University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Track & Field set four provisional times on their West Coast trip to the Mt. SAC Relays and Bryan Clay Invitational Thursday and Friday, competing against some of the top competition in the country.
At Thursday’s Mt. SAC Relays, senior Jessica Lincoln(Palatine, Illinois) and freshman Jennifer Comastri (Indianapolis, Indiana) each set provisional times in the 10,000 meters. Lincoln ran in the A race, finishing 23rd in 36 minutes, 33. 67 seconds. In the B race, Comastri placed 10th in 36:32.98.
Sophomore Austin Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) was 14th in the men’s 10,000-meter B race in 31:02.76.
On Friday, the team competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational, where seniors Bastian Grau (Hochstadt, Germany) and James Cecil (Owensboro, Kentucky) each recorded provisional times. Cecil set his time of 9:16.64 in the 3000-meter steeplechase while finishing 42nd.
Grau competed in the fast section of the 1500 meters, finishing 83rd with a provisional time of 3:48.28. In the same section, sophomore Javan Winders (Mansfield, Tennessee) finished 249th in 4:06.27, while Cecil finished 47th in the other section in 4:05.12.
Senior Melina Gryschka (Garbsen, Germany) was the only USI women’ s competitor, competing in the 1500 meters and 3000-meter steeplechase. She ran the 1500 meters in 4:38.64 to finish 149th while placing 70th in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 11:17.54.
USI is back in action Thursday and Friday for the Hillsdale “Gina” Relays in Hillsdale, Michigan.
