Six members of the Eastern track and field team competed at the NCAA Last Chance Meet this past weekend, hosted by Notre Dame.

Red-shirt senior Megan Gingerich, competing in possibly her last indoor track event of her Eastern career, broke her own school record in the women’s 800-meter run. Gingerich crossed the finish line at 2:08.65, which placed her in 12th place in the event. Junior Erika Ramos placed 24th in the event, posting a time of 2:14.46.

In the men’s 3,000-meter run, junior Graham Morris ran a time of 8:19.02 to finish in 10th place in the event. The time ranks as the No. 8 fastest in all-time Eastern history.

In men’s field events, red-shirt sophomore Mick Viken broke his own school record, vaulting 17-feet, 4.50-inches. The mark, which was Viken’s best of the year, landed him in fourth place in the event.

Junior Bryce Hogan finished in third place in the men’s long jump, landing a mark of 23-feet, 6-inches. Red-shirt senior Donald Romero finished sixth in the men’s weight throw with a distance of 61-feet, 1.50-inches.

Around the OVC

Also competing at the Notre Dame NCAA Last Chance meet was Eastern Kentucky, who saw four of its school records fall. Senior Lydia Kosgei broke the school’s women’s 3,000-meter record with a time of 9:21.40. Junior Soufiane Bouchikhi broke the school’s men’s mile run record with a time of 4:02.90. Senior Peter Sigilai broke the school’s 800-meter run record with a time of 1:48.56. Junior Picoty Leitich broke the school’s women’s 800-meter run record with a time of 2:07.92.

At the Notre Dame NCAA Last Chance, Southeast Missouri’s Josh Uchtman placed seventh in the men’s shot put. He finished the event with a mark of 58-feet, 3-inches.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7942 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.