Naperville, Ill. - The Wheaton track and field teams returned to action on Friday evening at North Central College's F. Lee Slick Invitational.

The Thunder women's 4X400-meter relay team finished second in a 12-team field to conclude the evening. The foursome of Sally Elsen, Sadie Reichert, Grace Crowder and Hannah Harris posted a time of 4:11.73.  Crowder also had a second-place finish in the women's high jump. Her leap of 1.59-meters was the top effort by a Division III competitor in the 25-woman field. 

Caroline Stetina was third in the one-mile run with a time of 5:20.48 in the 40-woman field. Freshman Kate Creighton finished fifth in the event with a time of 5:25.36 and Sophia Huber was sixth in 5:28.84. Natalie Fopma was third in the 5,000-meter run in 19:29.34.

Heidi Krekelberg qualified for the finals of the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.95-seconds in the prelims that was eighth in the 34-woman field. She posted a time of 8.02-seconds in the finals to finish fifth in the event.

The top performance for the Thunder men was Joshua Cross with a time of 4:22.57. Cross' effort earned him a second-place finish in the 69-man field. 

Cohen Oberg posted a time of 8.88-seconds in the prelims of the men's 60-meter hurdles to qualify for the finals with the third-fastest time in the prelims. Oberg registered a time of 8.87-seconds.

The Thunder track and field teams are in Kenosha, Wisconsin next weekend for the 2025 CCIW Indoor Track & Field Championships at Carthage College's Tarble Athletic & Recreation Center.