Seven Personal Records Fall on Day One of B1G SPIRE Invitational

Friday, February 12

Geneva, Ohio

10:00 AM

Indiana University

B1G SPIRE Invitational

Seven Personal Records Fall on Day One of B1G SPIRE Invitational

2/12/2021 2:46:00 PM | Track and Field

GENEVA, Ohio – Indiana Track & Field wrapped up its first day at the B1G SPIRE Invitational on Friday afternoon. A group of seven Hoosiers set new personal records while both distance medley squads had strong first outings.

Maria Anderson, Shynae Deas and Maddie Russin kicked off the meet for the Hoosiers and all had personal bests in the 600m. Anderson clocked a time of 1:31.74 to win her first event of the season. Deas crossed the finish line in a time of 1:32.04 to pick up second. Russin rounded out the trio with an 11^th place finish and a time of 1:36.71. On the men's side Micah Camble chipped another .45 off his personal record. Camble finished in a time of 1:20.05 and placed ninth overall.

Morgan Snow and De'Aira Robertson raced to personal bests in the 200m after clocking a time of 24.88 and 26.26, respectively. Snow placed seventh while Robertson nabbed 16^th.

Skylar Stidam and Ben Miller both set personal records in the 5000m. Stidam secured a time of 14:24.05 to place 10^th while Miller saw a time of 14:41.20 and a 15^th place finish.

Hannah Stoffel, Alyssa Robinson, Jenna Barker, and Bailey Hertenstein combined to run a time of 11:15.76 in the distance medley relay and placed second. Their time is the fourth fastest speed in the nation so far this season. Teddy Browning, Shaton Vaughn, Cooper Williams, and Matthew Schadler collectively ran the fourth fastest race in the NCAA so this season. They clocked a time of 9:35.25 to place first.

Nick Lane won the weight throw for the second straight week. He saw a season best heave of 20.37m (66' 10").

Parker Raymond competed in his first event as a Hoosier Friday morning. In the 600m he picked up a seventh place finish and a time of 1:19.34.

Also competing in the women's 200m, Robinson took bronze in a time of 24.18. On the men's side of the event Rikkoi finished in eighth with a time of 21.69.

Sarah Schmitt led the Hoosiers in the 5000m with a sixth place finish and a time of 16:38.02. Ana Barrott finished in the top-10 and clocked a time of 17:12.69. Mariah Wehrle nabbed 12^th in a time of 17:25.74 while Gracie Sprankle finished in 14^th with a time of 17:32.23 to complete the Indiana field.

In the men's 5000m Ben Veatch led it for the Hoosiers by finishing in second with a time of 13:57.98. His time is the third fastest time in the NCAA so far this season. Austin Haskett crossed the finish line 11^th and in a time of 14:30.97.

In the field, Princess Brinkley competed in the weight throw where she notched the silver medal with a heave of 19.23m (63' 1.25").

Indiana return will complete the B1G SPIRE Invitational tomorrow Feb. 13. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. The first event on the track for the Hoosiers is the women's 60m hurdle prelims while the women's shot put at 1:20 p.m. is the only field event for Indiana. Live results of the meet can be found here.