Senior Michael Jordan broke his own University of Southern Indiana men’s track and field record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday evening at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. He broke the record by eight seconds, which was set a week ago.
Jordan ran his race in 8 minutes, 42.63 seconds, which is another NCAA automatic qualifying time and a USA Track & Field Championships “B†standard time, along with being the fastest time in Division II. His time last week at the Mt Sac Relays was 8:50.49
Also this weekend, senior Lauren Minor earned a provisional mark in the steeplechase with her time of 10:53.49 at the Bellarmine Classic. Her mark currently ranks 12th in Division II.
Freshman Johnnie Guy also picked-up a provisional mark in the 5,000 meters as he finished in 14:17.48 at the Hillsdale College Gina Relays. Guy’s time is ranked 16th nationally.
Just missing provisional times and distances were freshman Tyler Schickel, who ran the 1,500 meters in 3:52.12, which is 12-tenths of a second off. Sophomore Zach Watson, meanwhile, fell just shy of a provisional mark after jumping two meters in the high jump with the provisional set at 2.05 meters.
The Screaming Eagles return to action Friday and Saturday at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Romeoville, Illinois.
