BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Sycamore hurdlers had a strong day on the track to lead Indiana State on the final day of the IU Relays.
 
Taylor, the lone Sycamore racing in the men's 60-meter hurdle finals, represented the blue and white well. The junior was the top finisher for the Trees on Saturday, placing second in the hurdles behind a time of 8.32, bested only by Indiana's Shaton Vaughn who ended at 8.22.
 
Hurdling her way to a third-place finish on the women's side was Ince who clocked a finals time of 8.72 for bronze. Ince fell only to Wisconsin's Destiny Huven and Sycamore alum, Ayanna Morgan, who was victorious in the event with a time of 8.51.
 
Elsewhere in finals, the Sycamore men's sprinters competed well in the 60-meter dash finals. JaVaughn Moore crossed the finish line in fourth overall at 6.84 to lead the ISU delegation. Freshman Jhivon Wilson placed sixth with a time of 6.99 and Jarel Shaw followed right behind him in seventh at 7.04.
 
Moore and Shaw continued their day late in the afternoon, competing as part of the men's 4X400-meter relay squad. The team, composed of Shaw, Moore, Jamal Safo and Ben Shepard, posted the second-fastest time in heat two of 3:19.88 to place eighth overall. That time is now the fourth-fastest in the Missouri Valley Conference.
 
Freshman Brett Norton put on a strong performance in the shot put for the Sycamore men. Norton recorded the top-mark out of flight one of 16.09m (52-09.50), putting him at 10th overall in the competition.
 
In the women's mile run fast sections, Alli Workman rose to the competition to win section three with a season-best time of 5:01.32. Her time put her at 12th overall in the competition and less than one second away from 11th.
 
Freshman Iyanla Hunter picked up another top-15 finish for the Sycamore women, this time in the women's 400-meter dash. Hunter raced across the line in section five with a time of 58.08, good for third in her heat and 13th overall to lead the blue and white.
 
The women's pole vault featured a near personal-best performance from junior Hanna Atwood. Atwood claimed 14th overall behind a vault of 3.50m (11-05.75), less than an inch away from her career-best.
 
Other Performances
Men's 400m Dash
22. Michael Marling - 51.25
27. Mitch Conard - 52.56
 
Women's 400m Dash
23. Ayana Parchman - 1:00.24
 
Men's 800m Run
30. Ben Shepard - 1:59.31
 
Women's Mile
17. Imani Davis - 5:05.64
 
Women's Pentathlon
9. Alexis Grider - 3001
10. McKendra Barthelme - 2957
11. Emily Robertson - 2859
 
Men's High Jump
11. Nathan Kiger - 1.94m (6-04.25)
12. Nick Schultz - 1.94m (6-04.25)
12. Avery Taylor - 1.94m (6-04.25)
 
Women's Pole Vault
19. Taylor Pierce - 3.35m (10-11.75)
 
Men's Shot Put
19. Joe Barnes - 15.39m (50-06.00)
20. Nick Young - 15.14m (49-08.25)
21. Colton Yeakley - 14.86m (48-09.00)
 
Women's Shot Put
18. Lauren England - 13.08m (42-11.00)
24. Brittnee James - 10.86m (35-07.75)
 
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