RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field teams will head to Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday for their final tune-up before the OVC Indoor Championships: Hoosier Hills.
 
The meet gets underway with both track and field events at 4 p.m. on Saturday. It is scheduled to wrap up around 9 p.m. with the 4x400 meter relays.
 
Four other Colonels – seniors Samuel Abascal (3,000 meters) and Zach Stewart (5,000 meters) and freshmen Ezekiel Rop (3,000 meters) and Alex Leshan (3,000 meters) – will compete at Boston University's David Hemery Valentine Invitational. That meet will stream live on Flotrack.
 
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The EKU men enter the final regular season weekend with two OVC-best performances: junior Nickson Rotich in the 800 meters (1:50.75#) and junior Zak Kirk in the mile (4:10.91#).
 
Kirk also owns the No. 2 3,000 meters time (8:23.09) and the No. 3 5,000 meters time (14:39.9) in the conference.
 
Five other Colonels also rank in the top-three in the OVC in an event – sophomore Brandon Brookfield in the pole vault (No. 2 / 15-1), sophomore Samuel Carter in the triple jump (No. 3 / 47-1.75), sophomore Bryce Favors-Charleston in the high jump (No. 3 / 6-3.5), freshman Pedro Garcia in the 3,000 meters (No. 3 / 8:23.9#) and sophomore Jackson Siddall in the mile (No. 3 / 4:11.84#).
 
On the women's side, seven Colonels rank in the OVC top-five in an event.
 
Freshman Laura Taborda is No. 2 in the 3,000 meters (9:57.99) and No. 4 in the mile (4:58.31). Junior Ashley Barr is No. 2 in the 800 meters (2:14.17). Freshman Emma Garcia Palencia is No. 2 in the pentathlon (3,434 points). Sophomore Quantasia Perry is No. 4 in the 200 meters (24.71). Freshman Nike Dangelmaier is No. 4 in the 800 meters (2:16.0). Freshman Viola Seromot is No. 5 in the 3,000 meters (10:02.99). Senior Hailey Lacy is No. 5 in the pentathlon (3,109 points).
 
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The OVC Indoor Championships will be held February 26-27 in Birmingham, Alabama.