LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Sophomore Addison Applegate raced to a first-place finish in the mile to lead University of Southern Indiana Women's Track & Field at the Bellarmine Open Friday.
 
Applegate finished the race in a personal-best five minutes, 00.95 seconds and was one of four Screaming Eagles to land inside the top eight. Sophomore Maggie Smith and freshmen Mackenzi Thomas and Lilyanna Blais were fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, to aid USI's efforts.
 
Junior Zoe Seward and sophomore Cordelia Hoover posted top eight finishes in the 3,000 meters, while sophomore Lauryn Speicher earned an eighth-place finish in the 400 meters to round out the Screaming Eagles' top performers.
 
On the men's side, USI scored six top eight finishes in the mile and the 3,000 meters. Junior Landen Swiney was a team-best third place in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:33.74. He's now posted personal bests in eight of the last three races he's competed in dating back to the fall cross country season.
 
Junior Mukal Verma and freshman Andrew Smith raced to fifth and eighth place finishes to round out the Screaming Eagles' top performers in the 3,000 meters. Juniors Tyler Zimmerman and Eli Mojonnier were fourth and sixth in the mile, while sophomore Alan Marshall carded an eighth-place finish.
 
USI returns to action Saturday when it competes at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee.