Aliso Viejo, Calif.---The Biola track & field teams opened up their 2025 seasons at the Soka Indoor Qualifier. 

"We haven't been to Soka for many years now, it was fun to come back," stated head coach Sean Henning. "It's a really beautiful and peaceful facility. This is a unique track meet as it has a lot of indoor distances that we won't see the rest of the year, and that's the main reason we came. The energy was good among our team, people were cheering for just about every race we were in. It was great to see a few school records broken, one of them by the great Hall of Famer Natasha Jackson (formerly Miller). The coaches did a great job making sure the day ran smoothly and getting the athletes hyped up to start the track season!"

The Eagles hit the ground sprinting, shattering three school records and recording 25 podium finishes - eight of which were first place finishes. Biola swept the podium in two events.

Joshua Widdows had a collegiate debut to remember, breaking two school records. The Freshman began the day with a first place finish and a broken record in the 60m hurdles (8.09) and ended it with another program best  in the 600m run (1:19.41).

Ebose Omofoma also set a record with her first place finish in the 60m hurdles. The Freshman recorded a speedy time of 8.71.

"Breaking three school records today shows the incredible potential of this team," shared associate head coach Justin Johnson. "I'm proud of how our athletes stepped up and competed, but what excites me most is knowing they're hungry to get even better. This is just the beginning of what they can accomplish together."

Eight Eagles won events at Soka. A.J. Antonio placed first in the long jump with a personal best mark of 6.85m. Robby Porter won the high jump with a personal best mark of 2.00m. Omofoma won the women's high jump with a mark of 1.60m.

Faith Winningham had an exciting win in the weight throw, an event she's never done before, with a mark of 14.58m.

Laura Brennan won the shot put with a throw of 11.78m. 

Reanna Maroon led the Eagles' podium sweep of the pole vault. Maroon finished first with a mark of 3.55. Keely Chard made her freshman debut with her mark of 3.10m. Navarette finished third, recording 3.10m.

Biola had another podium sweep in the women's 60m hurdles. Omofoma paced the group with her time of 8.71 and she was followed by Hannah Hanson who placed second with a personal best time of 9.02 and Autumn Murray who wrapped up third with a personal best time of 9.14.

Biola finished the Soka Indoor Qualifier strong with podium finishes in the men's and women's 4x400 relays. 

In the men's relay, Steven Cuevas, Richie Davenport, Cody Bondy and Jack Carlson finished second with a time of 3:25.97. Joaquin Ramirez, Quinn Shavey, Matthew Kaloustian and Gabriel Da Silva placed third with a time of 3:29.93.

Joley Sproul, Audrey Mousa, Caden Hunter and Kailey Centers represented Biola's women in the 4x4 and placed second with a time of 4:02.04.

Biola competes next at the CMS Rossi Relays on Saturday, February 22.