TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State track and field heads south for the second time in a three-week span as the Sycamores take part in the Tennessee Invitational Friday and Saturday.
 
Both days' events will start at 9 a.m., with SEC Netwrok+ streams of both days' coverage starting at noon.
 

2024 Tennessee Invitational
Date	Friday, April 5 | 9 a.m. // Saturday, April 6 | 9 a.m.
Location // Venue	Knoxville, Tenn. // Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Meet Info	Meet Information // Schedule // Heat Sheets
Live Stats	Live Stat Feed
Watch Live	Friday Stream // Saturday Stream (SEC Network+ Both Days)
Social Media	@IndStXCTF // @IndStAthletics

 
Who's In The Field?
Joining Indiana State and host institution Tennessee in this weekend's field are Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Ball State, Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Central Michigan, Chicago State, Dayton, Denison, Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, Marian (Ind.), Middle Tennessee, Milligan, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, Truett-McConnell, UNC Asheville, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina and Xavier.
 
This weekend's field is the largest Indiana State has competed in this outdoor season, with 26 different schools competing in the field in Knoxville.
 
Last Time Out
Indiana State track and field put together a second straight strong showing to begin the outdoor season, posting 20 first-place finishes Friday and Saturday at the EIU Big Blue Classic.
 
The Sycamores' throws group was responsible for one-third of the Trees' first-place finishes with seven of the eight throws winners coming from Indiana State. Elias Foor (discus), Justin Miller (javelin) and Lillian Gibbs (javelin) all set program top-10 marks for the Trees, while the Sycamores also swept the top spots in the men's and women's 100m, 200m, 100/110m hurdles and 400m hurdles.
 
Indiana State finished the weekend with 43 top-three finishes, with 26 coming on the women's side and 17 on the men's side. The Sycamores also finished the weekend with 61 top-five MVC marks, 35 of which were set either Friday or Saturday.
 
Out Of The Blocks
Indiana State currently has one event where it owns the top mark in the MVC on both the men's and women's side, with that being the 200m. Both of the Sycamores' top 200m times were set at last week's EIU Big Blue Classic, courtesy of Tahj Johnson and Janiya Bowman.
 
Johnson clocked the only time in the conference under 21 seconds this season, crossing the line in 20.95. Bowman ran a time of 24.19 on the women's side, while also winning the long jump at the EIU Big Blue Classic with a top mark of 5.80m (19-00.50).
 
Fantastic Foor
Indiana State thrower Elias Foor started his 2024 outdoor season with back-to-back career-best weekends at the Ole Miss Classic and EIU Big Blue Classic. Foor has already set personal bests in the hammer throw (61.72m/202-06) and discus (59.51m/195-03) just two meets into the outdoor campaign, while also recording the best outdoor shot put mark (17.16m/56-03.75) of his career.
 
Foor earned his first career MVC weekly honor following the Ole Miss Classic, as he was selected as the MVC Men's Field Athlete of the Week after posting strong marks in both the hammer throw (61.72m/202-06) and discus (53.77m/176-05). His current marks in the shot put, discus and hammer throw all rank within the top 48 for NCAA East Region qualifying.
 
Record Setter
After earning Second Team All-America honors during the 2023-24 indoor season, pole vaulter Will Staggs wasted no time getting his outdoor campaign started on the right foot.
 
Staggs broke Indiana State's outdoor pole vault record that had stood for 30 years by clearing 5.36m (17-07.00) in windy conditions at the season-opening Ole Miss Classic. He now owns both the indoor and outdoor program records in the pole vault after clearing 5.52m (18-01.25) during the most recent indoor season.
 
Climbing The Charts
Indiana State has fared well in the outdoor-only events this season, including multiple program top-10 marks in the javelin. Lillian Gibbs moved all the way up to second in program history in the event on the women's side in just her second collegiate meet, recording a mark of 44.39m (145-08) at the EIU Big Blue Classic.
 
Justin Miller also had a career-best mark in the javelin at the EIU Big Blue Classic, with his top mark of 56.76m (186-03) moving up to 10th in program history in the event. Gibbs and Miller both currently rank second in the MVC in the event.
 
Up Next
Indiana State competes in the Gary Weineke Memorial April 13 in Champaign, Illinois.
 
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