LEXINGTON, Ky. – Indiana State track and field continued its week at the NCAA East First Round Thursday, with a pair of throwers registering top-25 efforts and Rachel Mehringer clocking another record-setting show in the 100 hurdles.
 
Mehringer obliterated her own program and Missouri Valley Conference wind-legal record in the 100 hurdles, running a time of 12.72 to finish as the second-fastest athlete in the field. Her time was more than two-tenths of a second faster than her previous wind-legal time, and she finished with the top time in her heat by three-tenths of a second.
 
Aliseonna Garnett produced arguably her best shot put series of the season Thursday evening, finishing the day with an outdoor career-best mark of 16.32m (53-6.5) to place 21st in the field. Garnett, who also had a throw of 16.28m (53-5) in her series and was the MVC indoor champion in the event, finished eight spots ahead of where she was seeded in the first of two events she will compete in during the week. Garnett also will compete in the discus Saturday afternoon.
 
Indiana State had a pair of athletes compete in the hammer throw Thursday morning, with Emma Yoder's top-25 finish in the event leading the way for the two Trees who competed. Yoder, the MVC champion in the event in 2026, had her top throw measure in at 58.93m (193-4) to place 25th in the field. Cora Williams, who was one of just seven freshmen to qualify for the NCAA East First Round in the event, placed 46th with her throw of 50.34m (165-2).
 
Janiya Bowman had a busy Thursday to close out her season in the Bluegrass State, competing in both the long jump and 100m for the Blue and White. Bowman, who won the MVC indoor and outdoor title in the long jump and owns the school record in the event, placed 35th in the long jump with her best leap of 5.87m (19-3.25). The MVC 100m runner-up also matched her wind-legal career-best of 11.58, a time which ranks fourth in program history, to finish 41st.
 
Action for the Sycamores at the NCAA East First Round continues Friday afternoon at the UK Track and Field Complex, as Theo Thurmond competes in the discus. Thursday's results and Friday's schedule for the Sycamores at the NCAA East First Round can be found below.
 
WEDNESDAY RESULTS
Women's 100m
41. Janiya Bowman – 11.58 (fourth in program history – wind-legal times)
Women's 100m Hurdles
2. Rachel Mehringer – 12.72 (advances to Saturday quarterfinals, breaks Indiana State and MVC wind-legal record)
Women's Long Jump
35. Janiya Bowman – 5.87m (19-3.25)
Women's Shot Put
21. Aliseonna Garnett – 16.32m (53-6.5) (fifth in program history)
Women's Hammer Throw
25. Emma Yoder – 58.93m (193-4)
46. Cora Williams – 50.34m (165-2)
 
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
1 p.m. – Men's Discus (Theo Thurmond)
 
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