NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Jan. 30, 2025) - UIC will face its toughest competition yet in its fifth meet of the 2024-25 indoor track and field season on Friday and Saturday at Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational. The Flames will look to gauge themselves against some of the top competition in the country.
 
MEET INFORMATION
 
Friday - Field events will begin at 2:00 p.m. (CT), with running events set to begin at 3:00 p.m. (CT).
 
Saturday - Field events will begin at 10:30 a.m. (CT), with running events set to begin at 9:00 a.m. (CT).
 
The event will take place at the Loftus Sport Center at Meyo Field (Notre Dame, IN 46556).
 
Live Results of the meet can be found here.
 
The meet will have a live broadcast Saturday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
 
FLAMES TO WATCH
 
Women

• Graduate student Alessia Sarussi (La Grange, Ill./Lyons Township) will compete in the mile, an event that she currently holds the indoor school record for.
• Sophomore Praise Oyebanji (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) will compete in the 800m. Oyebanji currently holds the indoor 600m school record.
• Senior Daniela Martinez (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech) will compete in the 5000m. Martinez holds the UIC indoor school record in the 3000m.

Men

• Junior Daniel Chavez (Berwyn, Ill./Morton) will compete in the 5000m. Chavez is the school record holder in cross country.
• Senior Paul Sackman (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) will be competing in the 60m, an event he has the fifth best time for in school history.
• Sophomore Theodore Cunningham (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) will compete in the 3000m, he ranks second all-time in school history for this event. 

AURORA GRAND PRIX RECAP

• The Flames competed in their fourth meet of the 2024-25 indoor campaign in the Aurora Grand Prix, placing fourth for both programs.
• Chavez claimed victory in the Mile with a time of 4:14.01, earning 6th All-Time in UIC history.
• Angel Solis (Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) took 1st place in the 800m with a time of 1:57.55, while teammate Zachary Barisa (Frisco, TX/Frisco Wakeland) finished 2nd in 1:58.46.
• Olukolajo Sodipe (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) secured 3rd place in the Triple Jump with a mark of 13.50m.
• Oyebanji earned a 1st-place finish in the 400m, clocking in at 58.62, which ranks her 9th All-Time in UIC history.
• Sarussi captured 1st place in the 800m with a time of 2:12.46, moving her to 4th All-Time in UIC history.
• Emma Dubie (Fenton, Mich./Fenton) placed 2nd in the 3000m with a time of 10:19.58.

 
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