EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field used a strong effort in the 3,000 meters to earn a seventh-place finish at the Cougar Classic Saturday.
Sophomore Landen Swiney set an outdoor school record in the 3,000 meters, crossing the finish line in second place with a time of eight minutes, 40.96 seconds.
The Screaming Eagles had six of the top eight finishes in the 3,000 meters to account for 27 of their 28 points.
Freshmen James Haggerty and Kyle Kern respectively placed third and fourth in the event. The duo also surpassed the former outdoor record of 8:47.32, which was set by Will Hogston at the 2012 WKU Hilltopper Relays. Haggerty’s time of 8:41.95 is a new USI outdoor freshman record in the 3,000 meters.
Junior Mukal Verma finished fifth, while sophomore Joe Schwartz and freshman Blake Smith rounded out the scoring for the Eagles in the 3,000 meters with respective finishes of sixth and eighth.
Freshman Alan Marshall also scored for USI with an eighth-place finish in the 1,500 meters.
USI returns to action Wednesday, Thursday and Friday when it competes at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.
