LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lipscomb's track & field teams opened the 2023 ASUN Indoor Conference Championships on Friday afternoon with three new program records, all-conference performances in four events, 20 top-10 finishes, and 11 Bisons qualifying for tomorrow's finals. The women's team ranks third out of 11 teams, while the Lipscomb men's team ranks seventh out of eight teams after Day 1.
 
Aislinn McElhaney paced the Bisons on the opening day by finishing 2nd overall in the women's long jump competition (5.87m), which earned her Third Team All-Conference honors. Colbi Borland also garnered Third Team All-Conference honors by crossing 3rd in the women's 5K run (16:39.07).
 
Both of Lipscomb's DMR (Distance Meter Relay) teams earned Third Team All-Conference honors respectively. The team of Mackenzie Barnett, Jaden Mathews, Abigail Horevay, and Ellie Brewer posted a time of 11:45.70, while the team of Austin Remick, Dimitri Kemp, Bing Hudson, and Nick Regas sprinted to a time of 9:56.17. The men's DMR also broke the progam record in the event. 
 
Kennedy Miller broke her previous program record in the women's 60m dash by posting a time of 7.58 to qualify for tomorrow's finals, while Makayla Watson broke the program record in women's 200m dash by running a time of 24.66 to also qualify for tomorrow's finals.
 
Kiara Carter won the preliminary round of the women's 800m run (2:10.56) to qualify for tomorrow's finals, while Braedon Palmer also won the preliminary round of the men's 1-mile run (4:04.59) to qualify.
 
Levi Streeval, Brady Johnson, and Demontae Wilson also qualified for tomorrow's finals in the men's 800m run (1:51.83), in the men's 1-mile run (4:07.26), and in the men's 400m dash (49.01) respectively.
 
Lydia Miller, Aly Negovetich, and Liza Corso all qualified for the finals of the women's 1-mile run after finishing 5th (4:50.87), 7th (4:51.00), and 8th (4:52.58) respectively. Abigail Alvarado also qualified for the finals of the women's 400m dash (57.40) with a 7th-place finish.
 
Anna Richardson, Ally Suyak, and Franziska Decker all earned points for the Bisons by finishing within the top-8 of their respective events. Richardson finished 5th in the women's long jump (5.73m), while Suyak was 5th in the women's 5K run (16:56.70) and Decker finished 8th in the women's pentathlon (3301 points).
 
Dimitri Kemp also earned points by finishing 8th in the men's long jump (6.62m).
 
UP NEXT:
The Bisons will start the final day of the ASUN Indoor Championship tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. in Lynchburg, Virginia.  
 
FULL DAY 1 OF ASUN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
 
FULL ASUN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 1 RESULTS:
Women's Long Jump Finals
2. Aislinn McElhaney (5.87m) – All-Conference Second Team
5. Anna Richardson (5.73m)
12. Jaden Mathews (5.29m)
 
Women's Pentathlon Finals
8. Franziska Decker (3301)
 
Women's 60m Dash Prelims
1. Kennedy Miller (7.58) – Program Record – Qualified for Finals
9. Makayla Watson (7.70)
 
Women's 200m Dash Prelims
6. Makayla Watson (24.66) – Program Record – Qualified for Finals
11. Kennedy Miller (24.94)
 
Women's 400m Dash Prelims
7. Abigail Alvarado (57.40) – Qualified for Finals
 
Women's 800m Run Prelims
1. Kiara Carter (2:10.56) – Qualified for Finals
 
Women's 1 Mile Run Prelims
5. Lydia Miller (4:50.87) – Qualified for Finals
7. Aly Negovetich (4:51.00) – Qualified for Finals
8. Liza Corso (4:52.58) – Qualified for Finals
11. Sydney Liddle (4:57.04)
 
Women's 5Km Run Finals
3. Colbi Borland (16:39.07) – All-Conference Third Team
5. Ally Suyak (16:56.70)
12. Maddie Moody (17:33.71)
 
Women's DMR Finals
3. Mackenzie Barnett, Jaden Mathews, Abigail Horevay, Ellie Brewer (11:45.70) – All-Conference Third Team
 
Men's Long Jump Finals
8. Dimitri Kemp (6.62m)
 
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims
12. Malik Baker (8.80)
 
Men's 200m Dash Prelims
13. Demontae Wilson (22.47)
 
Men's 400m Dash Prelims
7. Demontae Wilson (49.01) – Qualified for Finals
 
Men's 800m Run Prelims
4. Levi Streeval (1:51.83) – Qualified for Finals
18. Bill Comstock (2:02.29)
 
Men's 1-Mile Run Prelims
1. Braedon Palmer (4:04.59) – Qualified for Finals
4. Brady Johnson (4:07.26) – Qualified for Finals
12. Brady Yingst (4:12.76)
16. James Schmidt (4:17.92)
 
Men's 5Km Run Finals
11. Scott McKenzie (14:40.11)
15. Ben Butcher (14:50.30)
 
Men's DMR Finals
3. Austin Remick, Dimitri Kemp, Bing Hudson, Nick Regas (9:56.17) – Program Record - All-Conference Third Team