KEVIN JENISON
GoSycamores.com
AMES, IOWA ? Indiana State's Heather Stembridge and Kelsey Hanley were winners for the Sycamore women's track & field team on Friday, the second day of competition at the Iowa State Classic.
Stembridge captured the non-seeded 3000 meters with a time of 9:56.44, outracing Southern Illinois' Megan Hoelscher, who was second in 10:01.70.
“That was her best time since coming back from her injury,” John Gartland, Indiana State women's track & field coach, said. “She ran a very smart race.”
Hanley surpassed the provisional qualifying mark in the women's weight throw in winning that event on Friday. Hanley had a throw of 64-feet-8.50-inches (19.72 meters) which is her personal best of the season by a foot and half.
Annie Beasley took sixth in the non-seeded high jump with a leap of 5-feet-3.25-inches (1.61 meters) and Jeanne' Middleton was ninth in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 24.64 and Kayla Alexander ninth in the non-seeded 5,000 meters with a time of 17:50.84.
In the seeded pole vault event, ISU's Kylie Hutson tied for fourth with a vault of 13-feet-1.5-inches (4.00 meters). Nikki Royer was sixth in the non-seeded women's pole vault competition and Alicia Fritschi seventh, both posting personal best vaults of 12-feet-1.5-inches (3.70 meters).
“We certainly have not had the kind of performances that we would hope for at this time of year but we have had some good results so far,” John McNichols, ISU men's track & field coach, said. “We should do a lot better tomorrow.”
In the men's weight throw, Josh Williams placed eighth out of the 42 competitors with a throw of 60-feet-6-inches (18.44 meters) while Brandon Pounds was ninth with a toss of 59-feet-9.5-inches (18.22 meters).
Eric Schulz was third in the unseeded 3000 meters with a personal best time of 8:35.25 while Curt Sunderland was third in the unseeded high jump competition with a leap of 6-feet-9.5-inches (2.07 meters). Daryl Truitt was 11th in the men's 200 meters, equaling his personal best time of 21.82. Jared Messmann placed seventh in the non-seeded 5000 meters with a personal best time of 15:12.37.
