University of Southern Indiana’s Men Track And Field Team Notched Seven Top-Ten Finishes Saturday At The John Craft Invitational
University of Southern Indiana’s men track and field team notched seven top-ten finishes Saturday at the John Craft Invitational.
The 600 meters were dominated by the Screaming Eagles. Senior Darius Payne took third with a time of 1 minute, 25.87 seconds earning six points for the team and senior teammate Demontrae Lapsley finished just inside the top-eight scoring for the Eagles with a time of 1:29.09 which had him in seventh place. Senior Almustapha Silvester (1:30.91) and Fabian Becerra (1:32.23) rounded out the top-ten finishing ninth and tenth, respectively.
Junior Nathan Hall claimed sixth place in the mile with a time of 4:22.58 tallying three more points for the Eagles.
In the field events, junior Tyrell Nickelson nabbed the fifth spot in the high jump with a mark of 6 feet, 4.75 inches while adding five more points to USI’s team total. Freshman Kyle Crone also scored for the Eagles as he finished in eighth with a leap of 6’ 0.75â€.
Other Notables: The Eagles had four other athletes who found themselves in the top-15 in their respective competitions. Freshman Zack Gresens in the triple jump (11th- 39’ 10.5â€), freshman Jake Brantley in the shot put (13th- 40’5.5â€) along with freshmen Silas Robbins (12th- 41’ 11.5â€) and Caleb Madden (13th- 41’ 0.5â€) in the weight throw.
Up Next: USI will travel to both the Gladstein Invitational held in Bloomington, Indiana and the Don Denoon Invitational held in Carbondale, Illinois on Jan. 24-25.
University of Southern Indiana freshmen Aubrey Swart, Kaylee Lane, and Miranda Anslinger all scored for the Screaming Eagles Saturday at the John Craft Invite.
Swart’s top-eight finish came in the 3000 meters, where she took seventh place with a time of 10 minutes, 37.4 seconds in a field of 25.
Lane was also impressive as she added eight points to USI’s total by placing second in the 600m with a time of 1:40.10. Lane yet again set a new USI record with her performance in the 600m besting the previous time of Jordan Mornout (1:41.21) back in 2011. Sophomore teammate, Franchesca Laurencio, snuck inside the top-ten with a time of 1:50.13 good for the ninth spot.
In the field events, the Eagles picked up another eight points thanks to Anslinger’s mark of five feet, three inches in the high jump vaulted her into third place out of 21.
Other Notables: The USI women had two athletes finish in the top-15. Freshman Vannesa Van Bibber nabbed 11th in the 600m with a time of 1:52.16 and freshman Cassie Janas took 14th in the weight throw, upping her personal best by more than five feet with a mark of 42’6.25â€.
Up Next: USI will travel to both the Gladstein Invitational held in Bloomington, Indiana and the Don Denoon Invitational held in Carbondale, Illinois on Jan. 24-25.
