GALESBURG, Ill. -- The Lawrence University track and field teams claimed two titles and broke two records Saturday at the Midwest Conference Championships at Fleming Fieldhouse.
    Cristyn Oliver won her second individual title of the meet, ran on a winning relay team and was named Newcomer of the Year. Oliver raced to victory in the 3,000 meters in 10:30.32, finishing more than nine seconds ahead of Ripon College's Mikayla Flyte, who was second in 10:39.83.
    Oliver's performance broke the 2004 school record of 10:38.70 set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Courtney Miller. Oliver won the mile on Friday and broke the school record in the process.
    Lawrence also placed two more runners in the top six in the 3,000. Riley Winebrenner was fifth in 11:01.70, and Althea Foster was right on her heels in sixth place in 11:02.19.
    The women's distance medley relay team of Oliver, Leah Hawksford, Emily Sugiyama and Lilia Bodnar raced to an impressive victory in 13:02.79. The Vikings finished almost 13 seconds ahead of Grinnell College, which placed second in 13:15.05.
    Lawrence also placed third in the 4x400 relay as the team of Hawksford, Sugiyama, Bodnar and Claire Paquin posted a time of 4:21.57.
    The Vikings had three runners place in the 60-meter hurdles. Rookie Mariana Zendejas grabbed second place with a time of 10.37 seconds to lead the Lawrence contingent. Irene Yank raced to sixth place in 10.79 seconds, and Paquin was right behind in seventh with a time of 11.17 seconds.
    Lawrence had two runners in the top six in the 800. Bodnar raced to fifth place in 2:29.14, and Hawksford took sixth in 2:29.55. 
    Zendejas also led the Vikings in the triple jump as she placed fifth with a leap of 33 feet, 3 inches. Yank placed seventh with a jump of 32-3.75.
    The Lawrence women finished third in the team standings with 97 points, and Ripon College took the title with 173.5. It was the highest finish for the Vikings at the conference's indoor championships since the team took third in both 2002 and 2003.
    Greyson Schneider broke a 50-year-old Lawrence record on his way to placing third in the pole vault. Schneider, who had the best individual finish for the Lawrence men on Saturday, cleared 14-2 to edge the mark of 14-1 set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Doug Gilbert way back in 1972. 
    Schneider also grabbed fifth place in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.43 seconds.
    Lawrence had two jumpers in the top six in the triple jump. David Benjamin grabbed fifth with a leap of 42-6.25, and Will Eggert took sixth at 41-5.
    The other top individual finisher was Adam Bruce, who placed fifth in the 3,000 with a time of 9:01.17.
    Both of Lawrence's relays placed in the top eight. The distance medley relay of Dylan Coble, Tyler Scott, Lance Juridico and Billy Daniels took fifth in 11:13.30. The 4x400 relay of Benjamin, Scott, Juridico and Schneider placed eighth in 3:42.14.
    The Lawrence men placed seventh in the team standings with 42 points. Ripon won the title with 172.