Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Huntington University women’s indoor track & field team opened 2026 at the Indiana Tech Invitational, turning in strong performances across sprints, middle distance, distance, and field events at the Doug Edgar Indoor Track.

Junior Addyson Dowler led the Foresters in the sprints, advancing to the finals of the 60 meters and placing sixth (7.92) after running 7.96 in preliminaries. She also finished seventh in the 200 meters (27.02).

Freshmen made an immediate impact in the quarter-mile: Saniya Brinkley placed seventh in the 400 meters (1:02.27), followed by Anna Sullivan in 11th (1:03.95).

Sophomore Olivia Howell turned in one of the top middle-distance performances of the day, finishing second in the 1000 meters (3:02.12), while senior MacKenzie Brewer was third (3:12.18). Senior Shaylynn Reyes anchored the distance group with third in the mile (5:26.01) and sixth in the 3000 meters (11:05.32).

The field events were highlighted by juniors Trysta Hilton and Anna Jeannin, who each cleared 1.58m in the high jump to tie for third place. Jeannin also recorded 12th in the long jump (4.84m). Freshman Maya Gerber led the throwing events with sixth in the shot put (12.38m) and 13th in the weight throw (13.44m).

THE ESSENTIALS

Meet: Indiana Tech Invite
Host: Indiana Tech
Location: Doug Edgar Indoor Track , Fort Wayne, Ind.
Date: January 16th, 2026

FULL RESULTS

60m (Prelims / Finals)
Addyson Dowler (Jr) – 7.96 / 6th (7.92)
Danielle McLaughlin (Fr) – 9.03

200m
Addyson Dowler (Jr) – 7th (27.02)
Laura Valiente (Fr) – 10th (27.32)
Saniya Brinkley (Fr) – 12th (27.40)
Anna Sullivan (Fr) – 20th (27.89)
Stacy Stutzman (Jr) – 34th (30.16)
Danielle McLaughlin (Fr) – 37th (30.54)

400m
Saniya Brinkley (Fr) – 7th (1:02.27)
Anna Sullivan (Fr) – 11th (1:03.95)
Stacy Stutzman (Jr) – 14th (1:07.22)

1000m
Olivia Howell (So) – 2nd (3:02.12)
Mackenzie Brewer (Sr) – 3rd (3:12.18)

Mile
Shaylynn Reyes (Sr) – 3rd (5:26.01)
Vada Valastek (So) – 9th (6:27.16)
Lily Hegenberger (Fr) – 10th (7:28.99)

3000m
Shaylynn Reyes (Sr) – 6th (11:05.32)
Vada Valastek (So) – 11th (13:07.23)

60H (Prelims)
Anna Jeannin (So) – 14th (9.84)
Avery Mariol (So) – 19th (10.60)

High Jump
Trysta Hilton (Jr) – 3rd (1.58m)
Anna Jeannin (So) – 3rd (1.58m)

Pole Vault
Emma Schiffli (So) – 13th (3.15m)
Elaina Moore (So) – 16th (3.00m)
Maeve Wilkinson (So) – 18th (3.00m)

Long Jump

Anna Jeannin (So) – 12th (4.84m)
Helena Marinho (So) – 15th (3.88m)

Shot Put

Maya Gerber (Fr) – 6th (12.38m)
Elle Schweitzer (Fr) – 17th (10.28m)
Janai Haney (Sr) – 24th (8.32m)
Eliza Byrum (So) – 26th (7.53m)

Weight Throw
Maya Gerber (Fr) – 13th (13.44m)
Elle Schweitzer (Fr) – 21st (10.85m)
Madison Birky (Jr) – 22nd (9.94m)
Eliza Byrum (So) – 24th (8.80m)

LOOKING FORWARD

The Foresters will continue the indoor season on Friday, January 23rd in the Crossroads of America event taking place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.