LOUISVILLE, Ken. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field earned points from senior Noah Hufnagel (Santa Claus, Indiana) and junior Mitchell Hopf (Santa Claus, Indiana) after both runners placed in the top five in the 3,000-meter invite at the PNC Bellarmine Classic Friday evening. As a team, the Screaming Eagles placed 11th out of 17 teams after earning 11 points.
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Hufnagel crossed the line in eight minutes, 13.32 seconds to place third before Hopf earned fifth place after running the 3,000 meters in 8:17.19. The Screaming Eagles also found success in sophomore Dylan Bland (Holland, Indiana) who finished the 3,000 meters in 8:28.95 to tally a ninth-place finish.
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Leading USI in the field was junior Kyle Crone (Maryville, Illinois) who placed eighth in the long jump and ninth in the triple jump. Crone’s leap in the long jump was good for 21 feet, 03.25 inches while his triple jump best was 42’08.00″. Junior Lee Moore Jr. (Matteson, Illinois) finished in 12th with a leap of 19’011.50″ in the long jump with sophomore James Butler (Evansville, Indiana) following closely behind with a jump of 18’09.75″ to place 15th.
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NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles have a split weekend next week when USI travels to Boston, Massachusetts for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational and to Allendale, Michigan for the GVSU Big Meet February 10-11. Both meets will be live-streamed on FloTrack.
