TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Two Indiana State track and field alumni are set to compete in one of the most prestigious meets of the Diamond League calendar Saturday, as Noah Malone and Erin Reese take part in the Prefontaine Classic.
 
Malone will be making his third Prefontaine Classic appearance in the Para 100m, having placed second in 2025 and first in 2023 in the event at Hayward Field. Reese will be making her Prefontaine Classic debut in Saturday's hammer throw, which features 10 of the top 20 hammer throwers in the world.
 
Malone, who competed at Indiana State from 2020-23 before, is coming off a win in the Para 100m at the LA Grand Prix in June, having run a time of 10.40 to claim the top spot by nearly three-tenths of a second. A six-time Paralympic medalist (two gold, three silver, one bronze) between Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 and a three-time World Championships medalist between 2023 and 2024, Malone remains among the best short sprinters in Indiana State history. He ranks in the top five in program history in both the indoor 60m (6.75) and outdoor 100m (10.34), while also running the anchor leg for five of the top 10 4x100m relay teams in program history.
 
Reese, who competed at Indiana State from 2017-19, is coming off three straight appearances at USATF Events, placing eighth in the hammer at the LA Grand Prix (73.29m/240-5) and Lone Star Grad Prix (72.58m/238-1) while finishing sixth at the USATF Throws Festival (74.18m/243-4). A 2024 Olympian in Paris and a 2024 USATF Indoor Champion in the weight throw, Reese owns Indiana State's facility record in both the weight throw (25.26m/82-10.5) and hammer throw (76.76m/251-10), with her hammer throw mark coming this season. This season has been Reese's best on the professional stage, as she has cleared the 74-meter mark at three different meets including a pair of throws over the 75-meter mark at the Sycamore Open (76.76m/251-10, 75.09m/246-4). She was a three-time All-American at Indiana State, finishing as national runner-up in the hammer throw in 2019 and also placing fourth nationally in the weight throw that season. Reese remains Indiana State's school record holder in the hammer throw at 71.06m (233-2).
 
Reese's hammer throw competition starts at 3 p.m. ET (Noon PT), while Malone's 100m race is slated for 3:55 p.m. ET (12:55 p.m. PT).
 
Up Next
Malone and Reese have both hit the qualifying standards for the USATF Outdoor and Para National Championships, which take place July 23-26 in New York City. The duo will be joined at the US Championships by current Sycamore and two-time All-American Rachel Mehringer, who hit the qualifying mark in the 100m hurdles.
 
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