Pacesetter Sports Invitational
Date	Friday, May 7 | 12:30 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Gibson Track & Field Complex
Live Results	TimingMD
Heat Sheets	Heat Sheets
Schedule	Final Schedule
Social Media	@IndStTrackField // @IndStAthletics
Attendance Information	Pass List Only

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – In one final tune-up prior to the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, Indiana State track and field will host the Pacesetter Sports Invitational on Friday evening and honor it's 22 seniors.
 
Attendance on Friday is limited to only those on the Indiana State pass list for senior night. The seniors that will be honored include Joe Barnes, Janea Bell, Gabrielle Brown, Michaella Burchett, Tara Cassidy, Claire Collins, Antonio Davis, Kaitlyn Davis, Nathan Kiger, Michael Marling, Jezel Martin, Marissa Nicholas, Rebecca Odusola, Taylor Pierce, Jocelyn Quiles, Nick Schultz, Avery Taylor, Juan Tirado, Garrett Wagner, Riley Welch, Jayla Williams and Devon Zeck.
 
TOP-10 TRIO
A trio of Sycamores entered the Indiana State top-10 list at the Kentucky Invitational last Friday. Frankie Young III, whose father owns the school record in the long jump, had his best performance in a Sycamore uniform after placing fourth with the sixth-best jump in school history of 7.52m (24-08.25). Kevin Krutsch earned silver in the high jump after tying the ninth-best jump in Sycamore history of 2.12m (6-11.50). Standout sprinter JaVaughn Moore had a career-day on the track for the Blue & Whitei n the 200-meter dash. The Marietta, Ga., native earned a bronze finish behind the seventh-best 200-meter dash time in ISU history of 21.05.
 
IN THE EAST
Six Sycamores currently find themselves in qualifying positions for the NCAA East Preliminary round. Kevin Krutsch is the highest rated Sycamore currently, sitting at 24th in the long jump with a top mark of 2.12m (6-11.05). He's joined by Frankie Young III (Long Jump, 34th), Nick Schultz (High Jump, 41st), JaVaughn Moore (100m Dash, 42nd), Nathan Kiger (High Jump, 44th) and Matthew Lewis-Banks (110m Hurdles, 46th).
 
DRAKE RELAYS TITLES
For the second-consecutive Drake Relays, the Sycamore men's shuttle hurdle relay team claimed the Drake Relays title following another impressive effort in historic Drake Stadium. The team, composed of Daryl Black, Quincy Armstrong, Avery Taylor and Matthew Lewis-Banks took the title after racing across the line with a time of 59.89. Black, Lewis-Banks and Taylor were all members of the 2019 Drake Relays title team. Noah Malone also earned a pair of titles, winning the Paralympic sections of the 100 and 200-meter dashes with times of 10.97 and 21.58, respectively.
 
RELAY SCHOOL RECORD
The last event of day two at the Drake Relays for ISU saw the men's 4X800-meter relay team of Wyatt Wyman, Leroy Russell, Napoleon Hernandez and Will Smith set a school record in the event after placing fifth behind a time of 7:22.93. Their time finishes as a record by over 14 seconds, with the previous time of 7:36.98 coming in 2008.
 
OVER THE STEEPLE
The lone Sycamore to compete at day one of the Drake Relays, Jocelyn Quiles placed sixth in the university division of the 3000-meter steeplechase with the second-best time in Indiana State history of 10:39.56. Sitting in ninth with one lap to go, the senior recorded an impressive final split of 1:20.80 to battle up to sixth-place. She now follows just Taylor Austin in the record book for the Blue & White.
 
VICTORIOUS AT HOME
At the Sycamore Open, the split squad Sycamores were victorious on the women's side with 141.5 points, overtaking Southeast Missouri State (95.5), Saint Louis (89.5), Southern Indiana (77), Illinois Wesleyan (71), Lipscomb (61), SIU Edwardsville (55.5), Illinois-Chicago (48), IUPUI (34), Vincennes (19), Evansville (14), Carroll (10), Bethel (4). The Sycamore men placed second with 99 points falling only to Saint Louis with 110 points. They defeated SIU Edwardsville (82), Southeast Missouri State (80), Southern Indiana (60.5), Evansville (57), Vincennes (53.5), Illinois-Chicago (53), Lipscomb (39), Illinois Wesleyan (37), Bethel (10) and Carroll (10).
 
GIBSON NOTABLES
The Indiana State men picked up their second victory of the season at the Gibson Invitational, including overtaking Valley-rival Northern Iowa, while the Sycamore women ended in third overall. On day one in the javelin, Jayla Bynum recorded a personal-best and fourth-best toss in school history of 41.47m (136-01) to claim fourth in the competition. Freshman Zoe Sullivan was close to entering the Sycamore top-10, placing third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.19, just .02 away from 10th in school history.
 
TOP-10 AT BAMA
Several Sycamores made their marks in the Indiana State record book at the Crimson Tide Invitational. JaVaughn Moore ran the third-fastest time in ISU history in the 100-meter dash en route to a win, clocking the best MVC time of 10.39. In the men's 800-meter run, Leroy Russell placed second overall, posting the best time in the conference of 1:50.19, also the sixth-best time in ISU history. On the women's side, Ryann Porter had her best day in a Sycamore uniform, taking fourth in the women's triple behind a personal-best jump of 12.36m (40-06.75), the sixth-best jump in Sycamore history.
 
SPRINT RELAY
The men's 4X100-meter relay squad of Jarel Shaw, JaVaughn Moore, Jhivon Wilson and Noah Malone continue to dominate the Missouri Valley Conference. Against some of the top relay teams in the nation at Alabama, the group placed fifth with a season-best time of 40.60 pushing them to 29th in the East and giving them a lead in the Valley by over a second at the time.
 
MAKE IT TWO
Freshman Noah Malone earned his second-consecutive MVC Male Track Athlete of the Week Award for his performances against Eastern Illinois. Malone continued his dominance on the track for the Sycamores on against EIU. The freshman once again collected a pair of victories in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, clocking a wind-aided (2.2) time of 10.55. His time was once again faster than the Americas and USA Para World Records and is now 46th in the NCAA East Region.
 
He followed that performance with a victory in the 200-meter dash, running faster than the Para World Record for the second week in a row, recording a wind-aided (3.3) time of 21.07 to reclaim the MVC lead.
 
ENTER TOP-10
Sycamores Jayla Bynum and Jocelyn Quiles made their way into the ISU record book for the women against EIU. Bynum won the javelin throw against the Panthers with the seventh-best mark in ISU history of 39.13m (128-04) while Quiles took first in the 3000-meter run with the seventh-best time in Sycamore history of 9:59.27. On the men's side, Noah Malone's 200-meter dash time of 21.07 is the ninth-fastest in Indiana State history.
 
DOUBLE-DUBS
In their first scored meet of the season, the Indiana State men and women were both victorious over Eastern Illinois. Indiana State's men ended with a 112-58 advantage over the Panthers while the women claimed the team victory with a 106-65 win.
 
REWRITING 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.
 
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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