MARIAN, Ind. – Jeremy Anderson entered two events in his inaugural NAIA Track Championships appearance. He leaves his NAIA Track debut with two SSU school records after he ran his final 5,000-meter race of the season in a time of 14:45.15 to place 10th overall. He also broke the school record in the 10,000-meter finals on Thursday as he placed ninth in that event.

MARIAN, Ind. – Senior Brittney LiPira concluded her SSU running career with another ninth-place performance at her NAIA Track Championship debut. She finished the final 5,000-meter race of her SSU career in a time of 17:40.53.

MARIAN, Ind. – For the second straight year, men's track will have a representative in the 5,000-meter finals of the NAIA Championships. Jeremy Anderson finished his heat in a time of 14:59.43. That time was the fastest time by an SSU runner in the event at the NAIA Championships. Anderson joins Adam Schroeder (who qualified in 2012) as the only two runners to qualify for the 5,000-meter finals in program history.

MARIAN, Ind. – Just minutes after watching Brittney LiPira break her own school record in the 10,000-meters, Jeremy Anderson went out and also set a new school mark in his debut race at the NAIA Track Championships with a time of 30:52.92. His ninth-place finish was nine spots above his original seed of 18th overall based on times from the regular season.

MARIAN, Ind. – Senior Brittney LiPira saved the best 10,000-meter race of her SSU career for her NAIA Track Championship debut as she broke her own school record with a time of 37:02.22. That time placed her ninth overall in her first of two events she will be competing in this weekend.