LEXINGTON, VA. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's & women's track opened competition Friday at the 2026 Southern Conference (SoCon) Indoor Track & Field Championships, running on day one inside the VMI Corps Physical Training Complex.   
 
The men's 4000-meter distance medley relay quartet of Lane Prochaska, Glodi Mvovi, Samuel Barnard and Logan Ruffner clocked in a time of 10:08.60 placing third overall. This time is now third in UNCG records.
 
Two from the men's team qualified for finals, while one on the women's side qualified.
 
Emery Anderson clocked in a time of 49.78 in the 400-meter preliminary run, finishing eighth out of 13, qualifying for the finals on Saturday.
 
Samuel Barnard placed seventh out of 14 competitors in the 800-meter preliminary round. His time of 1:54.05 qualified him for the finals. Mvovi finished in the top 10 with his personal best time of 1:55.61, taking home ninth overall.
 
Luke Hühn (8:23.61) and Luke Ward (8:28.57) both placed in the top 10 of the 3000-meter run, earning eighth and ninth, respectively.
 
On the women's side, Joelle Tonne clocked in a time of 5:11.52, finishing eighth out of 13 competitors in the mile. This time qualified her for the final round on Saturday. She also clocked in a season best time of 2:18.91 in the 800-meter run, finishing 12^th out of 19 competitors.
 
Vicky Sosa and Hailey Meyers both earned top 10 finishes in the 3000-meter event. Sosa ran a season best time of 10:13.74, while Meyers crossed the finish line with a personal best time of 10:17.19.

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The Spartans will compete in day two of the 2026 SoCon Indoor Track & Field Championships tomorrow.    
 
MEN
400m prelims – out of 13
8. Emery Anderson – 49.78 – qualified
 
800m prelims – out of 14
7. Samuel Barnard – 1:54.05 – qualified
9. Glodi Mvovi – 1:55.61
 
200m prelims – out of 16
14. Emery Anderson – 23.46
 
3000m final – out of 15
8. Luke Hühn – 8:23.61
9. Luke Ward – 8:28.57
12. Khalid Abdullahi – 8:30.94
14. Pierson Guerrant – 8:47.05
15. Spencer Slayton – 8:55.06
 
4000m DMR – out of 7
3. Lane Prochaska, Glodi Mvovi, Samuel Barnard, Logan Ruffner – 10:08.60 – second in UNCG records
 
 
WOMEN
Mile prelims – out of 13
8. Joelle Tonne – 5:11.52 – qualified
 
400m prelims - out of 17
12. Alana Hill – 58.78
 
800m prelims – out of 19
12. Joelle Tonne – 2:18.91 – SB
 
200m prelims – out of 19
14. Ayzia Jefferson – 25.45
18. Alana Hill – 26.43
 
3000m final – out of 16
7. Vicky Sosa – 10:13.74 – season best
9. Hailey Meyers – 10:17.19 – PB
12. Tenley Douglass – 10:24.41
15. Camryn Oates – 10:47.80
16. Sierra Collins – 10:58.24