LAKELAND, Fla. — The Ave Maria Track and Field team took home 23 medals in the Sun Conference Championships held Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27. It is the most medals the Gyrenes have ever won in a conference championship since starting the program in 2022. Ave Maria had four individual champions, three individuals and two teams placed second and four individuals and one team placed third.
Michael Long was the only individual champion on the men’s side, continuing his dominance in the 800 meter dash. Long finished second in the preliminary race on Saturday and then had another great race on the track Sunday to win the finals with a time of 1:54.18. The sophomore has now won the last three 800 meter championships in the conference, winning the both indoor and outdoor this season and outdoor last year.
The other three individual championships were on the women’s side with one track gold medal and two field gold medals…