[Indoor Track & Field] 12 Individual Champions and 2 Relays Crowned on IT&F Day 1

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The opening day of the 2021 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference crowned 12 individual championship and two relay teams and saw four meet records broken at the Alksnis Athletics & Recreation Building on the campus of Aquinas.

Luke Pohl of Cornerstone set a new meet record in the men's 5000 meters with a time of 14:53.64, breaking Colin De Youngs' record of 15:01.15 from 2019. Indiana Tech's 4x800 men's relay team also set new meet record with a time of 7:51.69, breaking Siena Heights' record of 7:55.83 from 2009.

On the women's side, Victoria Faber of Aquinas shattered her own meet record of 3.82m from last year with a height of 4.01m (13-01.75) and Indiana Tech's Destiny Copeland broke her own long jump record (6.04m) set in 2020 with a distance of 6.19m (20-03.75).

The top three finishers receive All-Conference honors: 1st place is 1st Team, 2nd place is 2nd Team, and 3rd place is Honorable Mention.

The events conclude on Sunday, Feb. 20. You can watch live video at the following link: https://aqsaints.com/watch/?Live=195&type=Live or you can keep up with live scoring and results at this link: https://live.michianatiming.com/meets/7294.