COLUMBIA, Mo. – A pair of top-10 finishes by Teresa Mejia and Carlos Cabrera highlighted the condensed action by the UIC track and field program during Day 1 of the Mizzou Spring Opener.
 
Friday's abbreviated action featured three events in the field (hammer, long jump, javelin) and two on the track (1500m, 5000m), with UIC competing in the two track events.
 
In the women's 5000m, Mejia captured fifth place, finishing in a time of 17:52.32. On the men's side, Cabrera placed seventh overall, crossing the line in 14:54.03.
 
Taylor Frommer finished in 16^th place in the women's 1500m with a time of 4:55.04 and was followed by Jenna Boyle in 20^th position (5:00.28). Rosie Campbell-Watt placed 24^th overall (5:07.62) and Rylee Fee claimed 32^nd (5:23.85).
 
Dathan Maton posted a time of 4:04.57 to claim 15^th place on the men's side, with Martin Skucas crossing the line two positions later in a time of 4:05.81. Nathan Lim and Luke Malone finished back-to-back in times of 4:14.39 and 4:14.69, respectively, to claim 26^th and 27^th place.
 
The second day of action will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.