TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Competing at home for the first time this season, Indiana State recorded 11 event wins Saturday at the Blue-White Classic.
 
Wyatt Puff shattered meet and facility records with a career-best mark of 18.79m (61-7.75) in the shot put, while every Sycamore event group earned at least one first-place finish. Sweeps of the 800m and shot put titles added to a strong day for the Blue and White in their home opener, with Puff and Xavier Wills both setting facility records for the Sycamores.
 
Event Winners

• Matthew Wray – 200m (22.79)
• Xavier Wills – 800m (1:53.11, facility record)
• Halle Miller – 800m (2:16.45, meet record)
• Gnister Grant – mile (5:06.52, meet record)
• Ryan Handy – 3000m (8:43.17, meet record)
• Piere Hill – long jump (7.03m/23-0.75)
• Amy Luttrell – pole vault (3.72m/12-2.5)
• Dominique Wood – triple jump (11.98m/39-3.75)
• Wyatt Puff – shot put (18.79m/61-7.75, meet and facility record)
• Aliseonna Garnett – shot put (14.25m/46-9, meet record)
• Noah Bolt – weight throw (20.15m/66-1.5)

 
Top-Three Finishes

• Piere Hill – 60m (second, 7.00)
• Brooklynn Williams – 60m (second, 7.82)
• Krystian Dilosa – 200m (second, 25.76)
• Zach Powell – 400m (third, 51.19)
• Nick Burns – 800m (second, 1:55.42)
• Jcim Grant – mile (second, 4:18.80)
• Brandon Mueller – mile (third, 4:24.11)
• Alli Steffey – mile (third, 5:12.00)
• Cannen Wolf – 3000m (second, 8:53.45)
• Xander Fackler – 3000m (third, 8:59.07)
• Zenon Rule – 60m hurdles (third, 8.48)
• Kathryn Ison – 60m hurdles (second, 8.95)
• Zach Powell, Jake Ottersbach, Ty Newsom, Zenon Rule – 4x400m relay (second, 3:28.51)
• Kevin Krutsch – high jump (second, 2.05m/6-8.75)
• Noah Gilmore – high jump (third, 1.99m/6-6.25)
• Essence Johnson – high jump (second, 1.65m/5-5)
• Kayla Douglas – high jump (third, 1.65m/5-5)
• Elijah McCauley – long jump (second, 6.87m/22-6.5)
• Taylor Smith – long jump (third, 5.28m/17-4)
• Parker Speth – pole vault (second, 4.71m/15-5.5)
• Campbell Roberts – pole vault (second, 3.72m/12-2.5)
• Abby Ballengee – pole vault (third, 3.57m/11-8.5)
• Sloan Cox – shot put (second, 17.65m/57-11)
• Noah Bolt – shot put (third, 17.47m/57-3.75)
• Niesha Anderson – shot put (third, 13.29m/43-7.25), weight throw (second, 20.15m/66-1.5)
• Elias Foor – weight throw (second,19.86m/65-2)

 
Sprints/Hurdles
Many of the Sycamores' sprinters competed at Arkansas over the weekend, but that didn't stop Indiana State from having career-best outings at home. Zenon Rule (8.48) and Kathryn Ison (8.95) both recorded career-best 60m hurdles times to place in the top three, while Piere Hill (7.00) and Brooklynn Williams (7.83) had career bests in the 60m to place second on both sides.
 
Indiana State's lone win in the sprints events came in the 200m, with Matthew Wray running a time of 22.79 to take top spot. Krystian Dilosa placed second on the women's side with a career-best time of 25.79, while Zach Powell added a third-place finish in the 400m with a time of 51.19.
 
The Sycamores also picked up a second-place finish in the men's 4x400m relay, with Powell, Jake Ottersbach, Ty Newsom and Rule teaming up to run a time of 3:28.51. Indiana State's women's 4x400m relay team of Kaylen Gustafson, Noelle Dilosa, Krystian Dilosa and Kyarra DeGroote ran a time of 4:11.39.
 
Mid-Distance/Distance
While Indiana State had multiple distance athletes compete at the GVSU Big Meet Friday afternoon and evening, the Sycamores still had a strong contingent take part in the home opener. Halle Miller (2:16.45) and Xavier Wills (1:53.11) clocked meet-record times to sweep the top spots on both sides in the 800m, with Wills also breaking a facility record in the process.
 
The 800 sweep wasn't the only success the Sycamores had when it came to distance events, as Gnister Grant and Ryan Handy broke meet records in the women's mile and men's 3000m, respectively. Grant ran a mile time of 5:06.52 and was joined in the top three by Alli Steffey (5:12.00), while Handy (8:43.17), Cannen Wolf (8:53.45) and Xander Fackler (8:59.07) swept the top three spots in the 3000m. Jcim Grant (4:18.80) and Brandon Mueller (4:24.11) also claimed top-three spots in the men's mile.
 
Jumps
Indiana State put together another productive day in the jumps events, with the Sycamores taking top spot in the women's pole vault, men's long jump and women's triple jump. The Trees had the top three finishers in the women's pole vault, with Amy Lutrell and Campbell Roberts both clearing 3.72m (12-2.5) and Abby Ballengee clearing 3.57m (11-8.5). Parker Speth cleared 4.71m (15-5.5) to place second on the men's side.
 
The Sycamores also got a strong day from their high jumpers, as Kevin Krutsch cleared 2.05m (6-8.75) and Noah Gilmore cleared a career-best 1.99m (6-6.25) to earn top-three finishes. Essence Johnson and Kayla Douglas both cleared 1.65m (5-5) to earn top-three spots on the women's side.
 
Piere Hill saved his best jump of the day for his final attempt, as his mark of 7.03m (23-0.75) on his sixth attempt was enough to overtake teammate Elijah McCauley (6.87m/22-6.5) to win the long jump. Taylor Smith finished third on the women's side with a season-best mark of 5.28m (17-4).
 
Dominique Wood continued her strong season Saturday, winning the triple jump with a season-best mark of 11.98m (39-3.75) and setting a season best for the second time in her last three meets.
 
Throws
Indiana State's throwers had yet another strong weekend, led by Wyatt Puff's career-best day in the shot put. Puff set personal, meet and facility records with his mark of 18.79m (61-7.75), the best mark for a Sycamore since 1985. Sloan Cox (17.65m/57-11) and Noah Bolt (17.47m/57-3.75) rounded out the top three. The Sycamores also had a pair of top-three finishes in the women's shot put, with Aliseonna Garnett (14.25/46-9) placing first with a meet record and Niesha Anderson (13.29m/43-7.25) finishing third.
 
The Sycamores also swept the top two spots in the men's weight throw, with Noah Bolt (20.15/66-1.5) taking home top spot and Elias Foor recording a season-best mark of 19.86m (65-2) to place second. Anderson (20.15m/66-1.5) and Garnett (17.77m/58-3.75) earned top-three finishes on the women's side to close out the day's competition.
 
Up Next
Indiana State competes in its final meet before the MVC Championships when it plays host to the John Gartland Invitational February 22.
 
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