University of Southern Indiana Women’s Track & Field swept the top three spots in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday at the Marian Knight Classic. Total, the Screaming Eagles earned eight top-10 finishes at the event.
Earning the win in the steeplechase for USI, junior Kate Duty (Owensboro, Kentucky) finished in 11 minutes, 21 seconds, while seniors Cathryn Peter (Tell City, Indiana) and Christina Kropid (Springfield, Illinois) followed with times of 11:29.81 and 11:58.65.
In the day’s other long distance event, senior Bailey Knable (New Albany, Indiana) competed in the 5,000-meters for the first time during the outdoor season, finishing as runner-up with a time of 18:20.78.
Three Eagles finished the 1,500-meters in less than five minutes, led by sophomore Micalah Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) in 10th-place after a finish of 4:57.23. Sophomore Allison Rollins (Evansville, Indiana) and junior Bryce Cutler (Benzonia, Michigan) had near identical times of 4:59.19 and 4:59.87, finishing 12th and 13th, respectively.
Senior Jenna Martin (Evansville, Indiana) picked up a third place finish in the 100-meters, while two more Eagles cracked the top-five in the 800-meters. Rollins and Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) picked up their second top-five finish on the day, finishing third and fifth in 2:26.64 and 2:30.50, respectively.
In the field, freshman Rylie Smith (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) also earned a top-five finish after clearing eight feet, 10.25 inches in the pole vault.
USI will travel to Walnut, California, April 13-14 to compete with some of the country’s top talent at the Mt. Sac Relays.
