The Pride delivered a slew of standout performances at the 2025 GLIAC Outdoor Championships, held April 30–May 2 in Allendale, Michigan. Personal bests and season-best marks highlighted both the men's and women's efforts, with multiple athletes placing inside the top five across sprints, distance, jumps, throws, and combined events. JC Ramirez (Odessa, Texas/Odessa), Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale), and Kiara Spates (Markham, Ill./Thorton Township) each walked away with second place finishes in their respected events.
The Basics:

• Location: Allendale, Michigan
• Event: 2025 GLIAC Outdoor Championships
• The meet was a three-day event

Men's Notable Results

• Men's 400m: Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.) placed 5th overall with a personal-best time of 48.72 seconds. He improved on his prelim time of 48.70. Teammate Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) followed close behind in 7th, also setting a PR with a time of 49.00 seconds.
• Men's 200m: Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.) took 7th place in the finals with a personal-best time of 22.21 seconds (+0.6 m/s). He had previously qualified 8th in the prelims at 21.97.
• Men's 400m Hurdles: Kyden Boyer (Marshal, Ill.) ran a personal-best time of 57.18 seconds to finish 7th overall.
• Men's High Jump: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) cleared a personal-best height of 2.05m (6' 8.75") to place 4th overall. He was clean through earlier heights before missing his next bar.
• Men's Javelin: Eli Baumann (Allendale, Mich./Allendale) finished 2nd overall with a personal-best throw of 56.19m (184' 4"). Wyatt Cordray (Mount Vernon, Mo./Mount Vernon) also set a PR of 44.49m (145' 11") to take 5th.
• Men's Triple Jump: JC Ramirez (Odessa, Texas/Odessa) earned 2nd place with a seasonal-best leap of 13.94m (45' 9").
• Men's Pole Vault:
  Cantrell Brooks (Porter, Texas/Porter) took 6th place with a clearance of 4.47m (14' 8"). Noah Thames (Brighton, Mich.) followed in 8th, clearing 4.32m (14' 2").
• Men's 4x400m Relay: The team of Carson Bell (Hobart, Ind./Hobart), Michael Golston, Alex Simmons (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), and Willie Clay (Laporte, Ind.) clocked a season-best time of 3:15.72 to finish 4th.
• Men's Decathlon: Tyler Bohnen placed 1st in the 400m segment with a PR time of 49.60 seconds. He also won the 1500m in 4:42.46 (PR) and placed 3rd in the 100m (11.19). He contributed across multiple events, including a 3rd-place finish in the discus (26.47m) and 5th in the javelin (37.89m).
• Men's Decathlon Javelin: Wyatt Cordray (Mount Vernon, Mo./Mount Vernon) led the team in the event, placing 2nd with a PR of 43.69m (143' 4").

 
Women's Notable Results

• Women's 100m: Chisom Chukwuocha (Indianapolis, Ind.) ran 12.65 seconds in the prelims. Carley Grabarczyk (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) followed in 12.71.
• Women's Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) placed 5th overall with a time of 16.44 seconds. Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) followed in 8th with a personal-best 16.70. Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) ran 21.90 for 13th place, also a PR.
• Women's Heptathlon – 200m: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) clocked 26.72 to place 3rd overall. Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) ran a personal-best 29.40 for 11th, and Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) finished 13th with a PR of 32.08.
• Women's 400m Hurdles: Jerralee Testa (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Asby) placed 11th in 1:09.78, followed by Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) in 13th with 1:10.34.
• Women's 800m: Sara McGraw (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli) finished 11th overall in 2:23.58. Alyssa Dunlap (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) followed in 17th at 2:27.25, and Sonya Wagner (Greeneville, Tenn.) placed 23rd with a season-best 2:39.02.
• Women's Heptathlon – 800m: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) took 1st in her heat with a season-best 2:40.94. Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) ran 3:04.23 to place 11th, and Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) followed in 13th at 3:35.27.
• Women's 1500m: Lizeth Flores Bernal (Harvard, Ill./Harvard) ran 5:25.04 in the prelims to place 20th.
• Women's 5000m: Myrriam Dhoore (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte) placed 15th overall with a time of 18:28.52. Kennedy Cox (Las Vegas, Nev./Sommerset Sky Pointe) ran a personal-best 19:15.09 for 24th place.
• Women's Discus Throw: Kaelin Kreischer (Valparaiso, Ind./Morgan Township) threw 34.66m (113' 8") to finish 12th overall.
• Women's Hammer Throw: Jada Addo recorded a mark of 34.40m (112' 10") to place 16th.
• Women's Heptathlon – High Jump: Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) and Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) both cleared 1.51m (4' 11.5"). Blissett's mark was a season-best, while Weber set a PR. Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) cleared 1.27m (4' 2") for 11th.
• Women's High Jump: Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) cleared 1.45m (4' 9") to finish 11th.
• Women's Heptathlon – Javelin: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) threw 23.39m (76' 9") to place 5th. Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) threw 21.89m (71' 10") for 7th, and Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) was 12th with a 19.00m (62' 4") mark.
• Women's Javelin: Kelsi Dillon (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer) placed 5th with a throw of 35.81m (117' 6"). Jada Addo followed in 11th at 29.57m (97' 0").
• Women's Heptathlon – Long Jump: Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) led the group with a 4.94m (16' 2.5") jump for 2nd place. Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) finished 12th with a 3.88m (12' 8.75") mark, and Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) jumped 3.76m (12' 4") to take 13th.
• Women's Long Jump: Kiara Spates (Markham, Ill./Thorton Township) took 4th place with a personal-best 5.77m (18' 11.25"). Kori Morris (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) finished 13th at 5.02m (16' 5.75").
• Women's Heptathlon – Shot Put: Kelli Blissett (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) placed 7th with a throw of 8.14m (26' 8.5"). Cailey Weber (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) threw a personal-best 7.27m (23' 10.25") for 10th, and Sidney Elijah (Hebron, Ind./Hebron) followed in 13th with a PR of 7.06m (23' 2").
• Women's Triple Jump: Kiara Spates (Markham, Ill./Thorton Township) earned 2nd place with a jump of 11.72m (38' 5.5").
• Women's 4x100m Relay: The team of Chukwuocha, Grabarczyk, Weber, and Morris ran 50.18 to place 8th.
• Women's 4x400m Relay: McGraw, Grabarczyk, Dunlap, and Weber combined for a season-best 4:09.37 to place 10th.