YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio  – The Ohio Dominican Panthers indoor track and field team opened the 2025-26 season at the Youngstown State Icebreaker on Friday (Dec. 5) at the Watson & Tressel Training Site. 

A pair of school records fell in the first meet of the season with 18 personal bests reached across nine different events. 

3^rd Place Finish

• Merrick Shorter: School record for the 5K at 14:56.05, breaking his own mark

4^th Place Finish

• Virtner Crews III: School record in the 60 meters with a 6.80 second time in the finals after an 6.88 second mark in the prelims
  • His 6.88 second prelim time was 6th fastest in program history

6^th Place Finish

• Eayuel Gebrtsadik: Personal best of 15:02.67 in the 5000 meters for the 2nd fastest time in school history

8^th Place Finish

• Peyton Proffitt: 3.70 meter mark in the pole vault (tied for 4th all-time)

Other Finishes

• Emma Kelbley: 12th place in the high jump at 1.39 meters; 30.76 seconds in her 200 meter debut (87th place)
• Virtner Crews III: 19th place for the 200 meters at 22.61 seconds (PR)
• Ismael Obas: 20th place in the 60 meter prelims at 7.02 seconds; 26th place in the 200 meters with a 22.83 second time
• Matthew Thomas: 7.23 second PR for the 60 meters in qualifying (24th fastest); 55th place (23.70 second PR) in 200 meters
• Shyla Pemberton: 25th fastest for 60 meters qualifying at 8.21 seconds; 27.35 seconds in the 200 meters in 42nd place
• Anna Blackstone: 5:56.89 PR time in the mile for 25th place
• Kiera Archer: PR of 8.22 seconds in 60 meters qualifying, 26th fastest; 26.85 seconds in the 200 meters for 32nd place in debut
• Felix Prewitt: 29th place for 60 meters qualifying, running a 7.24 second time; 24.04 seconds in 200 meters (65th place)
• Aileen Castillo: 30th overall in the mile at 6:16.07
• Brady Gillam: Topped out at 11.93 meters for the shot put in 38th place for a PR
• Jalynn Fillmore: 7.29 seconds in 60 meters qualifying, 40th quickest overall
• Abdou Jarju: 7.36 second time in 60 meters qualifying for 49th place; 53rd place in the 200 meters at 23.54 seconds - both PR's
• Yagouba Barry: 54th place in the 200 meters on a 23.68 second PR time
• Liam Kennedy: 7.39 seconds in 56th place for the 60 meters qualifying; 23.92 seconds for 60th place in the 200 meters - both PR's
• Naomi Haring: 8.71 seconds for 60 meters qualifying in 57th place; 28.56 seconds and 65th place in the 200 meters
• Giovanni Louprasong: 7.45 second PR in 60 meters qualifying for 67th place

The team will compete after the New Year in the Muskie Mash #1 in January.