LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Sophomore Addison Applegate carded a pair of podium finishes Wednesday to lead University of Southern Indiana Women's Track & Field to an eighth-place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships.
 
Applegate was third in the mile before posting a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters as the Screaming Eagles finished with 27 team points.
 
As a team, the Screaming Eagles had six different runners earn points during the two-day event.
 
In addition to scoring a total of 14 points in the mile and 3,000 meters, Applegate helped USI's distance medley relay team to a fourth-place finish Tuesday night. The team also consisted of sophomores Lauryn Speicher and Abrielle Richard as well as freshman Lilyanna Blais.
 
Richard also scored a sixth-place finish in the 800 meters Wednesday, while freshman Mackenzi Thomas was fifth in the mile.
 
USI's first point of the meet came Tuesday evening when sophomore Cordelia Hoover raced to an eighth-place showing in the 5,000 meters.
 
The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to open the outdoor season March 26-27 with the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Jim Vargo Invitational March 28 in Louisville.