KEVIN JENISON
GoSycamores.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana State senior Jeremiah Vaughan continues his attack on the Sycamore record book, coming within a half-second of breaking a seven-year-old record in the men's 1500 meters at the Polytan Invitational Saturday at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex on the campus of Indiana University.
Vaughan finished second overall in a personal best 3:45.23 which is second on the ISU All-Time list behind Jordan Fife who ran 3:44.98 in 2005. Indiana's Andrew Bayer won the event in 3:41.17.
Sycamore Brandon Pounds was second overall but the top collegian in the men's hammer throw with a distance of 207-feet-2-inches while Jordan Colanese won the men's javelin with a distance of 173-feet.
Indiana State's Richelle Kimble was the top collegian and second overall in the women's pole vault as she cleared 12-feet-3½-inches. Former Hoosier star Vera Neuenswander, now competing unattached, won by clearing 13-feet-3½-inches.
Also picking up a win for the Sycamore women was Tara Perigo who won the javelin with a distance of 124-feet-2-inches. Perigo was also seventh in the women's hammer with a personal best distance of 151-feet-11-inches.
Kevin Selby finished third in the javelin (146-feet-7-inches) with Robert Webb fourth (116-feet-3-inches). Webb also finished third in the high jump (6-feet-6¼-inches) with Jamal Hampton clearing a personal best 6-feet-6¼-inches) to place fourth. Justin Applegate (164-feet-10-inches) and Chris Fields (164-feet-10-inches) tied for 10th in the hammer.
Max Tuttle ran to a second place finish in the men's 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.66. Indiana's Ryan Hindes won the event in 52.78. Sycamore Ray Skamay finished fourth (53.99) with Arqeil Shaw fifth (55.31). In the only other track event of the event, Tristan Selby was 11th (seventh collegian) in the 5,000 meters in 15:00.73.
Also on the track, Indiana State's Leeann Michl ran the 11th fastest 1500 meter time in Sycamore history and finished 13th overall in 3:34.36. Kristy Twitchell was 18th (4:38.47), Kacie Klem 19th (4:40.35), and Kalli Dalton 20th (4:42.29).
Jessica Zangmeister posted her best time in the women's 5,000 meters at 17:25.01 which placed her ninth overall while Nicole Lucas finished 17th (18:23.71). The Sycamores also had three runners in the top 10 of the 400 meter hurdles with Carmelia Stewart fifth (1:03.34), Brittany Housel sixth (1:03.93), and Amy Fanella ninth (1:09.99).
The Indiana State 4x100 meter relay of Kalli Dalton, Hanna Mercer, Andrea Prusz, and Kristy Twitchell finished fourth with a time of 48.79.
ISU's Mary Theisen placed fourth in the women's hammer (169-feet-8-inches) with Kasey Kahle sixth (154-feet-2-inches) while Rachael Johnson was sixth in the javelin (85-feet-10-inches).
The unscored Polytan Invitational continues on Sunday staring at 11 a.m. (ET) with the women's shot put, men's discus and women's long jump. Track events will also start at 11 a.m. (ET) with the women's 100 meter hurdles. The meet is expected to conclude with the running of the men's 4x400 meter relay at 4:05 p.m. (ET).
