University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field senior Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) recorded an NCAA Division II automatic qualifying time in the 10,000 meters Sunday night at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
Guy’s time of 28 minutes, 34.79 seconds was good enough for third in his section and second amongst all collegiate competitors competing in the two races Sunday night. It also ranks first amongst all NCAA II competitors and second amongst all three NCAA divisions.
The national champion in the event in 2014, Guy’s mark also was just 1.44 seconds off of Dustin Emerick’s school-record time of 28:33.35, which was set at the 2012 Payton Jordan Invitational. Guy missed the U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying time of 28:15.00 by less than 20 seconds.
Guy’s effort Sunday marked the second time this season he has recorded an NCAA II automatic qualifying time after he reached the standard in the 5,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays last month.
The No. 25 Screaming Eagles, who have three runners ranked in the top nine, nationally, of the 10,000 meters, return to action Thursday through Saturday when they compete at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Liberty, Missouri.
