hughes Fieldhouse, Bearcat Invite, and school record was set by the teams' performance – fastest among Div. II teams this season. 
 
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN

• Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800m
• Prince Griffin, 21.41 – (M) 200m, 47.08 – (M) 400m 
• Grant Bradley, 4:04.27 – (M) Mile 
• Moses Koroma, 7.94 – (M) 60mH 
• Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile 
• Grayson Tapp, 4:08.20 – (M) Mile 
• Dominic Sedlacek, 6.72 – (M) 60m 
• Frank Sparks, 8.17 – (M) 60mH 
• Drew Atkins, 8:06.40 – (M) 3000m
• Prince Griffin, Logan Arellano, Keith Griffin III, Truman Hare, 3:10.66 – (M) 4x400
• Truman Hare, 47.37 (M) 400m
• Logan Arellano, 48.17 (M) 400m
• Keith Griffin III, 48.12 (M) 400m
• Grant Bradley, 7:59.82 (M) 3000m
• Joel Dos Santos, 21.39 (M) 200m
• Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000m
• Tyler Blay, 14:21.82 – (M) 5000m
• Riley Witt, 4:03.61 – (M) Mile
• Prince Griffin, 21.41 – (M) 200m
• Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron, Grant Bradley, 9:37.78 – (M) DMR

2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times – WOMEN

• Jadyn Barnes, Marie Dea, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:46.22 – (W) 4x400-meter relay
• Campbell Barta, 7.61 – (W) 60m
• Alyna Thibault, 4:49.62 – (W) Mile
• Marie Dea, 2:10.31 – (W) 800m
• Lydia McGlocklin, 2:10.64 – (W) 800m
• Federica Lega, Marie Dea, Lexie Gilbert, Jaedy Commins, 3:51.29 – (W) 4x400m
• Chloe Saenz, 55.30 – (W) 400m
• Jadyn Barnes, 55.86 – (W) 400m
• Melanie Roland, 55.91 – (W) 400m
• Chloe Saenz, Jadyn Barnes, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:43.33 – (W) 4x400m
• Chloe Saenz, 24.17 – (W) 200m
• Lydia McGlocklin, Chloe Saenz, Marie Dea, Alyna Thibault, 11:32.38 – (W) DMR

2024-25 NORTHWEST SCHOOL RECORDS

• Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800-meter run (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
• Keith Griffin III, 34.47 – (M) 300-meter dash (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
• Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile (Richard Alsup Open)
• Moses Koroma, 7.94 – (M) 60mH (Richard Alsup Open)
• Grant Bradley, 7:59.82 – (M) 3000-meter Run (Washburn Open)
• Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000-meter Run (Washburn Open)
• Dominic Sedlacek, 6.72 – (M) 60-meter Dash (Washburn Open)
• Riley Witt, 4:03.61 – (M) Mile (Washburn Open)
• Riley Witt, Logan Arellano, Maxime Touron, Grant Bradley, 9:37.78 – (M) Distance Medley Relay (Bearcat Invite)

Northwest returns to Hughes Fieldhouse for day two of the Bearcat Invite, with multi-events starting at 9 a.m., followed by field events at 11 a.m. and running events at 11:50 a.m.