MARION, Ind. - The opening day of the postseason for Grace's track and field team was an impressive one.

The Lancers gathered a pair of All-Crossroads League finishes, hit three NAIA standards and broke two school records on Thursday at the 2025 Crossroads League Championships.

The two-day meet is held at Indiana Wesleyan and will conclude on Friday.

The women's 4x800-meter relay team had Grace's highest finish on Thursday. Addison Grady, Cadence Manning, Morgan Welch and Kylie Sauder finished as the runner-ups with a time of 9:14.81, an NAIA "A" standard.

Emily McCreary soared to new heights in the high jump. She broke her own school record with a leap of 1.66 meters, hitting the NAIA "B" standard and placing third. By virtue of her top-three finish, she was named All-League.

Lanae Crowe also hit an NAIA "B" standard with a school-record throw in the discus; she placed fourth in the field at 46.19m, bettering her own school record.

The men's 4x800 squad of John Young, Brady Hunsberger, Caleb Nichols and Carter Clear finished sixth (7:49.53).

Alana Bohls (43:33.17), Heidi Spahr (43:57.94) and Avery Samms (45:05.84) finished 6-7-9 respectively in the 10,000.

In the men's throws, Brock Lengacher placed seventh in the discus (44.39 meters), and Connor Etchison was 12th in the shot put (12.28m).

Michael Muiruri qualified for the finals in the 110 hurdles, running a time of 15.63 during Thursday's preliminary races. He also finished 13th in the long jump (6.02m).

Emma Conrad also qualified for the 100 hurdles finals with her time of 15.12 in the prelims. Madelyn Yoder was not far behind in 15.67.

Mick Wright landed in 12th place in the 100 dash (10.86) and 15th in the 200 (22.34).

"We had some outstanding performances today. Just like any other meet, we had some ups and downs, but we focus on not getting too big of a head when we do well, and not hanging our head too low when we don't," said Grace head coach Brian Dewey. "This team continues to approach competitions with open hands, embracing each other and celebrating with one another. We are very much looking forward to day two."