One Individual Champion and Three Relay Runners Up in Championship of America Highlight Day Two of Penn Relays
4/26/2019 9:35:00 PM | Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— On a rainy Friday afternoon that featured two thunderstorm delays, Indiana Track & Field was able to capture one individual title and three relay runner up to conclude day two of their stint at Penn Relays. Leah Moran won the women's triple jump while the women's 4x1500 relay, men's DMR, and men's SMR all took runner up in Championship of America races.
With a storm delay kicking off the field events this morning, Leah Moran was able to overcome it to become a Penn Relays Champion in the women's triple jump championship after securing a distance of 12.83m (42' 1.25").
In the Hoosiers first Championship of America race of the day, Katherine Receveur, Maggie Allen, Kelsey Harris, and Haley Harris combined to ran a 17:50.70 and capture runners up honors.
Later on, in the evening, Ben Veatch, Jalen Royal, Daniel Kuhn, and Daniel Michalski combined to finish with a time 9:47.93, just .8 seconds behind Big Ten foe Wisconsin. In the SMR, Cooper Williams ran a 1:46.46 800m split to pull the Hoosiers within striking distance before taking runner up with a time of 3:17.75.
On the women's side of the SMR, Jaela Gay, Natalie Price, Riley Egbula, and Kelly Mindak clocked a time of 4:04.11 in the final women's Championship of America race of the night.
Also, on the track, Megan Grabowski, Price, Gay, and Egbula returned to the oval to compete in the 4x200 relay. The squad ran a solid time of 1:39.69.
Friday featured Indiana's first individual sprint event as Brathwaite picked up runners up honors in the 100m with a time of 10.39. On the women's side, Grabowski took to the track to run a time of 12.03 to place 16th overall.
Jyles Etienne won the men's college high jump as he saw his best mark of the outdoor season by clearing a height of 2.12m.
Maddy Pollard returned for her second event of the Penn Relays as she competed in the women's discus championship. She notched a distance of 49.62m (162' 9") to place seventh overall.
Hoosiers will have one final day at the Penn Relays on Saturday. The men's pole vault will start things off as they compete at 1 p.m. EST.
With a storm delay kicking off the field events this morning, Leah Moran was able to overcome it to become a Penn Relays Champion in the women's triple jump championship after securing a distance of 12.83m (42' 1.25").
In the Hoosiers first Championship of America race of the day, Katherine Receveur, Maggie Allen, Kelsey Harris, and Haley Harris combined to ran a 17:50.70 and capture runners up honors.
Later on, in the evening, Ben Veatch, Jalen Royal, Daniel Kuhn, and Daniel Michalski combined to finish with a time 9:47.93, just .8 seconds behind Big Ten foe Wisconsin. In the SMR, Cooper Williams ran a 1:46.46 800m split to pull the Hoosiers within striking distance before taking runner up with a time of 3:17.75.
On the women's side of the SMR, Jaela Gay, Natalie Price, Riley Egbula, and Kelly Mindak clocked a time of 4:04.11 in the final women's Championship of America race of the night.
Also, on the track, Megan Grabowski, Price, Gay, and Egbula returned to the oval to compete in the 4x200 relay. The squad ran a solid time of 1:39.69.
Friday featured Indiana's first individual sprint event as Brathwaite picked up runners up honors in the 100m with a time of 10.39. On the women's side, Grabowski took to the track to run a time of 12.03 to place 16th overall.
Jyles Etienne won the men's college high jump as he saw his best mark of the outdoor season by clearing a height of 2.12m.
Maddy Pollard returned for her second event of the Penn Relays as she competed in the women's discus championship. She notched a distance of 49.62m (162' 9") to place seventh overall.
Hoosiers will have one final day at the Penn Relays on Saturday. The men's pole vault will start things off as they compete at 1 p.m. EST.
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