SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Taylor Austin broke the women's indoor 3K school record and four other Sycamores recorded top-10 performances on a stellar day two of the Meyo Invite at Notre Dame, while five Sycamores claimed victory at IWU.
 
"We had a lot of positives this weekend," head coach Angela Martin said. "The men had several improvements on the best list for the first time this year. We are starting to put things together and making confident moves. I am very proud of how our athletes competed to win their heats. With all the highlights, Taylor Austin probably had the performance of the meet with her school record in the 3K."
 
After competing in the mile all season (she leads the MVC), Austin made the transition to the 3K on Saturday. Competing in the invitational section with some of the nation's best, Austin ran the fastest time in school history by 12 seconds at 9:23.58, overtaking Brooke Moore's time of 9:35.60 from last year. With her time, she now leads the Valley and enters the top-50 nationally at 36th.
 
The day at Notre Dame started off strong in the men's 3K with Ryan Cash storming across the finish line at 8:14.59, overtaking his competition on the last lap for a first-place finish. Cash's time inserted him into the top-10 in ISU history, coming in at fifth. He now sits at third in the MVC.
 
Following Cash, Imani Davis picked up a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.97, just .47 away from first, and she is now eighth in Indiana State history. She is currently sixth in the Missouri Valley.
 
Brittany Neeley pushed down on the gas pedal during the women's 800-meter run. She finished 10th overall and second in her heat, but she recorded a new career-best in the event at 2:09.45. That time moved her up to fifth all-time at ISU and she owns the second-best time in the conference.
 
The fifth top-10 performance of the day came from Scott Schreiber. Schreiber took part in the long jump for the Sycamores and competed well, finishing third with an impressive mark of 7.38m (24-02.50) which is a new indoor personal-best. His mark also inserted him into the top-10 in school history where he is tied for ninth and he now leads the Missouri Valley.
 
The tradition of 'Hurdle U' was upheld Saturday as Daley Carter took home the Meyo Invite 60-meter hurdles championship. Carter claimed victory with a time of 7.92, edging out MVC rival Kentre Patterson by .03. His time of 7.87 from the Terre Haute Double Dual is still second in the conference and 26th in the country.
 
The Sycamores that traveled to Indiana Wesleyan for the IWU Midwest Classic also found success. Kim Jackson and Emily Brady led the way in the pole vault for the women, posting marks of 3.67m (12-00.50) and 3.52m (11-06.50) for first and second-place. Jackson is still first in the conference and Brady is third.
 
Elsewhere for the women, Emily Robertson won the 60-meter hurdles with a new personal-best time of 8.92, just behind 10th in the MVC. Michaela Ward also earned a victory in the women's 3K at 10:11.05.
 
The men had multiple strong performances, including Nick Schultz in the high jump where he came away victorious after posting a mark of 2.01m (6-07.00) and he now has the sixth overall mark in the MVC.
 
Freshman Cale Kilian had his best performance as a Sycamore in the mile run. Kilian was victorious in the event with a time of 4:19.96.
 
ISU will be back in action next weekend, Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10 for the Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
 
Other Notable Performances:
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash:
11. DeAndra Greer - 7.60
 
Women's 60-Meter Dash (IWU):
3. Ashley Baker - 7.99
 
Men's 800-Meter Run (IWU):
2. Bryce Frazier - 1:58.88
 
Men's Mile Run:
19. Quentin Pierce - 4:11.61, PR
 
Women's Mile Run:
3. Gabby Brown - 5:18.29
4. Jocelyn Quiles - 5:19.36
 
Women's 5K (IWU)
3. Emma Hayward - 19:22.14
 
Men's High Jump (IWU):
4. Ben Andreatta - 1.98m (6-06.00)
5. Nathan Kiger - 1.93m (6-04.00)
 
Women's High Jump (IWU):
2. Janea Bell - 1.60m (5-03.00)
3. Kailyn Hutson - 1.60m (5-03.00)
4. Kara Cooke - 1.60m (5-03.00)
 
Men's Pole Vault (IWU):
2. Riley Smith - 4.70m (15-05.00)
3. Trey Kennedy - 4.70m (15-05.00)
4. Antoine Howard - 4.45m (14-07.25)
 
Men's Long Jump (IWU):
3. Avery Taylor - 6.57m (21-06.75)
 
Women's Triple Jump:
6. Jamie Newsome - 11.89m (39-00.25)
 
Men's Shot Put:
6. Hunter Schuman - 16.07m (52-08.75)
 
Women's Shot Put
10. Cassaundra Roper - 14.41m (47-03.50)
 
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