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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, February 28
Spokane, Wash. / The Podium
10 a.m.
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WAC Indoor Championships
Photo by: Chris Baumgardner
GCU wins 8th men's indoor title in last 9 tries
3/1/2025 11:12:00 PM | Track and Field
Lopes stave off Utah Valley in dramatic finish
SPOKANE, Wash. — Grand Canyon claimed the 2025 WAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship in a dramatic finish that went down to the final event at The Podium on Saturday.
The Lopes claimed their eighth men's indoor championship in their last nine tries.
"It's special," GCU head coach Tom Flood said. "The guys pulled through. We've got a lot of seniors this year, so it was a little bittersweet seeing those guys being done with their eligibility."
Flood has helped lead GCU to 24 WAC championships in the Lopes' 12 years in the conference.
Entering the final event, GCU had a nine-point edge on the men's team leaderboard. A false start by the Lopes' heavily favored 4x400 relay team put GCU in a shaky position, needing second-place Utah Valley to not win the event. UT Arlington's relay team won the event and clinched the Lopes the team title.
GCU won individual championships in four men's events:
GCU also ran up its point total with 20 points in the 400-meter run. Cam Wilmington, Joshua Gittens and Ben Stratman finished second, third and fourth.
The Lopes also won individual championships in four women's events:
The Lopes claimed their eighth men's indoor championship in their last nine tries.
"It's special," GCU head coach Tom Flood said. "The guys pulled through. We've got a lot of seniors this year, so it was a little bittersweet seeing those guys being done with their eligibility."
Flood has helped lead GCU to 24 WAC championships in the Lopes' 12 years in the conference.
Entering the final event, GCU had a nine-point edge on the men's team leaderboard. A false start by the Lopes' heavily favored 4x400 relay team put GCU in a shaky position, needing second-place Utah Valley to not win the event. UT Arlington's relay team won the event and clinched the Lopes the team title.
GCU won individual championships in four men's events:
- Heptathlon - Casey Tow - 5,576 (school record)
- 60 meters - Justin Raines - 6.64 (set school record with 6.58 in prelims)
- 60-meter hurdles - Prosper Ekporere - 7.79
- 200 meters - Justin Raines - 20.68
GCU also ran up its point total with 20 points in the 400-meter run. Cam Wilmington, Joshua Gittens and Ben Stratman finished second, third and fourth.
The Lopes also won individual championships in four women's events:
- Pentathlon - Camdyn Bruner - 3,905
- Shot put - Lucy George - 13.88m
- Triple jump - Taryn Burkett - 13.34m (school record)
- 4x400 relay - Aaliyah Rifort-Delem, Alyssa Blockburger, Macie Evans, Taliyah Booker - 3:40.84 (school record)
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