Hammonds, Martin pace USI Track & Field at UIndy

Junior thrower Micheal Hammonds (Evansville, Indiana) recorded a pair of second-place finishes to lead No. 14 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field at the University of Indianapolis Collegiate Invitational Saturday night.

Hammonds broke his own school record in the shot put as he finished second with a heave of 50 feet, 5.5 inches. He set the previous mark of 50’4.75” last year at the Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival.

In addition to his effort in the shot put, Hammonds also posted a second-place finish in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 53’0.25”.

Including the second-place finishes by Hammonds, the Screaming Eagles had four top-five finishes. Junior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) finished fourth in the 3,000 meters, while freshman Aaron Pierrard (Cannelton, Indiana) was fourth in the mile.

Sophomore Jenna Martin (Evansville, Indiana) recorded a pair of top-five finishes to lead USI Women’s Track & Field at the UIndy Collegiate Invitational.

Martin finished third in the long jump with a leap of 17’4” and was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.49 seconds.

Sophomore Bryce Cutler (Benzonia, Michigan) and senior Jamie Adkins (Owensboro, Kentucky) were sixth and eighth, respectively, in the mile to aid the women’s squad, while junior Crystal Blair (Bloomington, Indiana) was eighth in the pole vault.

USI returns to action Friday and Saturday when it competes at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Indianapolis Challenge in Indianapolis.