A Day Full of Personal Bests Cap Off the Final Meet of the Regular Season at Home

Friday, May 3

Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana University

Billy Hayes Invitational

Billy Hayes Track at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex

A Day Full of Personal Bests Cap Off the Final Meet of the Regular Season at Home

5/3/2019 11:47:00 PM | Track and Field

Complete Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.— Indiana Track & Field competed in their lone home meet of the season on Friday afternoon. With a day full of personal bests, the Hoosiers capped off the season on a high note.

In the men's 800m fast section the Hoosiers swept the top four spots as Daniel Kuhn led the squad with a season best time of 1:48.16. Adam Wallace clocked a personal best in a time of 1:48.61 to place second. Jalen Royal (1:48.91) and Aaron Bennett (1:40.10) rounded out the field by placing third and fourth.

Indiana also swept the women's field of the 800m as Joely Pinkston crossed first in personal best time of 2:05.71. Kelly Mindak also added a PR time of 2:06.67 to finish in second. Mallory Mulzer completed the Hoosier sweep by clocking a time of 2:07.38 to take third.

Kyle Mau and Teddy Browning continued the trend in the men's 1500m fast section as they both recorded personal bests. Mau finished in a time of 3:40.42 which ranks fourth in the NCAA East Region. Browning crossed in a time of 3:43.05 and ranks fifth in the East Region.

Megan Grabowski and Rikkoi Brathwaite both picked up first place in the 100m finals. Grabowski raced to a time of 11.89 while Brathwaite clocked a time of 10.37.

Hope Purcell was the lone Hoosier to see the finals of the women's 100m hurdles where she crossed in a time of 14.16 to place fourth.

In the 200m, Jaela Gay finished runner up with a time of 24.94 in her final home meet of her career. On the men's side, Derek Grimmer picked up a time of 21.60.

Jeyland Valentin wrapped her home stint by competing in the 400m hurdles. The senior clocked a time of 1:02.49 to place second. Shaton Vaughn returned to the track as he picked up a time of 53.48.

Switching to the field, Nycia Ford, Princess Brinkley, and Alexis Hill kicked off the meet in the women's hammer. Ford placed third with a distance of 59.52m (195' 3"). Brinkley picked up a personal best distance of 58.31m (191' 4"). Hill also recorded a PR after throwing a distance of 49.72m (163' 1"). Nick Lane was the lone Hoosier on the men's side as he took second with a personal best distance of 60.21m (197' 6").

Maddy Pollard the Hoosiers in the discus as she placed second after notching a distance of 53.59m (175' 10"). Khayla Dawson finished in sixth with a distance of 49.05m (160' 11"). Rounding out the field was Alexis Hill who secured a distance of 48.40m (158' 9") to place seventh. David Schall secured third with a distance of 52.85m (173' 5").

Pollard and Dawson proved to be a strong duo as they went 2-3 in the shot put. Dawson was the top collegiate finisher with a distance of 16.98m (55' 8.5"). Pollard finished right behind her teammate as she saw a distance of 16.80m (55' 1.5"). Schall competed in the men's field as placed third after seeing a distance of 17.61m (57' 9.5").

On her birthday, Jenna Jungels won the long jump with a season best distance of 6.07m (19' 11"). Nichole Flowers competed in her first outdoor meet as she secured a distance of 5.06m (16' 7.25"). Haley Goines completed the trio with a distance of 4.96m (16' 5").

Leah Moran saw her season best on Friday in the triple jump as won the event with a distance of 12.93m (42' 5.25").

In the pole vault, the Hoosiers swept the field as Adam Coulon and Anna Watson secured first place. Coulon cleared a height of 5.50m (18' .5") to win his x event of the season. Watson saw a season best with a height of 4.15m (13' 7.25"). Also competing on the men's side was Brock Mammoser who placed third with a height of 5.10m (16' 8.75").

Jyles Etienne won the men's high jump by clearing a height of 2.14m (7' .25"). On the women's side, Hope Purcell cleared a height of 1.76m (5' 9.25") to further her season best.

Up next, Indiana will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to compete in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. The meet will begin on Friday, May 10 and concludes o Sunday, May 12.