Brinkley Breaks School Record to Cap Off Night of Success for the Hoosiers

Friday, February 8

Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana University

Hoosier Hills

BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2018.12.07 - Hoosier Open

Brinkley Breaks School Record to Cap Off Night of Success for the Hoosiers

2/8/2019 10:14:00 PM | Track and Field

Hoosier Hills Results Tyson Invite Day 1 Results Iowa State Classic Day 1 Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana Track & Field competed in a three-meet slate on Friday night. Remaining home to host Hoosier Hills, Princess Brinkley broke the school record in the weight throw. Maggie Allen and Ben Veatch both set personal records in the invitational 5k at the Iowa State Classic. A group of Hoosiers also competed at the Tyson Invite hosted by Arkansas.

Hoosier Hills

Princess Brinkley continued to see success as she set a new school record in the weight throw. The redshirt sophomore threw a distance of 21.53m (70' 7.75"). Her teammates followed right behind her in third and fourth. Nycia Ford threw a distance of 20.55m (67' 5.25") while Alexis Hill saw a distance of 20.55m (66' 7").

Anna Watson also had a record setting day as she saw a PR in the pole vault. She cleared a height of 4.21m (13' 9.75") on her way to third place. Kara Deady also competed in the pole vault and placed fourth with a height of 3.81m (12' 6").

The sprints were on full display Friday night, taking the top spots in three events. William Session grabbed first in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.05. Megan Grabowski and Rikkoi Brathwaite helped the Hoosiers sweep the 60m finals. Grabowski recorded a time of 7.62 while Brathwaite clocked a time of 6.78.

Brahtwaite saw more success in the 200m as he notched second place with a time of 21.80. Nate Davis finished in third after seeing a time of 21.81.

Jeyland Valentin competed in the 400m where she finished first after clocking a time of 57.85. In the fast section for the men, Zubin Muncherji (49.07) and Derek Grimmer (49.11) finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Hoosiers swept the top three spots in the 600m. Mallory Mulzer (1:31.64), Joely Pinkston (1:33.29), and Kelly Mindak (1:34.61) all finished in the top three, respectively.

Claire Hamilton ran her first collegiate 800m in the fast section and controlled the field with a top finishing time of 2:08.95. Teammate Hannah Stoffel clocked a time of 2:11.03 to take second.

Tony Newbern was the lone Hoosier to compete in the 800m as he nabbed second and crossed in a time of 1:54.16.

Abi Little ran unattached in the women's one mile to set a personal record with a time of 4:54.55. Josey Korte finished fourth in the mile in a time of 4:57.70. On the men's side, Dustin Horter continued his success while running unattached as he took the top spot with a time of 4:08.07.

Indiana saw two unattached runners take first in the 3000m. Sarah Schmitt clocked a time of 9:37.73 while on the men's side Arjun Jha finished in a time of 8:15.54. Reese Jordan competed in the Hoosier uniform and placed in the top five with a time of 8:23.31.

In the field, the Hoosier took top honors on both sides of the shot put. Khayla Dawson shot a distance of 17.18m (56' 4.5") while Willie Morrison notched a distance of 18.88m (61' 11.5") on the men's side. David Schall placed second with a distance of 18.66. (61' 2.75"). Lane also

Adam Coulon and Brock Mammoser finished back to back in the men's pole vault. Coulon cleared a height of 5.33m (17' 5.75") while Mammoser was able to clear a height of 5.18m (17' 0").

Iowa State Classic

Maggie Allen found her stride in the invitational 5K where she set a PR with a time of 15:49.72. The junior took second overall in the meet. On the men's side, Ben Veatch also saw a PR as he crossed in a time of 13:40.58 to take seventh.

Katherine Receveur competed in the invitational 3K where she saw a time of 9:19.68.

Tyson Invite

Leah Moran and Jenna Jungels competed in the long jum during Friday's meet. Moran jumped to a distance of 5.77m (18' 11.25") while Jungles saw a distance of 5.76m (18' 10.75").

Hope Purcell was the lone Hoosier to compete in the qualifying round of the 60m hurdles. The freshman ran a time of 8.84.

Indiana will return to action tomorrow for the conclusion of the Tyson Invite and Iowa State Classic. At the Tyson Invite, Jyles Etienne will compete in the first event for the Hoosiers. The men's high jump is set for 12:45 p.m. EST. At the Iowa Classic, Haley Harris will kick off day two for Indiana when she competes in the women's mile at 1:25 p.m. EST.