Track and Field Splits Dual with Purdue

Saturday, January 16

West Lafayette

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Indiana University

Indiana v. Purdue Duals

1/16/2016 5:28:00 PM | Track and Field

Track and Field Splits Dual with Purdue

The women's team fell to a tough Purdue team today by a score of 83-56. Coach Ron Helmer said he thought that the team competed hard, but they are young. He also thought that many positive things happened for both the women's and men's teams.

Sydney Clute took first in the pole vault with a new career high mark of 4.11m. That mark is fifth in school history and sixth best nationally. Nakel McClinton and Laura Schroeder finish 1-2 in the weight throw for the second consecutive meet.

Brittany Thomas took third in the 60m dash with a career best time of 7.56. She also scored points with a second place finish in the 200m dash, another career best time of 24.66. Kendell Wiles finished strong to earn the victory in the 600m run. Taylor Wiley crossed the finish line first in the 800m run with a time of 2:12.40.

The men's team continued its winning ways with an 83-52 victory over Purdue. It was a complete team victory for the Hoosiers as many athletes contributed to the win.

Adrian Mable finished second in the 60m hurdles with a career best time of 8.06, which moves him into a tie for fourth place in program history. Cornelius Strickland took first place in the 60m dash for the second time this season. Matt Schwartzer led the Hoosiers to a sweep in the mile run with a winning time of 4:09.07. Owen Skeete, Jason Crist, and Eric Claxton rounded out second through fourth place for Indiana.

Markevious Roach took first in the 400m dash with a time of 48.46. Daniel Kuhn continued his strong season by winning the 600m run with the nation's second best time of 1:18.29. Adam Wallace and Diquis Manley rounded out the sweep in the event for the Hoosiers. Indiana added another pair of top two finishers when Joe Murphy and Jordan Huntoon took 1-2 in the 800m run. Rorey Hunter led another event sweep for the Hoosiers as he won the 3,000m run. Kyle Duvall placed second, and Mark Chandler in third.

Dylan Anderson turned in a season best mark of 6.91m in his winning effort in the long jump. Terry Batemon took first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.91m. Anderson took second and Stephen Keller finished third. Paul Galas won the high jump for the second consecutive weekend while Keller finished in second.

Next up for Indiana is a full weekend between the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington and the Rod McCravy Memorial in Lexington, Ky. Both will take place on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23.