IUTF Off to Hot Start at Pepsi Florida Relays

Friday, April 1

Gainesville, Fla.

11:30 A.M.

Indiana University

Pepsi Florida Relays

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - 2020.03.11 - Men’s Basketball vs. Nebraska

4/1/2022 10:08:00 PM | Track and Field

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After weather canceled the Thursday portion, Indiana Track & Field returned for the second day of the Pepsi Florida Relays on Friday.

KEY MOMENTS
• Bailey Hertenstein got it started in the track as she won the 1500m with a quick time of 4:15.25.
• Anna Watson picked up fourth and was the second collegiate in the pole vault. Watson was able to clear a height of 4.16m (13' 7.75").
• Under the lights, Jake Gebhardt and Austin Haskett went two three in the steeplechase, respectively. Gebhardt crossed in a time of 8:56.43 while Haskett picked up a time of 8:58.37.
• In the men's 1500m field, Kyle Mau bounced back and took fifth. He saw a time of 3:44.81.
• Sean Mockler kicked off the meet in the field for the Hoosiers in style by throwing the second-best mark in IU history in the hammer throw. Mockler heaved a throw 67.47m (221' 4") and finished in fifth.
• JaiQuan Earls competed in the long jump on Friday night, taking sixth with a mark of 7.22m (23' 8.25").
• Paola Fernandez-Sola competed in the long jump invite where she leaped a mark of 6.02m(19' 9").
• Jyles Etienne cleared a height of 2.16m (6' 9") in the men's high jump invite and tied for sixth.

NOTABLES
• Kenny Benton torched his previous personal best by picking up a time of 20.97.
• Keelan Grant both picked up a personal best in the steeplechase with a time of 9:06.36.
• Makayla Hunter competed in her collegiate javelin where she threw a mark of 43.97m (144' 3") to place 13th overall.

UP NEXT

Indiana will conclude the 2022 Pepsi Relays on Saturday, April 2 beginning at 12 p.m.

RESULTS
200m
Men
19. Kenny Benton – 20.97
30. Antonio Laidler – 21.20

Women
40. Morgan Snow – 24.16
X. Alyssa Robinson – DNF

400m Hurdles
Men
21. Shaton Vaughn – 52.09
27. Micah Camble – 53.20

1500m
Men
5. Kyle Mau – 3:44.81
17. Dustin Horter – 3:49.53
X. Camden Marshall – DNF

Women
1. Bailey Hertenstein – 4:15.25

Steeplechase
Men
2. Jake Gebhardt – 8:56.43
3. Austin Haskett – 8:58.37
7. Keelan Grant – 9:06.36

Women
3. Alyssa Skorge – 10:49.57

Hammer Throw
Men
5. Sean Mockler – 67.47m (221' 4")

Long Jump Invite
Women
7. Paola Fernandez-Sola – 6.02m (19' 9")

Long Jump
Men
6. JaiQuan Earls – 7.22m (23' 8.25")

High Jump Invite
Men
T6. Jyles Etienne – 2.06m (6' 9")

Women
X. Mahogany Jenkins – NH

Javelin
Women
13. Makayla Hunter – 43.97m (144' 3")

Pole Vault
Women
4. Anna Watson – 4.16m (13' 7.75")