Hoosiers Win Three Events on Second Day of Tennessee Relays

Images of the Indiana University Track & Field Team from the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Percy Beard Track at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, FL / Photo by Matt Pendleton/Matt Pendleton Photography for Indiana University Athletics

Hoosiers Win Three Events on Second Day of Tennessee Relays

4/12/2019 10:29:00 PM | Track and Field

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Three Hoosiers captured victories as Indiana Track & Field continued their stint at the Tennessee Relays. On day two, Cooper Williams, Joe Murphy, and Haley Harris all won their respective events on Friday afternoon.

Cooper Williams kicked off the strand of first place finishes for the Hoosiers as he won the 800m in a time of 1:48.23. Six other Indiana student-athletes competed in the 800m. Jalen Royal placed fifth with a time of 1:50.68 while Adam Wallace (1:51.66) was the third Hoosier to place in the top-10. Teddy Browning (1:52.72) and Kyle Mau (1:52.73) finished back-to-back in 18^th and 19^th. Tony Newbern clocked a new personal record in the event with a time of 1:53.86.

Joe Murphy and Haley Harris swept the steeplechase as they both led their entire race. Murphy finished in a time of 9:06.08, almost 10 seconds faster than the rest of the field. Harris and Alexa Barrott finished 1-2 as Harris clocked a time of 10:32.21 and Barrott crossed in a time of 10:46.81.

On the women's side of the 800m, Kelsey Harris led the way for the Hoosiers as she picked up a 2:06.46 to place third overall. Mallory Mulzer had a solid performance as she also placed in the top-10 with a time of 2:08.75. Kelly Mindak (2:10.43) and Claire Hamilton (2:17.35) rounded out the field for Indiana with 16^th and 21^st place finishes.

Rikkoi Brathwaite recorded a new PR in the 100m with a time of 10.26. The redshirt freshman placed second in his heat and fourth overall. On the women's side, Megan Grabowski also saw a new PR as she crossed the finish line in a time of 11.71.

The duo would return in the 200m and set PR's for the second time of the afternoon. Brathwaite finished in a time of 21.12 while Grabowski left it all on the track to grab a time of 24.03 to place fourth overall.

Jeyland was the lone Hoosier to compete in the women's 400m hurdles as she had a solid race time of 1:01.86 to place ninth.

Derek Grimmer competed in the 400m where he picked up a time of 48.89 to place 18^th. In the women's field, Riley Egbula saw a time of 58.86.

In competitive fields, Kenneth Hagen and Katherine Receveur were runners up in the 1500m. Hagen was able to close the gap on the runner in front, but was a couple milliseconds short of the title as he clocked a new PR of 3:43.29. Receveur was runner up for the second year as she clocked a time of 4:22.26.

Three other Hoosiers were in action in the 1500m on Saturday afternoon. Ben Veatch placed third with a time 3:44.17 while Daniel Michalski placed fifth (3:44.89). Bryce Millar finished in a time of 3:55.02 to round out the field.

Maggie Allen, Joely Pinkston, and Grace Walther also competed on the women's side of 1500m. Allen (4:26.82) and Pinkston (4:30.54) clocked PR's in the event as they finished in sixth and 13^th. Walther rounded the event with a time of 4:39.79.

Jackson Jett and Hunter Moore competed in the final track event of the night. The duo competed in the 5000m where Jackson Jett saw a top-10 finish with a time of 15:09.03. Moore completed the race in a time of 15:52.24.

Turning to the field, Maddy Pollard and Khayla Dawson highlighted a full slate of competition for the cream & crimson. Pollard was the top collegiate finisher in the shot put as she nabbed a distance of 16.87m (55' 4.25"). The distance puts her No. 8 nationally, and No. 6 in the NCAA East Region. Dawson took second out of collegiate competitors as she saw a distance of 16.30m (53' 5.75"). Her mark puts her No. 10 in the NCAA East Region.

On the men's side, David Schall placed 10^th with a mark of 17.45m (57' 3").

Hope Purcell wrapped up her first collegiate heptathlon on Saturday afternoon with the long jump, javelin, and 800m. In the long jump, she placed fourth with a PR mark of 5.95m (19' 6"). For her first time throwing javelin, the freshman saw a distance of 21.75m (71' 4"). In the last event, she clocked a time of 2:29.02 to placed 10^th. Overall, the x native finished in eighth with 4,957 points.

in the long jump Leah Moran jumped a distance of 6.14m (20' 1.75") to usher in a fourth-place finish. Jenna Jungels saw a mark of 5.81m (19' .75") on the day. Nate Davis set a new PR with a mark of 7.10m (23' 3.5") and placed 10^th overall.

Taylor Pennington competed in her first outdoor meet of the season in the high jump where she cleared a height of 1.63m (5' 4.25") on the third attempt.

Indiana will return for the final day of the Tennessee Relays on Saturday, Apr. 13. The first field event of the day will be the women's discus beginning at 11 a.m. EST. On the oval, it's relay day as 4x200 will be up first at 1:00 p.m. EST.