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Trinity Smith for Steemer Showcase recap
Trinity Smith broke a Midway indoor record in the 5,000-meter run that had stood for more than 25 years on Saturday.

Women's Indoor Track & Field

Brown wins, Smith sets 5K record at Steemer Showcase

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two long-time standouts added to their Midway legacies on Saturday, as the Eagle women's indoor track and field team took part in the Wittenberg Steemer Collegiate Showcase.

Pole vaulter Nevaeh Brown earned her second win of the season while Trinity Smith broke a program record in the 5,000-meter run that was set before the turn of the millennium.

Brown topped out at 3.70 meters on Saturday, comfortably defeating the 3.55 hit by Meredith Goecke from NCAA Division-I Wright State (Ohio). This marks the third time this season Brown has reached at least 3.70 meters, the NAIA National Qualifying 'A' standard.

She was one of two Eagles to finish in the top-five in the event, with Emerson VanScoy placing fourth at 3.35.

Smith, who finished 11th in the 5,000, crossed the finish line in 18:48.21. That easily eclipsed the more than 25-year old record of 20:30.92, set by Catherine Houston in 1999.

This is the third indoor distance record broken by Smith, who has Midway's best times in the one-mile and 3,000-meter races as well.

Also placing for Midway was Nadia Meeks, who finished sixth in 9.58 seconds in the 60 hurdles.

This concludes the indoor regular season for the Eagles, who get two weeks off before traveling to Marietta, Ohio for the River States Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 14-15.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nevaeh Brown

Nevaeh Brown

Senior
Trinity Smith

Trinity Smith

Junior
Emerson VanScoy

Emerson VanScoy

Freshman
Nadia Meeks

Nadia Meeks

Junior

Players Mentioned

Nevaeh Brown

Nevaeh Brown

Senior
Trinity Smith

Trinity Smith

Junior
Emerson VanScoy

Emerson VanScoy

Freshman
Nadia Meeks

Nadia Meeks

Junior