Grace’s Relay Teams Score Big at NAIA Indoor Track

The indoor track and field season for the Lancers finished the year on a high note. Grace’s men and women each placed 15th in the nation, marking their highest finishes ever at the NAIA Indoor National Championships. The men’s and women’s teams also won gold for the 4x800-meter relay for the first time. Assistant track and field coach Jake Poyner was honored as the Region Assistant Coach of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association, and Bryan HernandezRios was named the Region Track Athlete of the Year.

Lancers Cut the Nets

Twice in Sensational Year

The men’s basketball team cut the nets not once, but twice during a memorable year. The Lancers claimed both the regular season and postseason tournament championship trophies in the Crossroads League. Grace rallied from 16 points down in the postseason tournament championship to take down Huntington in front of one of the loudest and largest crowds in the history of the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.

Grace earned a No. 1 seed in the NAIA tournament and was awarded as a host for the NAIA First and Second Rounds for the first time in team history. The Lancers marched to the NAIA’s “Elite Eight” before finally tasting defeat again. Grace finished the season with a sterling 31-4 record, including 15-3 in league play under head coach Scott Moore (BS 08), who was named the league’s Coach of the Year.