University of Southern Indiana Men’s Indoor Track & Field senior Bastian Grau (Höchstadt, Germany) and sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) each picked up their first wins of the season at the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic this weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Grau took first in the 800 meters, finishing with a time of one minute, 57.70 seconds. Also in the 800 meters, junior Darius Payne (Louisville, Kentucky) crossed the line in fifth in 2:02.76.
Nolan led three Screaming Eagles in the top six of the mile, completing the event in 4:23.78. He bested teammate sophomore Nathan Hall (Springfield, Missouri) by .08 seconds, as Hall came in second in 4:23.86. Senior Cain Parker (Petersburg, Indiana) finished sixth.
The Eagles took the top two spots in the distance medley relay, with the team of Grau, Almustapha Silvester (Indianapolis, Indiana), freshman Arie Macias (Godfrey, Illinois), and Hall bringing home the win in 10:19.27.
Freshman sprinter Andrew Pierce (Muncie, Indiana) also had a successful meet, finishing fifth in the 60 meters and sixth in the 200 meters. He had a time of 7.24 seconds in the 60 meters and 23.89 seconds in the 200 meters.
In the field, freshman Tyrell Nickelson (English, Indiana) grabbed a pair of top three finishes, taking second in the high jump and third in the triple jump. He jumped a height of six feet, 2.75 inches in the high jump, while going for 39’6″ in the triple jump.
The Eagles will next be in action Friday at the Tiger Small College Invitational hosted by DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
