Nine Capture Victories at Hoosier Hills Invitational

Saturday, February 6

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Hoosier Hills Invitational

Nine Capture Victories at Hoosier Hills Invitational

2/6/2021 6:49:00 PM | Track and Field

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Another outing is in the books for Indiana Track & Field as they wrapped up hosting the Hoosier Hills Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Six men and three women won their respective events to lead the way for the Hoosiers on week four of competition.

Kelly Mindak won the 600m in a personal record time of 1:32.84. Alyssa Robinson picked up the pace in the 200m as she took gold and secured a time of 23.96.

Turning to the field, Anna Watson won her third straight pole vault event after clearing a height of 4.01m (13' 1.75"). Princess Brinkley threw her season best mark of 20.98m (65' 10.5") in the weight throw to garner first place honors.

Rikkoi Brathwaite improved on his personal best of 6.64 by clocking a 6.63 to win the 60m. Christian Goines won the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.10.

Running a different event that was not the 800m, Cooper Williams finished the mile in a time of 4:03.86 to clock a personal best and get the victory.

Shaton Vaughn had an outstanding day as he cruised to victory in the 400m with a time of 47.79. He also placed second behind teammate Goines in the 60m hurdles. He had a time of 8.14.

Nick Lane competed in his first weight throw event of the season as he heaved it a distance of 20.32m (66' 8") to place first.

The final Hoosier to win their event was Jyles Etienne who returned to his winning ways on Saturday in the high jump. He cleared a season best height of 2.08m (6' 9.75").

De'Aira Robertson earned a spot in the 60m hurdle finals after clocking a time of 8.72. Morgan Snow advanced to the final of the 60m and in that final she picked up a new personal record of 7.63 to place fifth. Snow has made the final at the last three meets. Snow returned in the 200m where she secured fifth with a time of 24.98. Robertson also competed and raced to ninth in a time of 26.49.

Bouncing back from the Big Ten Cross Country Championships, Abi Little led the Hoosiers in the mile with a fifth place finish and a time of 5:00.30. Alyssa Skorge clocked a time of 5:02.82 to place seventh while Mariah Wehrle came in 10^th and had a time of 5:03.62. Grace Williams picked up 12^th in a time of 5:18.07.

Making a return to the oval in Gladstein Fieldhouse, Hannah Stoffel raced to third place and captured a time of 2:08.50. Jenna Barker came in fifth with a time of 2:10.25 while Mikaela Ramirez rounded out the trio of Hoosiers by placing seventh in a time of 2:12.46.

Maddie Russin made her Indiana debut in the 600m where she nabbed a time of 1:38.70 to place seventh.

In the field, Mahogany Jenkins competed in the long jump and the triple jump. In the triple jump, she secured the silver medal after leaping a mark of 12.14m (39' 10"). In the long jump Jenkins placed sixth with a distance of 5.55m (18' 2.5"). Paola Fernandez-Sola made her Indiana debut where she placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.47m (17' 11.5"). Also competing in the long jump, Shanna Esters and Shaunyae Sowell placed 11^th and 12^th, respectively. Esters had a mark of 5.17m (16' 11.5") while Sowell hit a distance of 4.97m (16' 3.75"). Esters also competed in the triple jump where she placed with a mark of 11.14m (36' 6.75").

Maddy Pollard made her season debut in the shot put as she nabbed second with a distance of 17.22m (56' 6"). Her mark stands at No. 4 in the NCAA so far this season.

Kara Deady competed in the pole vault where she picked up fourth after clearing a height of 3.76m (12' 4"). Gabby Hoke finished in the seventh and cleared a height of 3.61m (11' 10").

Zubin Muncherji picked up fourth in the 400m after clocking a time of 48.68. Aaron Bennett and Micah Camble competed in the 600m where Bennett secured a personal record of 1:28.67 to place third while Camble finished in fifth with a time of 1:20.87.

Teddy Browning was the lone Hoosier in the 800m as he came from behind to garner silver in a time of 1:51.61.

Dustin Horter and Nick Couyoumjian finished two three in the mile. Horter picked up a time of 4:09.30 while Couyoumjian crossed in a time of 4:09.46. Ethan Meyer nabbed a time of 4:14.93 to garner fifth while Gabriel Sanchez ran his first race as a Hoosier. Sanchez finished in a time of 4:20.95.

In the 3000m, Colin Murphy secured fourth in a time of 9:38.99 while Paul Ruston came in seventh with a time of 8:58.31.

Rounding out Indiana's time on the track, Vaughn, Williams, Brathwaite, and Camble combined for a time of 3:13.85 in the 4x400m relay to place second.

Turning to the field, Nathan Stone was the highlight as he cleared a new personal best height of 5.42m (17' 9.25") to get the silver medal. Brock Mammoser made it first appearance of the season in the shot put where he placed fourth after clearing a height of 5.02m (16' 5.5").

Grayson Rolen picked up second in the high jump with a personal best heigh of 2.04m (6' 8.25").

JaiQuan Earls competed in the triple jump where he saw a mark of 13.86m (45' 5.75") to finish in the third. He also competed in the long jump where he had a mark of 6.85m (22' 5.75") and placed fifth. Also competing in the long jump Kynton Grays hit a distance of 6.89m (22' 7.25) to notch the bronze medal. Dominic Day picked up a sixth place finish and a mark of 6.81m (22' 4.25").

Nolan Landis continued competition in the shot put where he placed fourth and secured a distance of 16.49m (54'1.25").

Competing unattached, two Hoosiers entered the top-10 in the world so far this year in their respective events. Khayla Dawson set a new personal record, meet record, and facility record in the shot after she launched a mark of 18.21m (59' 9"). Dawson's mark is No. 7 in the world currently. On the track, Kelsey Harris set a new personal record and the No. 9 fastest time in the world in the 800m by crossing the finish line in a time of 2:02.88.

Up next, the Hoosiers will embark on journeys to Iowa and the SPIRE institute on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. The pole vault and jumps group will compete at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational while the remaining Hoosiers will take a trip to Geneva, Ohio for the B1G SPIRE Invitational.