NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Indiana State Track & Field teams concluded their stay in Nashville on Saturday with a competitive day two of the Black & Gold Invitational.
 
"This was a very good opening weekend for us," Head Coach Angela Martin said. "I think our positives outweighed the negatives and we got to see the things we need to work on. This season is going to fly by, so we have to stay aggressive in our training. I am excited to see how we perform at our next meet."
 
The lone victory on Saturday came during the last women's event of the day, as the 4X400-meter relay team of Imani Davis, Imani Hall, Jezel Martin and Rebecca Odusola claimed the win with a time of 3:46.22. That time is currently 22nd in the NCAA East Region and 35th nationally.
 
Barbados native Ayanna Morgan had an impressive day on the track for the Sycamores. Morgan started her day as a member of the 4X100-meter relay team that placed fifth with a time of 46.55 alongside DeAndra Greer, Shana Cooper and Bri Buggs.
 
The senior then raced to a third place finish in the women's 100-meter hurdles, posting a time of 13.88 to lead the Missouri Valley Conference, 18th in the NCAA East Region and 30th in the NCAA. Morgan then went on to finish fifth in the women's long jump, jumping to a mark of 5.63m (18-05.75).
 
Elsewhere on the track, Alli Workman etched her name in the Indiana State record book in the women's outdoor 3000-meter run with a time of 10:00.71, the seventh-best time in school history.  
 
In the women's 100-meter dash, Greer led the way for the blue and white, claiming a ninth place finish while clocking a time of 12.01.
 
Sophomore Odusola had a career day in the women's 800-meter run on Saturday. Odusola pushed her way to a fifth place finish with a new personal-best time of 2:11.08, which is just .03 away from the tenth-best time in school history.
 
Once again, it was Erin Reese leading the way in the field for ISU on Saturday. The redshirt senior earned silver in the women's discus throw behind a toss of 49.39m (162-00.00). Her mark is atop the Valley, 18th in the East and 39th in the nation.
 
The women's high jump also featured a top-10 performance, this time from Caitlyn Redmon. Redmon cleared a bar of 1.61m (5-03.25) en route to her tenth place finish.
 
On the men's side, youth again played a crucial role for the Trees. The MVC Indoor Freshman of the Year, JaVaughn Moore, placed third in the men's 100-meter dash behind a 10.74 performance, just .01 away from second place.
 
Fellow freshman Matthew Lewis-Banks hurdled his way to a top-five finish in the 110-meter hurdles, racing across the finish line with a time of 14.79 for fourth place. He was followed by Tremaine Gonzalez in eighth who recorded a time of 14.85 and Avery Taylor in tenth with a time of 14.95.
 
The only distance event of the day yielded good results for the Sycamores, as freshman Noah Hufnagel crossed the finish line in third place with a time of 8:39.71 and his teammate Isaac Bentz was close behind in fifth place at 8:41.76.
 
Starting the day off on the track, the men's 4X100-meter relay team of Jarel Shaw, Moore, Blayne Harrington and Jordan Moothery earned a top-five finish by placing fourth with a time of 41.59.
 
It was a strong Saturday in the field, led by the duo of Nick Schultz and Nathan Kiger. The sophomores finished third and fourth in the men's high jump, both recording jumps of 2.00m (6-06.75) which ties a personal-best for Kiger.
 
Sam Overton also put on an impressive performance in Nashville on Saturday, as the senior placed third in the javelin with a throw of 53.77m (176-05), just .02m away from second place.
 
Sophomore Dearis Herron represented the blue and white well in the men's long jump. Herron placed sixth in the event behind a jump of 6.99m (22-11.25), just .03m away from Daniel Butael of Michigan.
 
Indiana State will be back in action next Saturday, March 30 in Oxford, Miss., for the Ole Miss Classic.
 
Other Notable Performances
Men's 100m Dash:
11. Blayne Harrington - 10.94
12. Jordan Moothery - 10.96
13. Jarel Shaw - 10.96
 
Women's 100m Dash:
20. Faith Lindsey - 12.42
 
Men's 400m Dash:
14. Rhett Blake - 49.89
 
Women's 400m Dash:
17. Imani Hall - 58.76
 
Women's 800m Dash:
11. Jessi Conley - 2:14.65
 
Women's 100m Hurdles:
14. Caitlyn Redmon - 14.78
15. Mia Mackenzie - 14.87
 
Men's 400m Hurdles:
12. Kaleb Budde - 55.49
 
Women's 400m Hurdles:
15. Emily Robertson - 1:06.46
19. Alexis Grider - 1:08.02
20. Ariah Leary - 1:08.74
 
Men's 4X400-Meter Relay:
8. Blake, Davis, Biokoro, Budde - 3:20.88
 
Women's 4X400-Meter Relay:
9. Robertson, Buggs, Grider, Leary - 4:07.52
 
Women's Long Jump:
12. Tasjia Thomas - 5.40m (17-08.75)
16. Kaitlyn Davis - 5.30m (17-04.75)
 
Men's Discus Throw:
10. Grant Harris - 44.15m (144-10)
11. Kannon Sams - 43.75m (143-06)
 
Men's Javelin Throw:
11. Kannon Sams - 44.23m (145-01)
12. Richard Griffith - 43.38m (142-04)
 
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