IUTF Completes Regular Season Finale

Saturday, February 20

Bloomington, Ind.

12:00 P.M.

Indiana University

Big Ten Open

BLOOMINGTON, IN - 2020.01.24 - Track & Field Gladstein Invitational

2/20/2021 5:22:00 PM | Track and Field

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With the regular season coming to a close, Indiana Track & Field wrapped up with the Big Ten Open inside Gladstein Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

Alyssa Robinson matched her personal record in the 60m with a time of 7.49. She would go on to win the event. Morgan Snow also competed in the 60m where she placed fourth in a time of 7.77.

Ben Hibbert crossed the finish line in the 60m hurdles first and clocked a time of 8.13.

Maria Anderson and Shaton Vaughn helped Indiana sweep the 400m. Anderson struck a time of 55.90 while Vaughn crossed in a time of 48.47. Micah Camble (48.94) and Zubin Muncherji (49.18) also ran the 400m as they placed second and third, respectively.

Cooper Williams raced to first in the 600m with a personal record time of 1:16.80. Parker Raymond also competed where he nabbed second in a time of 1:18.93.

The Hoosiers went 1-2-3 in the men's 800m. Teddy Browning led the way with a time of 1:51.11 while Aaron Bennett clocked a time of 1:52.39 to place second. Dustin Horter rounded out the field with a time of 1:52.83 and a third place finish. On the women's side, Hannah Stoffel notched the victory in a time of 2:07.49. Shynae Deas came in fourth and saw a personal best time of 2:11.19. Maddie Russin crossed in a time of 2:13.23 to place 5^th while Marissa Rivera picked up sixth and a time of 2:15.42.

Arjun Jha was the first Hoosier across the finish line in the mile as he picked up a time of 4:07.23. Gabriel Sanchez was next across in second with a personal record time of 4:10.77. Paul Rushton secured third and time 4:16.08 before Ethan Meyer completed the field in fourth with a time of 4:19.31. Maddie Dalton crushed her previous personal record in the mile after clocking a time of 4:50.38 and placing first overall. Kelly Mindak took home silver with a time of 4:52.06 while Mikaela Ramirez set a PR time of 4:57.28. Abi Little also set a personal record after nabbing a time of 4:57.60. Alyssa Skorge and Grace Williams saw personal bests and placed sixth and seventh, respectively. Mariah Wehrle rounded it out with an eighth place finish and a time of 5:09.67.

Jake Gebhardt and Colin Murphy in the 3000m were the next Hoosiers to set personal bests. Gebhardt picked up second in a time of 8:08.50 while Murphy locked down a time of 8:33.61 to place fifth. Ben Miller was also in the mix, crossing fourth and securing a time of 8:26.78.

In the field, Nathan Stone and Anna Watson took top honors in the pole vault. Stone cleared a height of 5.37m (17' 7.25") while Watson saw a height of 4.05m (13' 3.5"). On the men's side Brock Mammoser picked up silver and a mark of 5.27m (17' 3.5"). Tyler Sierks (4.62m) and Sam Wood (4.47m) completed the field with a third and fourth place finish, respectively. Kara Deady had a clearance of 3.75m (12' 3.5") and finished in second while freshman Gabby Hoke cleared a height of 3.45m (11' 3.75") to placed third.

Shaunyae Sowell picked up silver in the long jump with a mark of 5.39 (17' 8.25') while Nichole Flowers finished in third after hitting a mark of 5.37m (17' 7.5"). Dom Day led the men with a mark 7.18m (23' 4.75") and a second place finish. JaiQuan Earls took home the bronze medal and a distance of 7.12m (23' 4.5"). Kynton Grays picked up a mark of 6.99m (21' 7.25") to place fourth.

Mahogany Jenkins took home two personal bests, the first in the triple jump then later on in high jump. She saw a mark of 12.19m (40' 0") in the triple jump and cleared a height of 1.68m (5' 6") in the high jump. Earls was the long competitor on the men's side, launching a mark of 14.09m (46' 2.75").

Over in throws, Nick Lane saw a season best in the weight throw after heaving a mark of 20.84m (28' 4.5"). Princess Brinkley was the sole thrower in the weight throw as she saw a distance of 20.81m (68' 3.25").

Maddy Pollard launched for a mark of 17.16 (56' 3.75") in the shot put to place second.

Up next, the Hoosiers will embark on their postseason journey with the Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships. The championships kick off on Thursday Feb. 25 in Geneva, Ohio at the SPIRE Institute and will conclude on Saturday Feb. 27.