
Hoosiers Earn 16 Entries to NCAA East First Round in Lexington
5/20/2024 3:30:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana track and field will send 16 entries to the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Kent., from May 22-25.
The top-48 athletes in each individual event, and the top-24 relay teams, from each region are entered into the preliminary rounds. Competitors will be paired down from 48 to a group of 12 that advances from each region to comprise a field of 24 athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.
MEET INFO
NCAA East First Rounds (All times ET)
Location: Lexington, Kent.
Host: Kentucky
Venue: Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Complex
Livestats | Entries | Schedule
Coverage: Follow Indiana T&F at iuhoosiers.com and on social media at @IndianaXCTF.
NEWS AND NOTES
The Hoosiers will compete across 12 events in the four-day regional meet.
Kenisha Phillips will run the 400 meters after she earned a spot in the top-20. Her time of 52.31 is ranked 14th in the east region.
The women will compete in the 4x400 meters after qualifying with a time of 3:37.44. They are ranked in the top-25 in the east region. Phillips, Maddie Russin, Morgan Snow and Ryann Parrish earned the qualifying spot with a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:37.44.
Antonio Laidler and Micah Camble will represent the men's sprint squad. Laidler will run both the 100 and the 200-meter dash. He ranks 32nd in the 100m after he tied his personal best time of 10.19 at the Big Ten Championships. He ranks 27th in the 200m with a time of 20.56. Camble qualified for the 400 meter-hurdles with a time of 51.15 at the Billy Hayes Invitational and sits at No. 29 in the region.
Camden Marshall and Nico Colchico will compete in the 800 meters. Marshall holds the fifth-fastest time in the east region with a time of 1:46.23 this season. Colchico is ranked in the top-25 (No. 23) in the event posting a time of 1:47.59.
On the distance side, Skylar Stidam will race in the 10,000 meters. He is ranked No. 13 in the region with a time of 28:32.41. Stidam will also run in the 5,000m race alongside Austin Haskett. Haskett is currently ranked 40th with Stidam rounding out the qualifiers at 47th.
The Hoosiers will have six Hoosiers competing in the field. Mahogany Jenkins will compete in the Triple Jump event with a qualifying mark of 12.75m for the women.
Grayson Rolen qualified for the men's high jump with a season-best jump of 2.11m.
The men's pole vault group sends a trio of athletes in Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel and Riley Johnston. Stone and Carrell sit just outside the top-10 at the 12 and 13th after clearing a bar of 5.45m this season. Johnston rounds out the entries at 5.12m in 47th. Stone earned All-American honors in 2021 and 2023, placing 13th in both appearances.
Sean Mockler holds a top-10 mark in the region. His school record throw of 68.82m ranks fifth. Mockler earned Second Team All-American honors in 2022.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hoosiers picked up eight medals in five events and 19 podium finishes at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Phillips earned her second Big Ten silver medal in the 400 meters. She crossed the finish line with a personal best time of 52.35, the second-fastest time in program history.
On the men's side, Laidler tied his personal best of 10.19 for a runner-up finish in the 100 meters. He added points in the 200 meters with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100 meter relay and an eighth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay. Camble finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.92.
Skylar Stidam won gold in the 5,000-meter race and landed on the podium again with a fourth-place finish in a competitive 10,000-meter race. He crossed the line with a time of 29:34.32. Marshall finished runner-up in the 800 meters in a battle in the final stretch. He ran a time of 1:48.17 for the silver medal.
In the field, Mockler scored six points with a third-place finish in the Hammer throw. He won his second bronze medal in his career with a throw of 66.78m/219-1 in the finals.
Tyler Carrell finished fifth in the pole vault (5.16m/16-11) while Riley Johnston placed seventh (5.01m/16-5.25).
Rolen landed on the podium with a seventh-place finish and a season-best in the High Jump of 2.11m.
The Hoosiers will begin the first round of competition on Wednesday starting with the men's hammer throw at 10 a.m. ET.
HOOSIER LINEUP
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The top-48 athletes in each individual event, and the top-24 relay teams, from each region are entered into the preliminary rounds. Competitors will be paired down from 48 to a group of 12 that advances from each region to comprise a field of 24 athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.
MEET INFO
NCAA East First Rounds (All times ET)
Location: Lexington, Kent.
Host: Kentucky
Venue: Kentucky Outdoor Track & Field Complex
Livestats | Entries | Schedule
Coverage: Follow Indiana T&F at iuhoosiers.com and on social media at @IndianaXCTF.
NEWS AND NOTES
The Hoosiers will compete across 12 events in the four-day regional meet.
Kenisha Phillips will run the 400 meters after she earned a spot in the top-20. Her time of 52.31 is ranked 14th in the east region.
