Three School Records Fall During Hoosier Open

Friday, December 13

Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana University

Hoosier Open

12/13/2019 11:00:00 PM | Track and Field

Final Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field opened the 2019-20 indoor season by hosting the Hoosier Open. Leah Moran, Natalie Price, and Cooper Williams all kicked off their season with school record breaking marks.

Moran pulled off the double crown as she won both the long jump and triple jump. The senior broke a 15-year-old school record in the triple jump by reaching a mark of 13.14m (43' 1.5") while also seeing a distance of 6.09m (19' 11.75") in the long jump. Price clocked a time of 1:09.87 for first place while also breaking the school, meet, and facility record. Williams rounded out the trio of broken school records as he crossed in a time of 2:22.16 to take down a 32-year-old record in the 1000m.

The Hoosiers also took top spots in 12 other events. On the track, Rikkoi Brathwaite improved on his PR in the 60m with a time of 6.66. In her Indiana debut, Alyssa Simone Robinson picked up gold in the 300m as she finished in a time of 38.87. Dushawn Tunstall notched a time of 49.59 in the 400m, to cross the finish line first and secure a new personal best. Shaton Vaughn also created a new PR and took home first in the 500m with a time of 1:03.05. Kyle Mau picked up where he left off by finishing the 5000m in a time of 13:44.47. Bailey Hertenstein finished out the field of winners for Indiana as she won her first 1000m of her career with a time of 2:51.59.

Rounding out events on the oval, both 4x400m relay squads captured top honors. On the women's side, Janii Jenkins, Robinson, Mallory Mulzer, and Price notched a time of 3:44.13. In the men's race, Vaughn, Jalen Royal, Brathwaite, and Williams combined for a time of 3:13.53.

Winning in the field, the Hoosiers swept the weight throw as Alexis Hill and Nick Lane won their respective event. Hill threw a mark of 19.90m while Lane saw a mark of 20.02m for a new PR. Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went one-two in the shot put as Dawson took gold with a distance of 16.68m while Pollard notched a mark of 15.95m to come in second. Adam Coulon was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault as he cleared a height of 5.43m (17' 9.75"). In front of all of his teammates Jyles Etienne set a new personal best in the high jump and won the event with a height of 2.23m (7' 3.74"). His height of 2.23m is also the new Hoosier Open record.

Another group of Hoosiers set new personal bests on Friday night. Megan Grabowski kicked off her final season at Indiana with a time of 7.48 in the both the prelim and finals of the 60m. De'Aira Robertson returned to the track in the 60m hurdles to record a personal best time of 8.68. Continuing a successful night, Vaughn shaved .06 seconds off his personal record for a time of 8.38 in the 60m hurdles. Also setting a new PR in the 60m hurdles was Chase Washington as he clocked a time of 8.61. Personal bests were set on both sides of the 200m, Haley Goines clocked a time of 26.06 while Tunstall recorded a time of 22.16. Royal punched out a PR in the 500m by securing a time of 1:03.42. Two PRs were set in the 100m as Jenna Barker and Aaron Bennet nabbed times of 2:51.94 and 2:26.72, respectively.

Indiana will return to action in the new year with the IU vs. Tennessee Duals on Saturday, January 11. Action is slated to begin at 12 p.m. inside Gladstein Fieldhouse.