BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sophomore phenom Brooke Moore destroyed another Indiana State record as the Sycamore women came away the victors and the Sycamore men the team runners-up at the conclusion of the Samford Invite on Friday.
 
When unattached athletes are removed from the results for standard Division I scoring (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1), the Sycamore women ended with a 102-85 win over Southern Miss, while the Sycamore men narrowly fell behind host Samford, 95-83.
 
Moore, who just last week obliterated Angie Lansing's 1998 mile record (4:50.12) by seven seconds at 4:43.04, added perhaps her most impressive resume item on Friday with her school-record performance in the 3K. Moore set a 15-second new career-best while finishing second in the race, running 9:35.60 to annihilate Nicole Lucas' 2015 record of 9:47.59 by 12 seconds. Additionally, Moore would have broken the meet record by three seconds if not for event winner Eden Meyer of North Florida (9:31.16).
 
Moore's sophomore season has been a spectacular one, as she currently leads the Missouri Valley in her three signature distance events: the 800-meter (2:10.67, converted to 2:09.18 for track size, fifth all-time at Indiana State), the mile (4:43.04, school-record) and the 3K (9:35.60, school-record).
 
Junior hurdler Patrycja Dziekonska had a career-day herself in the 60-meter hurdles. Her day started out on the right foot with a new season-best 8.66 in the prelims, but Dziekonska exploded to a new career-best 8.53 in the final to win the event for the Sycamore women. That time improves on her standing in third all-time at Indiana State (her previous best was 8.59), and she currently ranks fifth in the Valley.
 
The Sycamore women's 4x400-meter relay continued its excellent season as well with another win. The quartet of Oschtisha Jackson, Alethia Marrero, Imani Davis and Ahmannah Woods ran 3:47.59 for the victory.
 
Marrero kept up her success in the 400-meter dash as well, finishing runner-up for eight points at a season-best 56.29.
 
The Sycamore women also kept the success in the field at a high level this week. Senior transfer Kaitlyn Moricz continued her torrid pace these last few weeks, winning the pole vault at yet another career-best height of 3.90m (12-09.50). She still ranks sixth all-time in school history, but she now ranks second in the Missouri Valley this year.
 
After not clearing a bar in the season-opener at home in the Terre Haute Double Dual, Moricz has gone on to clear in succession 3.70m (12-01.50), 3.81m (12-06.00), 3.85m (12-07.50) and now 3.90m (12-09.50).
 
Similarly, sophomore transfer Caitlyn Redmon had another productive week in the women's long jump. Redmon won at a near season-best leap of 5.81m (19-00.75), which capped a very impressive field series for the sophomore. Redmon jumped at least 5.71m (18-08.75) on each of her last four attempts, leaping 5.71m (18-08.75), 5.77m (18-11.25), 5.72m (18-09.25) and then 5.81m (19-00.75) on her final jump.
 
The Sycamore men, meanwhile, won three event titles on Friday. Sophomore Akis Medrano had another strong outing this week, winning the 3K at a new career-best time of 8:27.68. Medrano led a crew of four total Sycamore scorers in the 3K, as he was followed by freshman Seth Cousins (sixth, 8:36.40, PR), sophomore Quentin Pierce (seventh, 8:41.86) and sophomore Ryan Cash (eighth, 8:42.42).
 
Senior sprinter Tyrell Dowdell had another good week in the 400-meter dash, winning at 48.94 seconds – just one week after running the eighth-best time in school history at 48.32 at Notre Dame. Liam McGrath also scored in eighth at 49.84.
 
Senior hurdler Marcus Neely won yet another 60-meter hurdles title, this time winning at a time of 7.95 seconds. Neely ran the second-best prelim time at 8.09. Team-leader Daley Carter, who ranked 17th in the nation entering this weekend, did not compete.
 
Indiana State will have one final week of work to get in before the MVC Indoor Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Feb. 25-26. This upcoming week the Sycamores will be splitting squad at both the EIU Friday Night Special on Feb. 17 and the Alex Wilson Invite at Notre Dame on Feb. 18.
 
Women's Team Scores (with unattached athletes removed):
1. Indiana State – 102
2. Southern Miss – 85
3. Samford – 81.5
4. Coastal Carolina – 53
5. Western Carolina – 41
6. South Alabama – 37.5
7. Georgia Southern – 30
8. UL-Lafayette – 26.5
9. North Florida – 24.5
10. UAB – 17
10. Tulane – 17
10. Furman – 17
13. Alabama A&M – 7
14. Florida A&M – 5
15. Alabama State - 2
 
Men's Team Scores (with unattached athletes removed):
1. Samford – 95
2. Indiana State – 83
3. Coastal Carolina – 74
4. North Florida – 63
5. UL-Lafayette – 55
6. South Alabama – 49
7. Southern Miss – 44
8. Western Carolina – 31
9. Alabama A&M – 30
10. Furman – 10
11. Alabama State - 9
 
OTHER NOTABLE SCORERS
 
Men's 60-Meter Dash:
5. Jaynard Keys – 6.93f – 6.95q (8th)
 
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles:
8. Ayanna Morgan – 9.06f – 8.93q – PR
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash:
7. Shana Cooper – 25.33
 
Women's 400-Meter Dash:
7. Imani Davis – 57.27
 
Women's Mile:
2. Abigail Grider – 5:01.49 – PR
4. Aleksey Green – 5:03.53 – PR
 
Men's Mile:
5. Blake Kramer – 4:11.97
Women's 3K:
4. Taylor Austin – 9:54.54
 
Men's Long Jump:
4. Devyn Mikell – 7.21m (23-08.00)
 
Women's Triple Jump:
4. Jamie Newsome – 11.82m (38-09.50)
 
Women's High Jump:
8. Caitlyn Redmon – 1.62m (5-03.75)
 
Men's High Jump:
4. Jaime Murtagh – 2.05m (6-08.75)
T6. Tyler Owen – 2.00m (6-06.75)
8. Ben Andreatta – 1.95m (6-04.75)
 
Women's Shot Put:
4. Cassaundra Roper – 14.00m (45-11.25)
8. Jasmine Noel – 13.19m (43-03.25)
 
Men's Shot Put:
3. Vince Laconi – 16.43m (53-11.00) – PR
7. Ryan Chestnut – 15.76m (51-08.50)
8. Hunter Schuman – 15.61m (51-02.75)
 
Women's Weight Throw:
3. Cassaundra Roper – 17.50m (57-05.00)
5. Jasmine Noel – 17.25m (56-07.25)
 
Men's Weight Throw:
3. Ryan Chestnut – 17.82m (58-05.75)
5. Hunter Schuman – 17.29m (56-08.75)
9. Sam Overton – 16.76m (55-00.00)
 
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