JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three Indiana State track and field athletes recorded top-25 finishes Friday while competing against top competition in their final meet as Sycamores at the NCAA East First Round.
 
Noah Bolt had the top mark among Indiana State's athletes on the third day of competition at the national preliminary round, placing 16th in the discus with a top throw of 55.79m (183-0). Joining him in the top 25 in the discus was Wyatt Puff, who finished with a top mark of 53.12m (174-3). Bolt (discus and hammer throw) and Puff (shot put and discus) closed their Sycamore careers ranked among the top 10 in program history in multiple events.
 
Brooklyn Pfaff also secured a top-25 finish for the Blue and White in the pole vault with her clearance of 3.94m (12-11). Pfaff, the 2025 MVC outdoor pole vault champion, finished her career in the Blue and White ranked in the top 10 in program history in the event.
 
Indiana State also had a pair of athletes make their NCAA East First Round debuts Friday, as Aliseonna Garnett and Ryan Handy made their first career appearance at the regional round. Handy, the 2025 MVC steeplechase champion, ran a time of 9:16.05 to place 43rd in the event. Garnett, an all-conference honoree in the shot put, fouled on her three attempts and did not record a mark in the event.
 
Indiana State still has one more athlete scheduled to compete at the NCAA East First Round, with Rachel Mehringer set to compete Saturday evening in the 100m hurdles with an NCAA Outdoor National Championships spot on the line.
 
FRIDAY RESULTS
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
43. Ryan Handy – 9:16.05
Women's Pole Vault
25. Brooklyn Pfaff – 3.94m (12-11)
Women's Shot Puf
Aliseonna Garnett – NM
Men's Discus
16. Noah Bolt – 55.79m (183-0)
23. Wyatt Puff – 53.12m (174-3)
 
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
6:15 p.m. – Women's 100m Hurdles – quarterfinals (Rachel Mehringer)
 
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