Hoosiers Win 10 Events Friday Night to Kickoff Gladstein Invite

Hoosiers Win 10 Events Friday Night to Kickoff Gladstein Invite

1/24/2020 9:15:00 PM | Track and Field

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field rounded out the first day of the Gladstein Invitational on Friday night inside Gladstein Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers were able to rake in 10 victories to highlight the first round of competition.

Advancing to the final of the 60m hurdles, De'Aira Robertson picked up her first win of the season in the 60m hurdles and clocked a time of 8.65. Shaton Vaughn also advance to the finals of the men's field where he placed second with a time of 8.33.

Alyssa Robinson returned in the 60m where she advanced to the final and nabbed a time of 7.56 to take home silver.

Lauren Thomas and Isaiah Ware swept the 200m for Indiana. Thomas won her first collegiate career event with a new personal best time of 57.37 while Ware clocked a time of 50.10.

Janii Jenkins won her first meet in an Indiana uniform on Friday night in the 400m fast section and clocked a time of 56.65. In the men's race, Indiana went 2-3-4. Dushawn Tunstall led the Hoosiers with a time of 48.68 while Jalen Royal crossed in a time of 48.73. Rounding out the field, Adam Wallace secured a time of 49.17.

Running in the fast section of the men's mile, Arjun Jha cruised to his first career victory after notching a personal best time of 4:00.84. Teammate Jake Gebhardt battled back throughout the race to secure second and a time of 4:10.15.

Indiana swept the men's and women's open mile and saw two PRs fall. Joely Pinkston earned a new personal best in the event with a time of 4:55.01. On the men's side, Aaron Bennett secured the victory with a time of 4:14.89.

Rounding out day one on the oval, Colin Murphy picked up the momentum in the final stretch and finished in second in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:56.12.

In the field, Alexis Hill threw a mark of 20.69m (67' 10.75") in the women's weight throw to tie for first. Teammate Princess Brinkley took bronze in event with a distance of 19.42m (63' 8.75"). On the men's side, Nick Lane won his third weight throw event and earned a mark of 20.10m (65' 11.5").

Adam Coulon continued his four-meet winning streak on Friday night after clearing a height of 5.50m (18' .5"). The Hoosiers also saw Brock Mammoser and Nathan Stone place second and third, respectively, as they cleared a height of 5.35m (17' 4.5"). Anna Watson rebounded to place third overall and finished as the top-collegiate finisher with a height of 4.10m (13' 5.25")

The Hoosiers return tomorrow, Jan. 25 for the final day of the Gladstein Invitational. Field events begin at 10:45 a.m. ET while track events will resume at 11:00 a.m. ET.