Saturday, April 27
Terre Haute, IN
11:00 A.M.
Indiana University
at
Sycamore Open
IUTF Tallies Eight Personal Bests at Sycamore Open
4/27/2024 6:00:00 PM | Track and Field
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana Track and Field tallied eight personal bests and three season bests in the throws and sprint events at the Sycamore Open on Saturday.
Drew Franklin led the Hoosiers with big personal best with and a fourth-place finish with a throw of 50.58m/165-11 in the discus. Hunter Smith finished fifth with a mark of 49.43m/162-02 followed by a season-best performance from Tyler Reyna (48.31m/158-06).
Reyna achieved a personal best in the Hammer to finish third with a throw of 57.74m/189-5.00. Smith earned his second personal best on the day with a mark of 55.10m/180-9.00.
On the women's side, Bridget Beyer put up a big throw (51.75m/169-9) in the Hammer to finish third. Emily Herndon also had a great day with a fourth-place finish and a personal best in the event (49.01m/160-9).
Jaylen Grimes won the 400 Meters with a personal best time of 49.05. Gage Pratt PR'd in the 100 meters with a time of 10.98.
Up next, IU will host the annual Billy Hayes meet at home to close out the regular season.
For complete coverage of everything Indiana track and field and cross country, make sure to follow the teams via X, Facebook and Instagram.
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Drew Franklin led the Hoosiers with big personal best with and a fourth-place finish with a throw of 50.58m/165-11 in the discus. Hunter Smith finished fifth with a mark of 49.43m/162-02 followed by a season-best performance from Tyler Reyna (48.31m/158-06).
Reyna achieved a personal best in the Hammer to finish third with a throw of 57.74m/189-5.00. Smith earned his second personal best on the day with a mark of 55.10m/180-9.00.
On the women's side, Bridget Beyer put up a big throw (51.75m/169-9) in the Hammer to finish third. Emily Herndon also had a great day with a fourth-place finish and a personal best in the event (49.01m/160-9).
Jaylen Grimes won the 400 Meters with a personal best time of 49.05. Gage Pratt PR'd in the 100 meters with a time of 10.98.
Up next, IU will host the annual Billy Hayes meet at home to close out the regular season.
| Sycamore Open: April 27 | |
| Time | Event: Athletes |
| Discus (M) | 4. Drew Franklin: 50.58m/165-11 | Personal Best 5. Hunter Smith: 49.43m/162-02 | Personal Best 6. Tyler Reyna: 48.31m/158-06 | Season Best |
| Hammer (M) | 3. Tyler Reyna: 57.74m/189-5.00 | Personal Best 6. Hunter Smith: 55.10m/180-9.00 | Personal Best |
| Hammer (W) | 3. Bridget Beyer: 51.75m/169-9 | Personal Best 4. Emily Herndon: 49.01m/160-9 | Personal Best |
| Shot Put (W) | 2. Emily Herndon: 14.00m/45-11.25 |
| 100 Meter (M) | 8. Gage Pratt: 10.98 | Personal Best |
| 400 Meter (M) | 1. Jaylen Grimes: 49.05 | Personal Best |
| 200 Meter (M) | 4. Gage Pratt: 21.69w | Season Best 15. Jaylen Grimes: 22.48w | Season Best |
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