ELSAH, Ill. – Webster University has won two consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in outdoor track and now the Gorloks can add an SLIAC title in indoor track to its trophy case as the Gorloks claimed the championship at the inaugural SLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Jim Crafton Track Complex on the Principia College campus.

At this year's championship meet, the Gorloks scored a total of 212 points outdistance runner-up Greenville University by 63 points and third place Fontbonne University, who scored a total of 25 points.

In Saturday's meet, the Gorloks won seven events, set five new school records and had 11 season best performances in 15 of the events they competed.

Two of the biggest stars on Saturday for the Gorloks were senior Meredith Sowers (Rolla, Mo./Rolla), who brought home two gold medals in the 800-meters and pole vault and when paired with her outdoor track performances has now won a total of 17 gold medals in her career and senior Daisha Reece (Norman, Okla./Rogers State) took home a gold medal in the long jump and was runner-up in the high jump and 60-meter dash.

In the 800 meter run, Sowers recorded a school record time of 2:19.22 to place first and in the pole vault, she was first with a mark of 2.88 meters (9'5.25") and ran the anchor leg of Webster's 4-x-400-meter relay that posted a time of 4:20.43.

Meanwhile, Reece took home the SLIAC Field Athlete of the Year as she set new school records in the long jump (18'3.75"), high jump (5'1.75") and 60-meter dash (8.05). In the long jump, Reece took home first place and earned a silver medal in both the 60-meter dash and high jump. He winning long jump is currently 15th nationally in Division III.

Senior Miranda Green (Joplin, Mo./McAuley Catholic) had a school record performance in the shot put and a season best throw in the weight toss to finish third in the event. In the shot put, Green recorded a mark of (41'8.50"), which is ranked 48th nationally in Division III and had a mark of 13.15 meters (43'1.75") in the weight throw.

In the 200-meter dash, senior Jakara Brooks (Sanford, Fla./Seminole) set a new school record of 26.78 to finish in second place. Brooks' time bettered the old mark of 27.34 set by Donalda Desir at the SLIAC Invitational in 2018. Brooks was also fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.20, which is fourth best all-time in school history.

Other event winners on Saturday were junior Kaleigh Finney (Concord, Calif./Northgate) as she ran a time of 1:15.41 to win the 400-meter dash, while freshman Kaitlin Higgins (Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit) set a school record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:44.88 and freshman Danielle Schultz (Swansea, Ill./Belleville East) was first in the mile run with a time of 5:35.46. Finney, Brooks, Sowers and sophomore Jordan Lande (Sachse, Texas/Sachse) ran on the first place 4-x-400-meter relay team as they posted a time of 4:20.43.

Some of the other top performers on Saturday were junior Kalleigh Linthicum (Lake St. Louis, Mo./Timberland) as she was second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:45.08 and that time was the second best all-time and was under her old school record of 10:45.34 set earlier this season at the Don Denoon Invitational.

In the mile run, Webster scored 28 points as they placed first through fourth as along with Schultz, junior Minnell Fundora (Miami, Fla./John A. Ferguson) was second with a time of 5:35.63 and Linthicum was third with a time of 5:36.47. Higgins was fourth with time of 5:39.43.

Along with her second place finish in the mile run, Fundora was also second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.49, which is second all-time in school history.

Junior Vanessa Jones (Orlando, Fla./Lake Minneola) as she was second in the triple jump with a leap of 32'5.50" and was fourth in the pole vault and third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.51, which is third all-time.

The final season best performance came from the distance medlay relay team of senior Savannah Brewer (Flagstaff, Ariz./Coconino), sophomore Sady Bayne (Sierra Vista, Ariz./Buena), freshman Micah Barnes (O'Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West) and sophomore Taylor Dunning (Chester, Ill./Chester) recorded a time of 14:05.91

With its championship on Saturday, the women's track team was the third team of the day to earn a league title as the men's and women's basketball teams also won league tournament titles on Saturday.

Sowers, Reece and Green will compete in a yet unannounced Last Chance Meet next weekend as they try and qualify for a spot in the Division III Indoor National Championships.