NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Indiana State men's and women's track and field teams had a solid day two at the Music City Challenge, highlighted five top-10 performances in school history.
 
"We had some highs and lows today," head coach Angela Martin said. "Our highlights were definitely on the oval. We had some marks that will move up on the MVC list and the performances of the day probably go to Brittany Neeley in the 800 and Akis Medrano in the 3K, with several others moving up on our best list."
 
Akis Medrano made sure to leave his mark in Nashville, winning his heat and the unseeded section of the men's 3K in impressive fashion by crossing the finish line at 8:13.39. He managed to hold off his challenger from Miami (Ohio) by .02. His time moves him into fifth all-time at ISU and he now has the second-best time in the MVC.
 
Shortly after Medrano ran the 3K, Ryan Cash had himself a career-best day in the mile, winning his heat and finishing second overall in the unseeded section with a time of 4:11.69. Cash's time pushes him to seventh in the conference.
 
On the women's side, Brittany Neeley, Imani Davis, Oschtisha Jackson and Erin Reese all moved up the top-10 list to go along with career days in their events.
 
Neeley competed in the 800-meter run where she earned a new personal-best time of 2:07.25 while finishing second overall, just .13 behind first place. Her time improves her fifth-best time in school history by two seconds and she is now first in the Valley.
 
Finishing close behind Neeley was Davis in 11th-place with a time of 2:10.00 which improves her sixth overall time in school history by .13 and moves her into third in the Missouri Valley.
 
Jackson had a strong performance in the seeded section of the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 55.54 which earned her a 16th-place finish. With that time, she moves up to seventh in school history and first in the conference.
 
In the field for the Sycamore women, Reese led the way with a 10th-place finish in the shot put. She had a powerful throw that recorded a mark of 14.81m (48-07.25), the eight-best mark in ISU history. She now sits at second in the MVC in the shot put and the weight throw.
 
The Sycamore hurdlers also found success on day two, as Daley Carter and Patrycja Dziekonska both made finals in the men's and women's 60-meter hurdles. Dziekonska finished eighth overall while crossing the line at 8.69 and Carter finished in seventh in the men's finals at 8.13.
 
Both Sycamore track and field teams will be back in action next Friday, Feb. 16 at the EIU Friday Night Special and Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
 
Other Notable Performances
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash:
13. DeAndra Greer - 7.60
23. Shana Cooper - 7.77
 
Men's 400-Meter Dash:
16. Liam McGrath - 48.66, PR
 
Men's 800-Meter Run:
23. Cale Kilian - 1:54.29, PR
24. CJ Anyaebunam - 1:54.73, PR
 
Men's Mile:
8. Isaac Bentz - 4:18.37, PR
11. Nick Bame - 4:20.15
 
Women's Mile:
27. Abigail Grider - 5:04.58
33. Gabby Brown - 5:12.08, PR
34. Jocelyn Quiles - 5:12.19, PR
 
Men's 3K:
17. Quentin Pierce - 8:23.63, PR
30. Seth Cousins - 8:30.16, PR
31. Cam Trout - 8:30.40, PR
 
Women's 3K:
19. Alli Workman - 9:59.86, PR
23. Megan Doty - 10:03.87
30. Colleen Madden - 10:10.06, PR
 
Men's 4X400-Meter Relay:
10. 3:17.84
 
Women's 4X400-Meter Relay:
9. 3:47.65
 
Women's Pole Vault:
22. Kim Jackson - 3.65m (11-11.75)
23. Emily Brady - 3.50m (11-05.75)
24. Josie Rakes - 3.50m (11-05.75), PR
 
Men's Triple Jump:
6. Gino Brown - 14.44m (47-04.50)
 
Women's Triple Jump:
14. Jamie Newsome - 11.78m (38-07.75)
15. Tasjia Thomas - 11.64m (38-02.25)
 
Men's Shot Put:
16. Hunter Schuman - 16.39m (53-09.25)
19. Vince Laconi - 16.20m (53-01.75)
 
Women's Shot Put:
13. Cassaundra Roper - 14.12m (46-04.00)
 
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