LOUISVILLE – University of Evansville junior Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) reset her own indoor 400 meter dash program record on Friday to earn one of two second place finishes, highlighting the Aces’ day at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic.
Sprints and Hurdles
Women
In addition to her two second place finishes, Johnson finished fifth in the 60 meter hurdles to record top three times in program history in three different events on the day. Johnson’s mark of 56.99 the 400 meters was a program record, while her time of 25.25 seconds in the 200 meter dash was second in program history and her mark of 9.67 in the 60 meter hurdles was good for third in program hsitory. Freshman Mya Baker (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) also had a strong day, placing sixth in the 60 meter dash a time of 8.04. Josie Seehafer (Inver Grove Heights, Minn/Eagan) made her collegiate track debut by competing in three events, including an eighth place finish in the 60 meter dash at 8.17 seconds. Lissa Willis (Vincennes, Ind./Vincennes Rivet) finished just behind Johnson in the 60 meter hurdles, placing sixth with a personal best of 9.75.
Men
In the 60-meter dash, Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) paced three Aces to finish sixth at 7.12 seconds. Shin also placed sixth as the top Evansville finisher in the 200 meters, recording a time of 22.69. In the 400 meters, Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind./Evansville North) led the way for UE in the 400 meters with a seventh place finish and a time of 50.91.
In the 60 meter hurdles, a trio of freshmen – Brody Riggs (Fort Branch, Ind./Gibson Southern), Josiah Hoehn (Hazel Crest, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), and Tristin DeTalente (Evansville, Ind./Evansville North) – placed seventh, ninth and tenth, respectively.
Evansville 4×400 meter relay team of Shin, Hoehn, Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy Liceo Scientifico David Maria Turoldo, Zogno (Bg)) and Kadin McAllister (Lilburn, Ga. Parkview) placed third at 3:28.34.
Distance and Mid-Distance
Women
Five Aces competed in the mile, led by Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) in eighth place with a personal best time of 5:08.91 and Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) in 10th with a personal best of 5:13.98. In the 3000 meters, Avery Stephens highlighted three Aces competitors with a personal best time of 10:18.58 to finish fourth.
Men
Two Aces competed in the 800 meters, with Jake Antibus (Switz City, Ind./White River Valley) leading the way with a time of 2:00.17, good for 14th. Five Aces ran the mile, led by a 10th place finish at 4:19.39 by Losma. In the 3000 meters, Nathan Whitehead (Vincennes, Ind./South Knox) was the lone UE representative and finished 24th at 8:52.59. Nicholas Hirsch (Evansville, Ind./Memorial) claimed a podium finish in the 5000 meters, placing third with a time of 15:47.02, while Oliver Wilgocki (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) followed closely behind in fifth at 15:58.07.
Jumps
Women
Lilyana Gargano (Hudson, Fla./Fivay) and Willis both notched personal bests in the high jump with marks of 1.45 meters and 1.40 meters to place sixth and ninth, respectively. In the long jump, Baker recorded a personal best of 5.09 meters for a sixth place finish.
Men
Riggs snagged a personal best in high jump with a mark of 1.85 meters, placing seventh. In the long jump, Antwaun Powell (Ringgold, Ga./Heritage) finished 13th with 5.61 meters, followed by Jude Nguyen (Farmington Hills, Mich. North Farmington) in 14th at 5.58 meters. Powell was the lone UE representative in triple jump, placing fifth with 11.01 meters.
Throws
Women
In the shotput, Jillian Miller (Boonville, Ind./Boonville) placed fifth at 9.52 meters, while Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio/Orange) placed fifth in weight throw at 15.14 meters.
Men
Freshman Drew Aaron (Mount Vernon, Ind./Mount Vernon) snagged a second place finish in shot put with a personal best mark of 11.93 meters. In the weight throw, Beau Baldwin (Mount Vernon, Ind./Mt. Vernon) led three Aces in eighth at 14.30 meters.
