Day two for the Panthers ended well for the Purple and Gold as the women’s team finished fifth overall with 71.5 points and the men’s team took the conference championship home for the first time in 11 years with 143.5 points, beating second-place teams Illinois State and Southern Illinois by 30.5 points.

Darius King (shot put) and Isaiah Trousil (200-meter dash) both took gold in their events and Isiah Trousil added two more podium finishes before his day was over, adding a second place in the 60-meter dash and a third place in the 4×400 relay. Tayshaun Cooper also finished with three conference-honors with a third-place finish in the 60 and 200-meter dash, along with a bronze in the 4×400, which also included Seb Gearhart and Dan Blocker. Wal Khat took home the second-place finish in the 800-meter run.

Cam Bauer took home two bronze finishes in the pole vault and triple jump on the day, and Darius King added another podium finish in the weight throw taking bronze right behind Kyler Yodts. Thomas Yezek took second in the shot put behind King.

Chase Van Sant took silver in the long jump just ahead of Jack Sumners in third place. Thai Thompson finished the heptathlon with a bronze finish and Cameron Cantrall rounded out the men’s taking third place in the high jump.

Four Panthers took home conference honors for the women’s team, as Hannah Schau and Megan Hudson started off back-to-back in the 60-meter hurdles to place second and third on the podium respectively. Isabelle Holtzen continued with a bronze finish in the pole vault and Allison Griffin finished third in the shot put to round out the women’s
podium placings.

Out of all the Panthers who placed, Darius King is the only Panther eligible for the indoor championship March 13 through 14 in Albuquerque, N.M., before starting the outdoor season on March 28 at Drake.