SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican Panthers indoor track and field team kicked off the 2024-25 season with a showing at the Wittenberg Tiger Opener on Saturday (Dec. 7) afternoon.

Inside the Steemer Center, the Panthers notched five top three finishes, 12 personal bests and one school record falling.

1^st Place Finishes

• Virtner Crews III: 6.89 seconds in the 60 meter finals (tied for 3rd fastest time in the program) after 6.95 seconds in the prelims
  • 23.03 second time for the 200 meters (6th place)
• Eva Dulle: Mile debut, setting a PR of 5:48.30
• Peyton Proffitt: School record 3.73 meters (12' 2.75") in the pole vault in her Panther debut

2^nd Place Finishes

• Eayuel Gebrtsadik: 4.26.96 for the Mile (9th fastest time in the program)
  • 2:01.89 PR in the 800 meters (10th place)

3rd Place Finishes

• Isaac Eugene: 22.62 seconds for the 200 meters
  • PR of 7.08 seconds in the 60 meter finals for 4th place (7.15 seconds in the prelims)

5^th Place Finishes

• Aboubacar Soumahoro: 1.85 meters in the high jump (PR)
  • 9.30 second PR (10th place) for the 60 meter hurdles prelims

6^th Place Finishes

• Faith Yancey: 8.06 second finals time in the 60 meters after running an 8.01 second PR in the prelims

7^th Place Finishes

• Ismael Obas: 7.15 seconds in the 60 meters finals and a 7.17 second prelim time
  • 23.59 seconds in the 200 meters for 18th place

8^th Place Finishes

• Gabrielle Reed: 2:40.68 in the 800 meters

Other Finishes

• G'nae Morrison: 9th in the 60 meters with an 8.05 second prelim time
• Shyla Pemberton: 9th place for the 400 meters (1:03.86)
• Kassydee Owens: 12th in the 400 meters with a 1:04.55; 29th place in the 200 meters with a 29.86 second time 
• Joseph Chandler: 13th in the 60 meters (7.24 second PR); 24.28 seconds for the 200 meters in 27th place
• Owen Wilhelm: 13th place at 1.70 meters for the high jump
• Naomi Haring: 20th in the 400 meters with a 1:08.44 in her collegiate debut
• Nikane Ambos: 21st place for the 60 meter hurdles (10.78 prelim time - PR); 28th in the 200 meters running a 29.69 second time
• Keelian Graham: PR of 7.78 seconds for the 60 meters (33th place); 33rd in the 200 meters with a 24.95 second PR

After the holiday break, the Panthers will return to action at the CapFam Alumni Classic on January 10th.