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Lumley Takes 10k Title to Highlight First Day of MVC Outdoor Championships

Bulldogs add other podium placements in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Drake University track and field team had a solid start to the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday. The Bulldogs celebrated one individual title and a handful of other podium finishes in Carbondale.
 
Tyla Lumley got the Bulldogs going with a bang, winning the first event on the track. Lumley capture the Valley crown in the women's 10,000m with a time of 35:52.37. Fellow Bulldog Anastasia Kirillov took runner-up honors in 36:06.58 while Chiara Belfico finished seventh in 38:29.80.
 
Aziz Jdai capped the day with another podium finish in the distance races. Jdai ran 8:56.82 in the men's 3000m steeplechase to earn the silver medal. Brendan Cain was sixth in the steeplechase in 9:08.15.
 
Aidan Palmer added another top eight finish in the men's 10k with a pace of 31:23.30.
 
Away from the track, Lara Smits and Adam Phillips both earned third-placed finishes in the women's and men's discus, respectively. Smits tossed 47.03m/154-4 while Phillips threw his disc 51.59m/169-3.
 
Zofia Landowska (5.45m/17-10.75) and Chrisotpher Norris (52.95m/173-9) each finished ninth in the women's long jump and men's javelin, respectively.
 
The 2025 MVC Outdoor Championships will conclude tomorrow with a loaded lineup of field event and track finals starting at 9 a.m.

 
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Players Mentioned

Chiara Belfico

Chiara Belfico

Distance
Senior
Brendan Cain

Brendan Cain

Distance
Senior
Aziz Jdai

Aziz Jdai

Distance
Senior
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

Distance
Graduate Student
Zofia Landowska

Zofia Landowska

Hurdles
Senior
Tyla Lumley

Tyla Lumley

Distance
Senior
Adam Phillips

Adam Phillips

Throws
Senior
Lara Smits

Lara Smits

Throws
Sophomore
Aidan Palmer

Aidan Palmer

Distance
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Chiara Belfico

Chiara Belfico

Senior
Distance
Brendan Cain

Brendan Cain

Senior
Distance
Aziz Jdai

Aziz Jdai

Senior
Distance
Anastasia Kirillov

Anastasia Kirillov

Graduate Student
Distance
Zofia Landowska

Zofia Landowska

Senior
Hurdles
Tyla Lumley

Tyla Lumley

Senior
Distance
Adam Phillips

Adam Phillips

Senior
Throws
Lara Smits

Lara Smits

Sophomore
Throws
Aidan Palmer

Aidan Palmer

Graduate Student
Distance