DES MOINES, Iowa - The sun was out and the Sycamores were feeling good on a day three of the Drake Relays that saw the women's shuttle hurdle relay team win a championship and three school records fall.
 
"Today was so fun and it was great to see our team working hard," head coach Angela Martin said. "I think the multiple races was good preparation for the MVC Championships. We broke three school records in consecutive events and it was so amazing to come home with a win in the shuttle hurdles for the women, and several top-five finishes on both sides."
 
In perhaps the most impressive performance of the day, the women's shuttle hurdle relay team comprised of Allana Ince, Ayanna Morgan, Caitlyn Redmon and Patrycja Dziekonska came out of the gate on fire and never looked back. The team finished with a time of 55.74, which is a school record by nearly a second and a half over the previous best time of 57.21 set in 2012. They defeated the defending Drake Relays shuttle hurdle relay champions, Purdue, by .25 en route to their 2018 Drake Relays championship.
 
Following the stellar performance in the shuttle hurdle relays, the women's distance medley relay team made-up of Brittany Neeley, Oschtisha Jackson, Imani Davis and Taylor Austin also left all they had out on the track. Leading for most of the race, the Sycamores finished in second after Missouri's national champion Karissa Schweizer took over in the 1600. That didn't stop the ISU women from breaking the school record with a phenomenal time of 11:18.03, a record by over 20 seconds.
 
The men's distance medley relay team composed of Akis Medrano, Stephen Griffith, CJ Anyaebunam and Quentin Pierce made sure that the Sycamores would break three school records in a row, clocking in at 9:51.57 and a fourth place finish. The men looked strong from the start and hung tight with Iowa to the end, and their record now overtakes the previous best time of 9:53.07, which was set back in 2008.
 
On top of the school records, several other Sycamores made their way onto the Indiana State top-10 list on Saturday. Hurdler Allana Ince followed up her strong performance in the shuttle hurdle relay with a lifetime-best performance in the 100-meter hurdles final. Ince took seventh overall with a time of 14.04, moving her up to seventh in ISU history and sixth in the MVC.
 
Also breaking into the top-10 was the women's 4X400-meter relay team of Jackson, Davis, Ahmanah Woods and Neeley. Matched up with some of the fastest relay teams in the nation, they held their own on the track, bringing in the seventh-best time in Sycamore history at 3:41.88, which is first in the conference by nearly three seconds.
 
Senior hurdler Daley Carter also kept up with some of the country's top hurdlers in the men's 110-meter hurdles final. Carter kept the Sycamores in the top-four of the Relays for the sixth year in a row, taking the fourth overall position with a time of 14.12. His time of 14.04 from Auburn is currently second in the Valley, 32nd in the NCAA East Region and 49th nationally.
 
Jumping to a top-four finish in the long jump was Scott Schreiber. Schreiber had a season-best performance against staunch competition at Drake, recording a mark of 7.25m (23-09.50) while on his way to a fourth place finish. His jump moves him to second in the Missouri Valley.
 
The women's 4X100-meter relay team that featured Shana Cooper, DeAndra Greer, Jackson and Faith Lindsey competed hard in finals on Saturday, placing fifth overall at 45.98 and edging out Western Michigan and Marquette while keeping them in fourth in the conference.
 
One fact worth noting is that the Indiana State women's team earned a top-five finish in the Hy-Vee Cup, which scores the 4X100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay, and the sprint and distance medley relays. The Sycamore women finished in fifth with 15 points against top power five programs such as Purdue, Ohio State, Illinois and Iowa State. They defeated Western Michigan, Kent State, Missouri, Marquette, South Dakota State, Iowa, Kansas State, North Dakota State, Tulsa, Utah, Northern Iowa, Air Force and South Dakota.
 
The Sycamores will be back in action for the Billy Hayes Invitational on May 4, which is their last chance to compete before the MVC Outdoor Championships on May 11-13 at the Gibson Track and Field Complex.
 
Other Day Three Performances:
 
Men's Sprint Medley Relay:
10. Parmley, Shaw, Blake, Kilian - 3:31.97
 
Women's Sprint Medley Relay:
12. Morgan, Redmon, Odusola, Conley - 4:03.23
 
Men's Pole Vault:
16. Riley Smith - 4.75m (15-07.00)
 
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