CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Indiana State track and field teams picked up three individual victories and Erin Reese entered the ISU top-10 in the discus and hammer throws at the Bill Cornell Classic on Saturday.
 
"We had some kids compete really hard in the tough conditions today," head coach Angela Martin said. "You never know what Mother Nature is going to throw at you, so it was good to see some athletes compete for top spots. I think Brittany Neeley was a highlight with three tough races, but Erin Reese also had a very good weekend. However, we do have some areas that we need to improve upon as the season goes on."
 
Erin Reese was dominant in the field for the Sycamore women, finishing second in the discus throw on Friday night and also second in the hammer throw on Saturday. Reese, who owns the school-records in both events at Dayton, entered the Indiana State top-10 in the discus throw at seventh with an impressive mark of 50.99m (167-03.75) which is currently 10th in the NCAA East Region and 27th nationally. She followed that performance up with an even stronger performance in the hammer throw, unleashing a powerful throw of 61.85m (202-11.25) which is second in school history just behind Kelsey Hanley from 2011. That mark currently sits at first in the East Region and sixth nationally.
 
Also with a strong day in the field for the ISU women was Cassaundra Roper who finished in the runner-up position in the shot put with a mark of 14.35m (47-01.00).
 
Building off of her strong indoor season, Brittaney Neeley picked up two victories at SIU on Saturday. She started off the day by winning the 1500-meter run at 4:37.19, just two seconds away from her career-best. Neeley followed that performance by winning the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.18 which is 20th in the East Region and 41st in the nation. Brooke Moore finished close behind her in third at 2:14.85, 46th in the NCAA East Region.
 
All six Sycamore women hurdlers finished in the top-10 in the 100-meter hurdles. Patrycja Dziekonska led the way with a second-place finish at 14.05 with Ayanna Morgan right behind her at 14.25 in third. Allana Ince took fifth for ISU, Tajaa Fair finished in eighth, Caitlyn Redmon in ninth and Micaela McLean in tenth.
 
Leading the way for the men on the track was Luke Kerstiens who picked up a first place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase, crossing the line at 9:46.96 with teammate Ryan Kritzer right behind him in second at 10:21.40.
 
Freshman Stephen Griffith also had a strong day in the hurdles for the men. In his first outdoor meet as a Sycamore, Griffith placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 and then followed that up by taking third in the 400-meter hurdles at 55.47.
 
Jaime Murtagh, Tyler Owen and Scott Schreiber led the Indiana State men in the field. Murtagh and Owen tied for third in the high jump with a height of 1.94m (6-04.25) and freshman Nick Schultz finished fifth with a mark of 1.89m (6-02.25).
 
Schreiber took on the long jump and ended up placing third at 6.90m (22-07.75) and the freshman duo of Corey DuPriest and Myles Aldridge went seven-eight with the same mark of 6.57m (21-06.75).
 
The ISU track and field teams will be back in action next weekend with a few distance runners heading to the Stanford Invitational on Mar. 30-31 and the rest of the team heading to the Ole Miss Classic on Mar. 31.
 
Other Notable Performances:
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash:
3. Oschtisha Jackson - 25.35
5. Ayanna Morgan - 25.53
7. Jamie Newsome - 26.11
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash:
3. Rhett Blake - 49.79
8. Liam McGrath - 50.69
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
7. Kaleb Budde - 58.79
 
Women's 800-Meter Run:
7. Rebecca Odusola - 2:21.50
 
Men's 4X100-Meter Relay:
3. Schreiber, Shaw, Moothery, Parmley - 41.80
 
Women's 4X100-Meter Relay:
4. Cooper, Greer, Jackson, Lindsey - 47.27
 
Men's 4X400-Meter Relay:
2. Anyaebunam, Blake, Budde, Frazier - 3:26.60
 
Women's 4X400-Meter Relay:
2. Davis, Odusola, Woods, Baker - 3:57.42
7. Jackson, Neeley, Greer, Green - 4:16.43
 
Women's High Jump:
3. Janea Bell - 1.60m (5-03.00)
8. Kailyn Hutson - 1.50m (4-11.00)
 
Women's Long Jump:
3. Jamie Newsome - 5.43m (17-09.75)
 
Men's Long Jump:
4. Gino Brown - 13.67m (44-10.25)
 
Men's Pole Vault:
4. Antoine Howard - 4.11m (13-05.75)
 
Women's Pole Vault:
5. Josie Rakes - 3.05m (10-00.00)
 
Men's Javelin Throw:
5. Kannon Sams - 40.40m (132-06.00)
7. Josh Perry - 37.26m (122-03.25)
 
Women's Javelin Throw:
7. Kailyn Hutson - 30.29m (99-04.75)
8. Ayanna Morgan - 27.17m (89-02.00)
 
Men's Discus Throw:
7. Grant Harris - 44.14m (144-10.00)
 
Women's Hammer Throw:
7. Cassaundra Roper - 48.27m (158-04.75)
 
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