Morrison Sets Program Record and Philippines National Record to Cap Off Meyo Invitational

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Indiana University

Meyo Invitational

Morrison Sets Program Record and Philippines National Record to Cap Off Meyo Invitational

2/8/2020 5:42:00 PM | Track and Field

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Indiana Track & Field wrapped up competition at the Meyo Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Willie Morrison in the shot put and Ben Veatch and Teddy Browning in the Meyo Mile highlighted the last day of the meet.

On two different trips to the circle Morrison heaved a distance of 20.21m (66' 3.75") to set a new personal, program, and Philippines national record. He also finished as the top-collegiate in the field.

Veatch and Browning left it out on the oval as they finished 1-2 in the men's Meyo Mile. Veatch won gold with a time of 4:04.21 while Browning followed up with a time of 4:04.95.

Grace Walther was the lone Hoosier in the women's mile as she raced to a time of 4:54.28 to take ninth place overall.

Janii Jenkins, Lauren Thomas, and Shaton Vaughn all secured new personal bests Saturday afternoon in the 400m. Jenkins placed fourth with a time of 55.18 while teammate Thomas clocked a time of 56.30 to finish in 15^th. Vaughn took home silver on the men's side after dishing out a time of 47.66.

Also, in the men's 400m, Micah Camble grabbed a time of 49.18 and placed 18^th overall. Zubin Muncherji finished two spots later in 20^th with a time of 49.19. Dushawn Tunstall nabbed a time of 49.55 to finish in 32^nd.

In the women's 800m championship, Joely Pinkston finished as the top-collegiate after laying down a time of 2:07.40. Mallory Mulzer captured a time of 2:13.30 and finished in 15^th. On the men's side, Cooper Williams led the Hoosiers with a fifth-place finish in a time of 1:49.46. Adam Wallace (1:50.14) and Jalen Royal (1:50.49) finished back-to-back in ninth and tenth.

To end the meet on track for Indiana, Jenkins, Pinkston, Mulzer, and Elizabeth Stanhope combined for a time of 3:47.70 in the women's 4x400-meter relay. In the men's race, Shaton Vaughn, Tunstall, Wallace, and Royal clocked a time of 3:12.96.

Khayla Dawson and Maddy Pollard went 3-5 in the women's shot put. Dawson tossed a mark of 16.93m (55'6.50") while Pollard heaved a distance of 16.70m (54'9.50").

Up next, the Hoosiers will split up to attend the Iowa State Classic and Tyson Invite while a group will remain home to host Hoosier Hills. Action is slated to begin on Feb. 14 and wrap up on Feb. 15.