Hoosiers Turn in Season Best Performance

Friday, February 12

Bloomington, Ind.

TBA

Indiana University

Hoosier Hills Invitational

2/12/2016 10:17:00 PM | Track and Field

Hoosiers Turn in Season Best Performance

Nakel McClinton continued her record-breaking season by, again, besting her own mark with a throw of 20.96m (68-9.25ft) in the weight throw. She is now top ten nationally in the event. Sophie Gutermuth, competing unattached, won the pole vault with a Gladstein record mark of 4.41m (14-5.5ft). That mark also qualifies her for the Olympic Trials. Sydney Clute took second with a mark of 4.11m (13-5.75ft). Ari Nelson and Aailyah Armsted both hit the mark of 5.71m (18-9ft) in the long jump. Armsted won the tie-breaker by way of her second best jump.

Daniel Kuhn beat his school record in the 800m run with a time of 1:47.83. His time is third in the Big Ten and 12^th in the country. Jason Crist crossed first in the 3,000m run with a time of 7:56.98. He is ranked eighth nationally, first in the Big Ten, and seventh in school history.

Andrew Miller built off of last weekend's success in the weight throw by winning the event with a season best mark of 19.88m (65-2.75ft). Dyrek Chowning took second in the event with a mark of 19.13m (62-9.25ft). Willie Morrison earned a first place finish in the shot put with a mark of 17.34m (56-10.75ft). Chowning placed third with a season best mark of 16.27m (53-5.5). Paul Galas posted the top height in the high jump with a mark of 1.99m (6-6.25ft). Terry Batemon posted a season best mark of 5.11m (19-9.25ft) in a second place finish in the pole vault.

In the 60m final Brittany Thomas took third with a time of 7.66. She also placed third in the 200m dash with a time of 25.00. Keri Ertel won her heat of the 400m dash with a season best time of 58.67, she finished third overall. Jeyland Valentin finished second in the 400m dash with a mark time of 57.31. In the 400m fast section Riley Egbula took second with a season best time of 56.33. Former Hoosier, and Olympic hopeful, Molly Ludlow (Beckwith) won the 600m run. The next four spots in the event were taken by the Hoosiers. Kendell Wiles was second, Taylor Wiley third, Mackenzie Bollinger in fourth, and Taylor Williams finished fifth.

Olivia Hippensteel and Kellie Davis finished first and second in the 800m run. Olivia's winning time of 2:11.53 is a season best. Davis also set a new season best with a time of 2:12.15. Haley Harris and Kelsey Harris finished third and fourth in the fast section of the mile with season low marks of 4:52.98 and 4:54.10, respectively. Katherine Receveur set a new season best with a winning time of 9:40.17. Amanda Behnke took second with a time of 9:41.34.
A huge last lap completed the come-from-behind victory in the mile for Jordan Huntoon in the first heat. He finished with a season low time of 4:12.65. Owen Skeete took first in the fast section of the mile with a season best time of 4:05.48. Markevious Roach won the fast section of the 400m with a time of 48.45. In his Hoosier debut Tyler Bellaire finished fifth in the 60m finals with a time of 6.99. Bryce Millar, competing unattached, won his heat of the 3,000m run with a time of 8:20.81.

Indiana's relay teams dominated the meet. Both the men's and the women's finished first in the DMR. The men's team of Joe Murphy, Adam Wallace, Eric Claxton, and Connor Martin crossed the line with a time of 10:05.97. The women's team that consisted of Madison Stenger, Valentin, Davis and Hippensteel finished with a time of 11:57.23. The 4x400m relay teams also swept the top spots. The men's team of Zach Reitzug, Kuhn, Diquis Manley, and Roach finished with a season best effort of 3:12.63. The women's team of Egbula, Wiles, Wiley, and Sydney Anderson won with a time of 3:48.15.

The Hoosiers will be back in action next weekend when they head back up to South Bend to participate in the Alex Wilson Invitational.