University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field senior Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) posted a strong NCAA Division II provisional mark in the 5,000 meters Saturday at the Bellarmine Classic.
Pence finished first in the event with a season-best time of 14 minutes, 8.98 seconds, a mark that ranks 13th, nationally.
The first-place finish was one of 10 top-five finishes for the No. 23 Screaming Eagles. Joining Pence with a first-place finish was junior Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana), who posted the top time in the 1,500 meters. Fellow classmate Marius Ulrich (Wesseling, Germany) was fourth in the 1,500 meters, while senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) was fifth in the same event.
Junior Jace Hartz (Evansville, Indiana) posted a third-place effort in the high jump, while sophomores James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky) and Logan Paris(Wabash, Indiana) posted third-place finishes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and javelin, respectively. Hartz also was fourth in the javelin, while junior Micheal Hammonds (Evansville, Indiana) was fourth in the hammer throw.
Freshman DeAvion Sullivan (Evansville, Indiana) rounded out the Eagles’ top-five efforts with a fifth-place showing in the 400 meters. Sullivan’s time of 49.69 seconds ranks third all-time at USI.
USI returns to action April 29-30 when it competes at the Hillsdale “Gina†Relays in Hillsdale, Michigan. Guy also will compete at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, California, May 1.
