LYNCHBURG, Va. – The indoor track season is complete for Longwood track as the team wrapped things up at the Darius Dixon Invitational, hosted by Liberty, this weekend.
 
Sophie Farley continued to run well, heling the Lancers crush the women's DMR record, and Clinton Clancy reclaimed his school mile record. Haley Slattery also lowered the 5K record on the women's side.
 
Ayden Stewart also had a strong race in the 500m to win his heat, and Lilliana Arevalo debuted at the 500m distance with a solid time.
 
NOTABLES:
 
Among the distance runners, Clancy posed a 4:26.65 in the men's mile, placing 21^st in the men's one mile run open to break the school record again.
 
Slattery's time of 18:53.49 broke her own indoor 5,000m record one week after her first ever indoor 5k.
 
The women's distance medley relay team ran a 12:41.96, knocking off a full minute and 20 seconds off the previous team best as Sophie Farley posted a sub-five minute split in the race.
 
Kirsten Morley also paced her way to a personal best in the 3,000m with a 10:28.04, and Andrew Hathaway set his personal best in the men's 800m with a 1:56.82.
 
Among sprinters, Stewart's time of 1:06.24 won his heat in the 500m, and it was good enough for ninth out of 21 runners.
 
Arevalo raced a 1:19.08 in her debut at the distance to finish in the top half of the field.
 
The women's 4x400m relay of Arevalo, Mayson Jenkins, Farley and Nyomi Rhodes won their head with a 4:04.83 that broke the school record.
 
The men's 4x400m relay group of Justin Goode, Chris Smith, Connor Williams and Stewart combined for a 3:26.08that also set a program record and won their heat. Stewart (48.9) and Smith (49.7) posted strong split times.
 
Matthew Fitzner jumped had a 13.47m effort in the triple jump for another strong outing as well, just missing his personal best.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"What a great weekend to conclude our indoor campaign," said Longwood Head Coach Brooke Craig. "We're taking the next block to continue that momentum into a strong outdoor season."
 
"Overall, we had some great performances and some learning moments this meet," said Assistant Coach-Head of Sprints, Jumps and Hurdles Rob Gritzer. "The performance that stood out the most was Lilliana's 500 meter race. She was nervous since she had never run it before but trusted the process and ran fearlessly. That mentality is exactly what we are looking for to 'Raise the Standard' and to be a role model for the freshman group and future recruiting classes. With how she is racing, she is due for a huge outdoor breakthrough season."
 
Full Results:
 
Women's 500m
15. Lilliana Arevalo: 1:19.08
 
Women's 800m Invite
14. Sophie Farley: 2:14.14
 
Women's 3,000m Run Open
30. Kirsten Morley: 10:28.04
40. Priscilla Keller: 10:46.09
 
Women's 5,000m Run open
18. Haley Slattery: 18:53.49
 
Women's 60m Hurdles
58. Nyomi Rhodes: 9.58
 
Women's 4x400m Relay
24. Longwood: 4:04.83
Lilliana Arevalo, Mayson Jenkins, Sophie Farley, Nyomi Rhodes
 
Women's Distance Medley
7. Longwood: 12:41.96
Lanie Grogg, Mayson Jenkins, Madison Davis, Sophie Farley
 
Men's 500m
9. Ayden Stewart: 1:06.24
 
Men's 800m Run Open
19. Andrew Hathaway: 1:56.82
37. Joshua Martin: 2:02.51
 
Men's 1 Mile Run Open
21. Clinton Clancy: 4:26.65
27. Andrew Hathaway: 4:29.15
 
Men's 60m Hurdles
63. Tristan Duplissey: 9.98
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
19. Longwood: 3:26.08
Justin Goode, Chris Smith, Connor Williams, Ayden Stewart
 
Men's Distance Medley
8. Longwood: 11:08.85
Connor Williams, Tristan Duplissey, Chris Smith, Joshua Martin
 
Men's Triple Jump
24. Matthew Fitzner: 13.47m
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers will shift to outdoor track, and the Lancers will compete in their first outdoor meet at the Fred Hardy Invitational on Friday, March 21 out in Richmond.
 
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