The women will compete in the 4x400 meters after qualifying with a time of 3:37.44. They are ranked in the top-25 in the east region. Phillips, Maddie Russin, Morgan Snow and Ryann Parrish earned the qualifying spot with a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 3:37.44.
Antonio Laidler and Micah Camble will represent the men's sprint squad. Laidler will run both the 100 and the 200-meter dash. He ranks 32nd in the 100m after he tied his personal best time of 10.19 at the Big Ten Championships. He ranks 27th in the 200m with a time of 20.56. Camble qualified for the 400 meter-hurdles with a time of 51.15 at the Billy Hayes Invitational and sits at No. 29 in the region.
Camden Marshall and Nico Colchico will compete in the 800 meters. Marshall holds the fifth-fastest time in the east region with a time of 1:46.23 this season. Colchico is ranked in the top-25 (No. 23) in the event posting a time of 1:47.59.
On the distance side, Skylar Stidam will race in the 10,000 meters. He is ranked No. 13 in the region with a time of 28:32.41. Stidam will also run in the 5,000m race alongside Austin Haskett. Haskett is currently ranked 40th with Stidam rounding out the qualifiers at 47th.
The Hoosiers will have six Hoosiers competing in the field. Mahogany Jenkins will compete in the Triple Jump event with a qualifying mark of 12.75m for the women.
Grayson Rolen qualified for the men's high jump with a season-best jump of 2.11m.
The men's pole vault group sends a trio of athletes in Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel and Riley Johnston. Stone and Carrell sit just outside the top-10 at the 12 and 13th after clearing a bar of 5.45m this season. Johnston rounds out the entries at 5.12m in 47th. Stone earned All-American honors in 2021 and 2023, placing 13th in both appearances.
Sean Mockler holds a top-10 mark in the region. His school record throw of 68.82m ranks fifth. Mockler earned Second Team All-American honors in 2022.
LAST TIME OUT
The Hoosiers picked up eight medals in five events and 19 podium finishes at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Phillips earned her second Big Ten silver medal in the 400 meters. She crossed the finish line with a personal best time of 52.35, the second-fastest time in program history.
On the men's side, Laidler tied his personal best of 10.19 for a runner-up finish in the 100 meters. He added points in the 200 meters with a fifth-place finish in the 4x100 meter relay and an eighth-place finish in the 4x400 meter relay. Camble finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.92.
Skylar Stidam won gold in the 5,000-meter race and landed on the podium again with a fourth-place finish in a competitive 10,000-meter race. He crossed the line with a time of 29:34.32. Marshall finished runner-up in the 800 meters in a battle in the final stretch. He ran a time of 1:48.17 for the silver medal.
In the field, Mockler scored six points with a third-place finish in the Hammer throw. He won his second bronze medal in his career with a throw of 66.78m/219-1 in the finals.
Tyler Carrell finished fifth in the pole vault (5.16m/16-11) while Riley Johnston placed seventh (5.01m/16-5.25).
Rolen landed on the podium with a seventh-place finish and a season-best in the High Jump of 2.11m.
The Hoosiers will begin the first round of competition on Wednesday starting with the men's hammer throw at 10 a.m. ET.
HOOSIER LINEUP
NCAA East First Round: Wednesday, May 22 | |
Time: Dates | Event: Athletes |
10:00 AM | Men's Hammer: Sean Mockler |
6:30 PM | Men's Pole Vault: Nathan Stone, Tyler Carrel, Riley Johnston |
7:00 PM | Men's 100m Antonio Laidler |
7:50 PM | Men's 800m: Camden Marshall, Nico Colchico |
8:20 PM | Men's 400mH: Micah Camble |
8:45 PM | Men's 200m: Antonio Laidler |
9:10 PM | Men's 10,000m: Skylar Stidam |
NCAA East First Round: Thursday, May 23 | |
Time: Dates | Event: Athletes |
7:25 PM | Women's 400m: Kenisha Phillips |
NCAA East First Round: Friday, May 24 | |
Time: Dates | Event: Athletes |
2:00 PM | Men's High Jump: Grayson Rolen |
6:35 PM | Men's 100m Quarterfinals: TBD |
7:05 PM | Men's 800m Quarterfinals: TBD |
7:25 PM | Men's 400mH Quarterfinals: TBD |
7:50 PM | Men's 200m Quarterfinals: TBD |
8:10 PM | Men's 5,000m Semifinals: Skylar Stidam, Austin Haskett |
NCAA East First Round: Saturday, May 25 | |
Time: Dates | Event: Athletes |
6:00 PM | Women's Triple Jump: Mahogany Jenkins |
6:50 PM | Women's 400m Quarterfinals: TBD |
8:45 PM | Women's 4x400m Relay Quarterfinals: Indiana |
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