BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Michigan State track & field wrapped up action at the two-day Indiana Invitational in Bloomington on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans recorded a season-high in podium finishes and several personal bests at the Haugh Track & Field Complex.
“We saw some really solid performances,” said MSU Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Lisa Breznau. “We asked them to be a teammate and focus on bringing a sense of urgency and purpose.”
JUMPS
The Spartans kicked off action on Friday in the pole vault compeitions, both of which were moved indoors due to high winds in the area. Fifth-year senior Trevor Stephenson captured runner-up honors on the men’s side with a clearance of 5.49m, tying for the best mark in the competition. Teammate Michael Davenport used a 5.09m clearance to finish fourth, while freshman Adam Blue earned a top-10 finish with a mark of 4.79m.
In the women’s pole vault, freshman duo Natalie Blake and Sophia Mettes both cleared 3.89m, with Blake taking seventh place and Mettes finishing 12th based on misses.
Senior Olivia Lopez grabbed the first gold of the meet for the Spartans, tying a season-best 5.83m mark in the women’s long jump. Sophomore Jalen Nelson placed fourth in the men’s long jump with a mark of 6.88m.
The Spartans’ high jump contingents closed the weekend for the field event athletes on Saturday. Freshman Korin Whitcomb placed eighth in the women’s high jump with a clearance of 1.64m. In the men’s high jump, junior Tylor Leedom jumped 2.03m to finish in a tie for third, while freshman Brady Schultz cleared 1.99m for sixth place.
SPRINTS/HURDLES
Graduate student Shakira Dancy earned her first podium finish of the weekend on Friday with a third-place, 24.42 finish in the women’s 200m. Senior Antonio Postell ran 21.77 in the men’s 200m to finish fourth.
In Friday’s hurdle races, senior Kendel Hammock continued his impressive season in the 400m hurdles with a third-place finish in the event, running 52.82. In the women’s race, junior Kaia Scheffler placed sixth with a time of 1:04.26.
Saturday’s events kicked off with the 4×100 relays for the Spartans, with MSU’s men’s team of Logan Allen, Terrence Muex, Ian Thompson and Antonio Postell finishing second in 41.41.
Scheffler returned to the track Saturday, earning a spot in the finals of the 100m…
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