CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.—University of Southern Indiana Men's Track & Field racked up four podium finishes en route to an eighth-place showing at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships this week.
 
The Screaming Eagles opened the meet Thursday evening by landing three runners in the finals of the 1,500 meters. Senior Brady Terry, junior Isaac Stanford and freshman Griffen Wheeler all secured berths in Saturday's final.
 
USI got the scoring started later in the evening as sophomores Alex Nolan and Landen Swiney raced to respective finishes of fourth and eighth place in the 10,000 meters.
 
Sophomore Joe Schwartz gave the Eagles two more points with a seventh-place showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday afternoon, while Terry, Wheeler and Stanford ran to respective finishes of second, third and seventh in the finals of the 1,500 meters Saturday afternoon.
 
Nolan and sophomore Tyler Zimmerman capped off the scoring for USI with third and eighth-place showings in the 5,000 meters Saturday afternoon.
 
As a team, the Eagles finished with 31 points. Nolan accounted for 11 points to lead the Eagles, while Terry's second-place showing in the 1,500 meters was worth another eight. The 1,500 meters ended up as the top scoring event for the Eagles as Terry, Wheeler and Stanford accounted for a combined 16 points.