CHICAGO Ill. - UIC is locked in to open their outdoor season with two competitions at the WashU Distance Carnival hosted by Washington University in St. Louis and the Joyce Morton Kief Invite, hosted by Illinois State University. 

MEET INFORMATION - WASHU DISTANCE CARNIVAL HOSTED BY WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Thursday - Friday Mar. 26-27 - Thursday Track Start - 7:30 p.m. (CT) | Friday Track Start - 11:00 a.m. (CT) 

This event will take place at the Francis Olympic Field (Francis Olympic Field, St. Louis, MO. 60135)

FLAMES TO WATCH

Men

• Daniel Chavez - 5000m
• Theodore Cunningham - 1500m

Women

• Korima Gonzalez- 800m
• Indigo Sterud - 3000m Steeple

MEET INFORMATION - JOYCE MORTON KIEF INVITE HOSTED BY ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

Saturday Mar. 28 - Field events begin at 10:00 a.m. (CT) | Track events begin at 12:00 p.m. (CT)

This event will take place at the Redbird Outdoor Track (Redbird Outdoor Track and Field)

FLAMES TO WATCH

Men

• Alexander Das - 1500m
• Amare Harris -200m

Women

• Emma Dubie - 1500m
• Jorie Irving - 200m

MVC CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP:

• Daniel Chavez set a school-record time of 8:10.16 to earn the silver medal in the 3000m.
• The Distance Medley Relay squad of Aiden Massaro, Hugo Rincon, Zachary Barisa, and Theodore Cunningham captured first place with a time of 9:59.27, recording the program's first-ever MVC event championship!
• Korima Gonzalez clocked the fourth-fastest indoor time in UIC history with a time of 2:11.43 in the 800m.
• In high jump, Hannah Oloro secured sixth-place with a clearance of 1.66m, tying for fourth all-time indoors in Flames history.

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