EIU Dual Meet
Date	Saturday, Apr. 3, 2021
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Gibson Track & Field Complex
Live Results	Live Results Feed
Heat Sheets	Heat Sheets
Schedule	Schedule of Events
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Attendance Information	Pass List Only | Spectator Map

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State track and field program will open the home portion of their 2021 outdoor season on Saturday when they welcome Eastern Illinois for a dual meet with the Panthers.
 
Field events on Saturday morning are slated to start at 11:30 a.m. with the women's javelin throw while track events will be begin at 1 p.m. ET with the women's 4X100-meter relay.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sycamore track and field opened the 2021 outdoor season with strong performances at the Ole Miss Classic last weekend. In total, Indiana State picked up 16 top-three performances in Oxford, highlighted by the sweep of the 100 and 200-meter dashes by Noah Malone. In addition to Malone, JaVaughn Moore, the men's 4X100-meter relay team, Will Smith, Cale Kilian, Leroy Russell, Kevin Krutsch, Nick Schultz, Nathan Kiger, Frankie Young III, Emmanuel Odubanjo, Jocelyn Quiles, Rebecca Odusola, the women's 4X400-meter relay squad, and Kaitlyn Davis all earned top-three finishes.
 
TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Freshman Noah Malone was named the MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week on Mar. 31. Malone led an impressive group of Indiana State sprinters at Ole Miss, collecting the only individual wins for the Sycamore track & field program on both the men's and women's side. He began his day with a victory in the men's 100-meter dash, clocking an impressive time of 10.61 which leads the Missouri Valley Conference, is 45th in the NCAA East Region and 86th nationally. His time was also faster than both the Americas and USA Para Records.
 
The freshman followed that performance by clocking a time that is faster than the 200-meter dash Para World Record en route to winning the event at 21.55. That time also gives him the lead in the Valley for the 200-meter dash. Malone also raced as a member of the Valley-leading 4X100-meter relay squad that owns the top time in the MVC of 41.29.
 
ENTER THE RECORD BOOK
In the first outdoor meet of his Sycamore career, Will Smith had a strong performance for the Trees in the men's 800-meter run. Smith ran the sixth-fastest time in Indiana State history in the 800-meter run of 1:50.62 to claim a second-place finish. Smith sits atop the league standings currently and is 23rd in the East Region.
 
SOMETHING TO PROVE
Sycamore track and field was in the hunt for a championship through the very end at the 2021 MVC Indoor Championships. Indiana State's men claimed the runner-up position as a team, falling narrowly to Northern Iowa, 167.5-165, by way of the 4X400-meter relay. The women took fourth as a team, falling to Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa.
 
VALLEY AWARDS
A duo of Sycamores was honored by the Missouri Valley Conference following the MVC Indoor Championships for their performances on the track and in the classroom. Mia Mackenzie earned the Elite 17 Award for being the female athlete with the best GPA in the meet. On the men's side, Matthew Lewis-Banks was named the MVC Most Outstanding Male Track Athlete for holding the highest national ranking at the conclusion of the meet, ranking 28th in the NCAA in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.85.
 
WINNING 'SHIPS
Five Sycamores earned individual championships at the 2021 MVC Indoor Championships, four of which came from the men's side. Matthew Lewis-Banks earned his second-consecutive title in the 60-meter hurdle while JaVaughn Moore also earned back-to-back titles in the 60-meter dash. In the men's high jump Nick Schultz claimed his first championship and Dearis Herron was victorious in the long jump. On the women's side, Jocelyn Quiles put on a dominant performance to win the women's 3000-meter run on day two.
 
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