Complete Results

CHARLESTON, Ill. – The 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships came to a close Saturday at the Lantz Fieldhouse on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. The Gamecocks had a solid day with top performances coming from both seniors and freshmen alike.

Senior Whitley Towns had strong finish to her final competition. The Boaz, Ala., native shaved two seconds off her Friday trial time to finish fourth in Saturday's finals of the 800 meter run setting a personal best time of 2:12.994 in the process. She posted a time 2:13.40 in the run at the Samford Invitational earlier in February.

Towns joined sophomores Ashley Williams and Victoria Dumas along with freshman Kayla Thompson for the 16000 meter relay where the Gamecocks came home seventh with a time of 3:58.12.

JSU shined in the finals of the pole vault event as a trio of freshmen all brought home top-seven finishes. With a top height of 3.06 meters, at more than 10 feet, freshman Laura Sewell won the event edging Southeast Missouri's Kennedy Roderick in total points. The Bremen, Ga., product won a tiebreaker as she required fewer attempts to reach the winning mark.

Freshmen Samantha Patterson and Kelsey Walling each posted a height of 2.91 meters at just over nine and a half feet. Through the points system, Patterson tied for third overall while Walling placed seventh.

Senior Danielle Moss made her mark becoming the first JSU athlete to medal in the shot put finals with a third overall finish. In the triple jump, freshman Blake Perry set a lifetime best jump at 38' 2 ¾".

JSU will open the outdoor portion of the season on March 14 as it hosts the Gamecock Quad Meet on the re-surfaced Gamecock Track and Field Complex.