Junior Jenna Martin (Evansville, Indiana) earned two victories at the indoor season opening Little Giant Open, while three long distance races were filled with Screaming Eagle runners.
Martin posted a pair of victories in the long jump and the 60-meter dash. Martin earned the victory in the long jump with distance of 17’02.20″, while she also earned the victory in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.20 seconds.
Six Screaming Eagles placed in the top-10 of the 3,000-meters, including a third-place finish from senior Bailey Knable (New Albany, Indiana) with a time of 10 minutes, 58.31 seconds. Freshman Ellie Tjelmend (Springfield, Illinois) also earned a top-five finish with her time of 11:05.76, finishing fifth.
In the mile run, seven of the top-10 finishers were USI runners. Sophomore Hope Jones (Cumberland, Indiana) was the top-finishing Eagle in second with a time of 5:21.33. Senior Carly Whitesell (Zionsville, Indiana) finished just over a second later to secure a top-three finish. Rounding out the top-five were sophomore Micalah Booher (Pendleton, Indiana) and junior Jessica Lincoln (Palatine, Illinois).
Again in the 800-meter run, seven USI runners earned top-10 finishes, including sophomores Kate Henrickson (Booneville, Indiana) and Allison Rollins (Evansville, Indiana) taking the top-two spots. Jones earned another top-five finish with a time of 2:32.92 and a fifth-place finish.
Sophomore Hilary Paxson (Liberty Center, Indiana) ended the day with top-5 finishes in the weight throw and shot put. Paxson’s toss of 46’04.70″ was good enough for 2nd in the weight throw, while her she finished 4th in the shot put with a throw of 37’02.40″.
In the rest of the field events, freshman Rylie Smith (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) finished second in the pole vault clearing 09’05.80″.
USI returns to action January 20-21 when it competes at the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana, and the University of Indianapolis Collegiate Invitational in Indianapolis.
