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Hoosiers Close First Day of Crossroads Invite
1/23/2026 10:57:00 PM | Track and Field
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana track and field opened the Crossroads of America Invitational on Friday (January 23) inside the Fall Creek Pavilion with four different event winners and several personal bests on the opening day.
"Today was a great day for a lot of our men and women across the board," said associate head coach Valerie Brown, "Had a lot of PRs and event winners from the field. It was great seeing some of our men and women making it back to the finals in the 60m and 60m hurdles is good to see. We'll need more efforts like today as we continue to push deeper into the season."
"I'm very happy for Trelee [Banks] as well. His hard work is paying off. It's great to see him stamp his name in the record books once again. We're proud of him."
The jumps group got the day started for the Hoosiers. Taylor Schoonveld (1.78m/5-10) and Josie Page (1.78m/5-10) each recorded new personal bests in the high jump invitational. Their marks tie Sarah Maxson for fifth on the indoor all-time school record list.
In the long jump invitational, Alex Smith finished third with a mark of 7.15m/23-5.5.
The Hosiers saw wins in both men's pole vault competitions. Lukas Brauc earned his first collegiate win with a personal best mark of 5.03m/16-6. Tyler Carrel followed in the invitational with a winning height of 5.27m/17-3.5
The throwers had a strong opening day. Hannah Alexander earned a fifth place finish in the women's weight throw with a distance of 19.46m/63-10.25. Hunter Smith followed in the men's invitational with a winning mark of 20.86m/67-10.25.
On the track, plenty of Hoosiers advanced to tomorrow's finals. John Colquitt and Tyler Tarter will compete in the 60-meter hurdles. In the 60-meter finals, Indiana will see Aliyah Johnson and Lyric Steel in the women's race along with Trelee Banks and Jasiah Rogers in the men's final.
In the women's 200-meter, Ava Olomajeye ran a personal best time of 24.29 to finish in the top 10. Her time also ranks 16th on the all-time record list.
The day finished with another Hoosier school record. Trelee Banks-Rose ran a 20.77 to win the men's 200-meter, tying Kind Butler (2012) for the indoor school record. This is the fourth consecutive meet with a new broken record for the Hoosiers and second record for Banks.
Indiana will be back in action tomorrow when Kelly Moran opens competition with the women's triple jump. The event is set to start at 10 am.
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"Today was a great day for a lot of our men and women across the board," said associate head coach Valerie Brown, "Had a lot of PRs and event winners from the field. It was great seeing some of our men and women making it back to the finals in the 60m and 60m hurdles is good to see. We'll need more efforts like today as we continue to push deeper into the season."
"I'm very happy for Trelee [Banks] as well. His hard work is paying off. It's great to see him stamp his name in the record books once again. We're proud of him."
The jumps group got the day started for the Hoosiers. Taylor Schoonveld (1.78m/5-10) and Josie Page (1.78m/5-10) each recorded new personal bests in the high jump invitational. Their marks tie Sarah Maxson for fifth on the indoor all-time school record list.
In the long jump invitational, Alex Smith finished third with a mark of 7.15m/23-5.5.
The Hosiers saw wins in both men's pole vault competitions. Lukas Brauc earned his first collegiate win with a personal best mark of 5.03m/16-6. Tyler Carrel followed in the invitational with a winning height of 5.27m/17-3.5
The throwers had a strong opening day. Hannah Alexander earned a fifth place finish in the women's weight throw with a distance of 19.46m/63-10.25. Hunter Smith followed in the men's invitational with a winning mark of 20.86m/67-10.25.
On the track, plenty of Hoosiers advanced to tomorrow's finals. John Colquitt and Tyler Tarter will compete in the 60-meter hurdles. In the 60-meter finals, Indiana will see Aliyah Johnson and Lyric Steel in the women's race along with Trelee Banks and Jasiah Rogers in the men's final.
In the women's 200-meter, Ava Olomajeye ran a personal best time of 24.29 to finish in the top 10. Her time also ranks 16th on the all-time record list.
The day finished with another Hoosier school record. Trelee Banks-Rose ran a 20.77 to win the men's 200-meter, tying Kind Butler (2012) for the indoor school record. This is the fourth consecutive meet with a new broken record for the Hoosiers and second record for Banks.
Indiana will be back in action tomorrow when Kelly Moran opens competition with the women's triple jump. The event is set to start at 10 am.
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