CARBONDALE — Despite a ton of snow and ice on the roads, the SIU track and field team opened the NCAA indoor track season with a dominating performance from the women’s team at the Saluki Fast Start meet Saturday at SIU Rec Center.

“It’s the first meet and you’re never really sure what you’re going to get,” said SIU coach Connie Price-Smith. “We have a lot of young athletes and it was good to see them come out and compete really hard.”