LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After a strong showing at the Commodore Challenge to start the new year, the Lipscomb men's and women's track and field teams returned to action this weekend by competing in the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational hosted by the University of Louisville. The Herd tallied four new program records and nine top-five finishes.
 
The Bisons opened the two-day meet on Friday with a top-five finish in the long jump and strong performance in the pentathlon and 5,000m run.
 
For the women's team, sophomore Aislinn McElhaney found success early on the first day by breaking her own school record in the long jump with a 5^th-place finish (5.99m). This mark broke her own previous program record of 5.81, which McElhaney set at the Commonwealth College Opener back in December.
 
Junior Maddie Moody and senior Franziska Decker also found success on the first day of the meet by finishing 7^th in the 5,000m run (17:33.84) and 8^th overall in the pentathlon (3245 points) respectively.
 
Freshman Cayden Durrough paced the men's side on the opening day of the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational by crossing 8^th in the 5,000m run (15:57.92).
 
The Bisons continued their strong showing on the second day of the meet, headlined by record-breaking performances by junior Braedon Palmer and sophomores Kennedy Miller and Lydia Miller.
 
Lydia Miller posted the top performance of the weekend for Lipscomb by winning the 3,000m run with a time of 9:19.06, which broke the program record of 9:32.23 set in 2020 and broke the facility record. Braedon Palmer broke the indoor 3,000m program record and the facility record with a 7^th-place finish (8:07.07). His time shattered the previous record of 8:09.26, which was set during the 2020 season.
 
Kennedy Miller continued her strong start to the indoor season by breaking her own record in the 200m dash for the second-consecutive meet with a time of 25.25. Sophomores Colbi Borland and Kiara Carter crossed 2^nd in both the 3,000m run (9:29.93) and in the 1-mile run (4:48.62) respectively, while both Sophomore Mackenzie Barnett and freshman Brady Yingst posted 3^rd-place finishes in the women's 1-mile run (4:49.45) and in the men's 1-mile run (4:09.02) respectively.
 
Freshmen Liza Corso and Aly Negovetich crossed 4^th respectively in the 1-mile run (4:49.57) and in the 3,000m run (9:40.72). Bella Jackson also posted a tied-for 5^th-place finish in the high jump (1.75m).
 
Junior Scott McKenzie and freshman Levi Streeval finished 4^th (4:10.08) and 9^th (4:10.68) in the 1-mile run, while the 4x400-meter relay team of senior Bill Comstock, freshman James Schmidt, Levi Streeval, Brady Yingst crossed 10^th with a time of 3:23.91.
 
UP NEXT:
The Bisons will return to action on Friday, Feb. 3 as the Herd travels back to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the one-day Bellarmine Classic.
 
Full Results
 
FULL LIPSCOMB RESULTS
Women's 200m Dash
33. Kennedy Miller (25.25) - Program Record 
35. Makayla Watson (25.33)
53. Anna Richardson (26.72)
 
Women's 400m Dash
26. Abigail Alvarado (58.71)
31. Jaden Mathews (59.98)
39. Kynnedy Gilbert (1:02.73)
 
Women's 1 Mile Run
2. Kiara Carter (4:48.62)
3. Mackenzie Barnett (4:49.45)
4. Liza Corso (4:49.57
 
Women's 3Km Run
1. Lydia Miller (9:19.06) - Program Record
2. Colbi Borland (9:29.93)
4. Aly Negovetich (9:40.72)
 
Women's 5Km Run
7. Maddie Moody (17:33.84)
 
Women's 4x400m Relay
13. A. Alvarado, K. Carter, K. Miller, A. McElhaney
 
Women's Shot Put
25. Franziska Decker (12.82m)
 
Women's High Jump
T5. Bella Jackson (1.75m)
 
Women's Long Jump
5. Aislinn McElhaney (5.99m) – Program Record
14. Jaden Mathews (5.44m)
 
Women's Pentathlon
8. Franziska Decker (3245)
 
Men's 200m Dash
44. Nathan Wallace (23.52)
 
Men's 400m Dash
20. Demontae Wilson (49.47)
 
Men's 800m Run
12. Bill Comstock (1:52.61)
15. James Schmidt (1:54.08)
18. Bing Hudson (1:54.96)
 
Men's 1 Mile Run
3. Brady Yingst (4:09.02)
4. Scott McKenzie (4:10.08)
9. Levi Streeval (4:10.68)
 
Men's 3Km Run
7. Braedon Palmer (8:07.07) - Program Record
11. Brady Johnson (8:11.25)
24. Nick Regas (8:22.73)
 
Men's 5Km Run
8. Cayden Durrough (15:57.92)
 
Men's 60m Hurdles
20. Malik Baker (8.75)
 
Men's Long Jump
22. Dimitri Kemp (6.62m)
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
10. B. Comstock, J. Schmidt, L. Streeval, B. Yingst
13. D. Wilson, S. Brown, D. Kemp, N. Wallace