Men’s SMR Brings Home Penn Relays Wheel For IUTF

Friday, April 29

Philadelphia, Pa.

12:00 P.M.

Indiana University

Penn Relays

Men’s SMR Brings Home Penn Relays Wheel For IUTF

4/29/2022 9:18:00 PM | Track and Field

Results

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – For the second Penn Relays in a row, Indiana Track & Field is bringing home a relay wheel. The men's sprint medley relay squad took gold with a school record time.

KEY MOMENTS
• As time was winding down on the second day of the Penn Relays, Antonio Laidler, Rikkoi Brathwaite, Kenny Benton, and Camden Marshall laid down a school record time of 3:17.39 in the sprint medley relay to capture the relay wheel for IU.
• Brathwaite, Benton, JaiQuan Earls, and Laidler got IU going on the oval in the 4x100m Championship of America where they were able to capture a spot in Saturday's final. The quartet ran a season best of 40.17 that placed them third in their heat and eighth overall.
• The women's distance medley relay Championship of America brought a third place finish to the Hoosiers. Hannah Stoffel, Morgan Snow, Kelly Mindak, and Bailey Hertenstein combined for a time of 10:59.54 in their first crack at the DMR this outdoor season.
• On the men's side of the Distance Medley Relay Championship, Dustin Horter, Shaton Vaughn, Parker Raymond, and Ben Veatch went a time of 9:48.09 to place ninth.
• Brathwaite and Laidler advanced to Saturday's final of the 100m. Brathwaite captured a time of 10.29 while Laidler went 10.47.
• The men's 4x400m relay consisting of Shaton Vaughn, Micah Camble, Parker Raymond, and Benton combined for a time of 3:11.15 to appear in tomorrow's Championship of America final.
• Grayson Rolen was first up for Indiana in the field as he collected a personal best of 2.09m (6' 10.25") in the high jump to place third.
• Jayden Ulrich captured her second win in a row in the discus with a heave of 51.51m (169' 0"). Maddy Pollard placed fifth with a mark of 49.28m (161' 8").
• Adam Strouf competed in the college shot put competition where he collected a mark of 17.14m (56' 2.75") and finished in fourth.
• In the men's college long jump, Earls leaped a mark of 7.15m (23' 5.5") as he finished in fifth overall.
• Makayla Hunter threw the javelin a distance of 43.09m (141' 4") to place fourth overall.
• Ending the Hoosiers night in the field, Mahogany Jenkins leaped a mark of 12.42m (40' 9.5") and finished in the bronze medal spot.

NOTABLES
• This was the first Sprint Medley Relay Championship of America for the Hoosiers in school history.
• Both men's SMR and women's DMR secured programs records. The men's SMR crossed in a time of 3:17.39 while the women's DMR saw a time of 10:59.54.
• Rikkoi Brathwaite, Kenny Benton, JaiQuan Earls, and Antonio Laidler are slated to compete in the Men's 4x100m Championship of America Relay on Saturday beginning at 1:05 p.m.
• With Brathwaite and Laidler advancing to the final of the 100m, they will compete at 2:26 p.m. on Saturday.
• The quartet of Shaton Vaughn, Micah Camble, Parker Raymond, and Benton will compete of the Men's 4x400m Relay Championship of America final tomorrow at 3:35 p.m.

UP NEXT

Indiana will conclude the 126^th running of the Penn Relays on Saturday, April 30. The final day is slated for a 12 p.m. start. Head Coach Ron Helmer will serve as honorary referee and will be honored on the infield at 1:30 p.m.

RESULTS

100m
Men
2. Rikkoi Brathwaite – 10.29
8. Antonio Laidler – 10.47

4x100m Relay (Championship of America)
Men
8. Brathwaite, Benton, Earls, Laidler – 40.17

4x400m Relay (Championship of America)
Men
9. Vaughn, Camble, Raymond, Benton, Williams – 3:11.15

Women
16. Snow, Anderson, Deas, Stanhope – 3:46.53

Distance Medley Relay (Championship of America)
Men
9. Horter, Vaughn, Raymond, Veatch – 9:48.09

Women
3. Stoffel, Snow, Mindak, Hertenstein –10:59.54

Sprint Medley Relay (Championship of America)
Men
1. Brathwaite, Laidler, Benton, Marshall – 3:17.39

Shot Put
Men
4. Adam Strouf – 17.14m (56' 2.75")

Discus
Women
1. Jayden Ulrich – 51.51m (169' 0")
5. Maddy Pollard – 49.28m (161' 8")
19. Makayla Hunter – 40.32m (132' 3")

Javelin
Women
4. Makayla Hunter – 43.09m (141' 4")

Long Jump
Men
5. JaiQuan Earls – 7.15m (23' 5.5")
21. Kynton Grays – 6.30m (20' 8")

Triple Jump
Women
3. Mahogany Jenkins – 12.42m (40' 9.5")

High Jump
Men
3. Grayson Rolen – 2.09m (6' 10.25")