YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. – Oakland University Men's and Women's Track & Field completed day one of the 2022 Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships with two new school records Saturday on the campus of Youngstown State University,

Ellie Voetberg finished third in the Women's 5,000m run as the freshman crossed the line in 17:10.14 just nine seconds or so short of first-place and Connor Goetz garnered a runner-up finish in the Men's 5,000m race in 14:18.00 but did establish a new school record, breaking his own.

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— Oakland Track & Field/XC (@OaklandTrackXC) February 26, 2022

In the field, Gabriell Cyriax heaved a distance of 17.07m in the Women's Weight Throw for third while Rose Philogene completed the Women's Long Jump in fourth with a mark of 5.63m. 

A second school record fell in the preliminary race of the Men's 400m as Jimmie Williams obliterated his previously set time to stop watches this time around in 46.72 seconds. 

Jimmie Williams of @OaklandTrackXC will be heading into the finals tomorrow after posting the top prelim time in the 400-meter dash! pic.twitter.com/etscjB5jQh

— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) February 26, 2022

Through six events scored on the women's side, Oakland currently sits third with 34 points behind host YSU and Milwaukee who are first and second, respectively. The Oakland men are fourth out of eight scored teams and five events YSU, Milwaukee, and IUPUI sit first, second, and third, respectively. 

Day two will get under way tomorrow, February 27 in Youngstown with the finals in many events.