University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field concluded the indoor regular season with three individual wins and a sixth place showing as a team Saturday afternoon at the Depauw Classic.
Picking up the team’s first win of the day and his second of the season, senior Jalen Madison‘s (Washington, Indiana) top throw of 50 feet, 10.25 inches was good enough for the victory in the weight throw. The distance is the third farthest of the season for Madison.
Also pulling out wins for the Screaming Eagles were freshman Justin Greathouse (Indianapolis, Indiana) and sophomore Almustapha Silvester (Indianapolis, Indiana) in the 5,000-meters and 800-meters, respectively. Greathouse earned his victory with a time of 15 minutes, 46.70, while Silvester finished his 800-meters in 1:59.23 for his best time of the season.
USI earned a total of seven top-10 finishes, including the three wins. Freshman Eli Hill (Bloomington, Illinois) shaved six seconds off his season-best mile time, now 4:23.60, for a third-place finish.
The final three top-ten finishes came in field events with junior Daniel Gibson (Normal, Illinois) capturing all three. Gibson topped his season best in the pole vault for a fifth-place finish after clearing 11’11.75 inches. The junior also placed seventh and 10th in the high jump and shot put. Gibson’s mark of 38’10.50″ in the shot put is also a season best.
As a team, USI came away with 42 points to finish sixth. Wabash College and Depauw University took the top two spots with 115 and 89 points, respectively. Great Lakes Valley Conference foe Bellarmine University rounded out the top three with 87. Thomas More College and Centre College finished ahead of the Eagles in fourth and fifth.
With the conclusion of the indoor regular season, the Eagles now look to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Indoor Championships to be held February 25 & 26 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
