EUGENE, Ore. – Five current and former Indiana State student-athletes took part in national track and field championship meets at Hayward Field, with the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships and USATF Outdoor Championships both being contested at the facility.
 
Competing in the USATF Outdoor Championships for a second consecutive season, Ryann Porter closed her 2022-23 season with a mark of 12.44m (40-09.75) in the triple jump. Porter, a three-time Honorable Mention All-America selection, recorded her top mark of the meet on her third attempt.
 
Former Sycamore All-American and current volunteer assistant Erin Reese took part in the hammer throw at the USATF Outdoor Championships, earning a sixth-place finish in a field featuring half of the top 10 in the world. Reese, who was the NCAA Runner-Up in the event in 2019, had a top throw of 71.00m (232-11) in her opening attempt.
 
The World Para Athletics Championships serves as a qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Noah Malone can earn a spot in the Games with a top-four finish in the 100m.
 
Niesha Anderson was one of two current Sycamore throwers to compete in the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, competing in both the shot put and hammer throw. Anderson placed 10th in the shot put with a top mark of 13.23m (43-05.00) and 12th in the hammer throw with a top mark of 45.49m (149-03). Her top marks in both events came on her first attempts.
 
Josie Hapack also represented the Indiana State throwers in the discus throw at the USATF U20 Championships, placing seventh in the event. Hapack's top mark of 45.50m (149-03) came on her final attempt, while she also had two others over 42 meters.
 
Terrance O'Bannon closed his opening season for the Sycamores in the 100m at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, placing 11th in the 100m. O'Bannon, who earned all-conference honors during indoor season, was fourth in his heat and missed out on qualifying for finals by five-hundredths of a second.
 
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Noah Malone is the lone Sycamore still competing on the international stage this season, as he is partaking in the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France.
 
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