Hoosiers Win 14 Events At Hoosier Hills To Kick Off The Weekend

Friday, February 14

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Hoosiers Win 14 Events At Hoosier Hills To Kick Off The Weekend

2/14/2020 10:53:00 PM | Track and Field

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

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field competed at three meets across the country on Friday night. The 14 victories at Hoosier Hills highlighted the night for the Hoosiers.

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Megan Grabowski cruised to a victory in the 60m with a time of 7.49 after she took the top-qualifying spot in the prelims by clocking a time of 7.50.

Bailey Hertenstein pulled herself back into contention nationally after running a time of 9:23.36 in the 3000m and picking up the victory. On the men's side, Kyle Mau and Ben Veatch finished in second and third, respectively. They were the top-two collegiate finishers in the field. Mau clocked a time of 7:50.22 while Veatch secured a new personal best time of 7:53.75. Ben Miller was the next Hoosier to cross the finish line and he placed seventh overall in a time of 8:20.50. Reese Jordan (8:25.45), Keelan Grant (8:35.68), and Colin Murphy (8:37.28) finished ninth, 10^th, and 11^th respectively.

Grace Walther was the lone Hoosier on the women's side of the mile where she picked up a winning and personal best time of 4:48.85. Jake Gebhardt won his first career mile with a time of 4:12.41 in the men's race.

It was another event sweep for Indiana at Elizabeth Stanhope and Jalen Royal won their respective 600m races. Stanhope ran a time of 1:31.07 while Royal clocked a time of 1:19.38. Also, on the men's side were Zubin Muncherji and Micah Camble. Muncherji saw a time of 1:21.12 and finished in second while teammate Camble finished right behind him in a time of 1:23.01.

Kelly Mindak won her first event of the season, eanring a victory in the 800m fast section with a time of 2:12.38. On the men's side, Aaron Bennett notched a time of 1:52.30 for the win.

Lauren Thomas and Dushawn Tunstall swept the 400m fast section on Friday night. Thomas secured a time of 56.29 while Tunstall ran a solid 48.97.

Isaiah Ware led the Hoosiers in the men's 400m with a time of 49.48 to take home silver. Rikkoi Brathwaite ran his first career 400m where he placed sixth and nabbed a time of 50.45.

De'Aira Robertson, Nile Brown, and Haley Goines all made the final of the women's 60m hurdles. Robertson clocked a time of 8.81 to place fourth while Brown (8.92) and Goines (8.99) finished in sixth and seventh, respectively. In the men's field, Shaton Vaughn raced to a final time of 8.25 and finished in second. Christian Goines competed in his first race of the season and clocked a time of 8.55 to place seventh.

The women's distance medley relay squad consisting of Grace Walther, Nile Brown, Claire Hamilton and Lexa Barrott cruised to victory with a time of 12:10.48.

Rounding out the night on the track was the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays. Tunstall, Muncherji, Camble and Royal combined for a time of 3:17.67 for the win. Thomas, Stanhope, Mindak, and Beth Barnes went 3:56.73 to place second on the women's side.

In the field, Indiana had another solid performance in the throws events. Willie Morrison continued to hit his stride and won the men's shot put with a distance of 20.21m (65' 11"). Alexis Hill and Princess Brinkley went 1-2 in the women's weight throw. Hill heaved a throw of 21.20m (69' 6.75") while Brinkley secured a mark of 20.21m (66' 3.75"). Nick Lane kept the ball rolling by hitting a distance of 20.43m (67' .5").

Grayson Rolen and Matt McCown went 2-3 in the men's high jump. Rolen cleared a height o 2.00m (6' 6.75") while McCown saw a height of 1.95m (6' 4.75").

Goines returned for her second event of the evening in women's long jump. She secured a mark of 5.35m (17' 6.75") to place second. Shaunyae Sowell also competed where she nabbed a distance of 5.23m (17' 2") to notch sixth. Nate Davis Competed in his first event of the season and finished sixth in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.70m (21' 11.75"). Kynton Grays placed eighth after seeing a mark of 6.45m (21' 2").

Iowa State Classic

Bryce Millar was the only Hoosier in action in Ames, Iowa on Friday night. The senior clocked a time of 14:12.49 to finish in eighth overall.

Indiana will return to action tomorrow at 1:50 p.m. ET when Jenna Barker competes in section four of the women's mile.

Tyson Invite

Adam Coulon remained poised in the men's pole vault invitational and cleared a new personal best height of 5.65m (18' 6.5") to finish in second. Nathan Stone competed in the men's pole vault where he also placed second and hit a mark of 5.30m (17' 4.5").

Treyton Harris and Jenna Jungels both finished in the fifth in the long jump. Harris launched to a distance of 7.34m (24' 1") while Jungels secured a mark of 6.02m (19' 9"). Leah Moran also competed in the women's field where she saw a distance of 5.73m (18' 9.75").

In the qualifying race of the 60m hurdles, Hope Purcell clocked a time of 8.63 to advance to the prelims. In the prelims she fell short of making the final with a time of 8.66.

The Hoosiers will resume the Tyson Invite tomorrow 12:45 p.m. Purcell kicks it off in the women's high jump competition.