Johnson Sets Meet Record in Pac-12 Big Ten Invitational

Saturday, March 26

Tempe, Ariz.

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PAC-12 vs. Big Ten

Johnson Sets Meet Record in Pac-12 Big Ten Invitational

3/27/2016 1:48:00 AM | Track and Field

Johnson Sets Meet Record in Pac-12 Big Ten Invitational

Indiana helped the Big Ten secure victory over the Pac-12 on both the men's and women's sides. The men's side scored 81, the second most by a Big Ten school and the fourth most overall, while the women's team added 547 points.

Brianna Johnson won the 3,000m steeplechase in record setting form. She set the new meet record with a time of 10:26.13. Madison Stenger finished in third in the event with a time of 11:14.06. In the men's steeplechase Eric Claxton finished second with a time of 9:05.27.

Daniel Kuhn won the 800m run with a time of 1:46.69, the second best time in school history.

Brenna Calder finished eighth in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:23.03, the ninth best time in school history. Rorey Hunter took second in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:44.20. Joe Murphy crossed in sixth place with a time of 3:48.51.

Nakel McClinton took seventh in the discus with a mark of 44.28m (145 feet 3 inches). Nycia Ford finished seventh in the shot put with a mark of 14.40m (47 feet 3 inches). Willie Morrison placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 18.22m (59 feet 9.5 inches), the seventh best throw in school history.

Paul Galas cleared the bar at 2.05m (6 feet 8.75 inches) in the high jump to win the event. Treyton Harris finished seventh with a mark of 7.06m (23 feet 2 inches) in the long jump.

Riley Egbula placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 55.03, the tenth best time in program history. Kendell Wiles took seventh with a time of 55.64. Markevious Roach finished sixth in the 400m dash with a time of 47.68.

Adrian Mable finished eighth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.77. Tyler Bellaire scored a point for the Hoosiers with an eighth place finish in the 100m dash with a time of 10.85. Jeyland Valentin finished eighth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.14. Diquis Manley finished sixth in the event with a time of 54.84.

The 4x100m relay team of McKayla Eves, La Toya Williams, Jaela Gay, and Maya Caudle took fourth with a time of 46.95. Indiana's 4x400m relay team of Egbula, Wiles, Taylor Wiley, and Taylor Williams finished fourth with a time of 3:45.13. The men's team of Manley, Kuhn, Derek Grimmer, and Roach took third with a time of 3:12.09.

The Hoosiers will be back in action for the Texas Relays and Stanford Invitational next weekend.