Your favorite RSO traveled to the appropriately named ‘”Amateur Sports Capital of the World'” for the University of Indianapolis Invitational.
The sprinters were led by Thomas Harris once again as he put up his second-best 200m time with the club (23.39). He”s going to be a key player in the 4×200 and SMRs at Club Relays. Fellow sprinter Doug Howard stepped onto the track after competing only in the long jump and 60m this season. He clocked a time of 24.74. Becky Haight PR”d in the 200 with 26.13, which is also a club record and also broke the meet record. This. Girl. Is. On. Fire. After her race she took a well-deserved nap and ate a pepperoni pizza. Freshman Jasmine Williams won her heat of the 200 by a quarter second and ran a quality 400m.
Justin Nebel dominated the 400m, taking 9th in a time of 52.46. Patrick Willhalm also had an open 400 PR in 55.06, winning his heat. Mason Rosenberg ran 53.9 but was cut off towards the finish by an out of control competitor. He was disqualified, however, for stepping outside his lane for four steps. He took it as a learning experience. ‘”I”m not as mad about getting DQ”d, it”s my fault and it”s fair'”. He”s keeping himself well rested for a killer performance at Club Relays.
In the 800, Zack Fishman likes to go out fast. Very fast. Sub 60 fast. But today he told himself he”d run the first quarter conservatively and, boy did it pay dividends. He clocked a time of 2:04.9, faster than his club indoor PR by 3 seconds AND faster than his outdoor club PR. Beau Barber won his heat in an exciting race that had him making a move at 550m and build a sizeable lead. In his words ‘”I heard everyone yelling and I thought someone was coming up on me, but it was my #Squad cheering for me'”. Pierre also ran his first track race with us after a consistent cross-country season and track offseason. He ran 2:16.69 and is looking to gain more fitness. Maia Haworth also ran a solid 2:41.25 in the 800. She has been working out very well with the mid-D crew and has real speed. Congrats to her on her season opener.
Despite not feeling the best coming into the race, and wanting more out of his kick, John Kellum smashed his PR in the mile with a time of 4:33. Julia Schultz is amazing. Her range extends from the 400m to the 6000m and every race in between. In the mile, however, she”s perfect. She said ‘”It”s not very often you walk away from a race not wishing that you did something differently, but if I were to rerun my race I would just hope to replicate it. I”m very happy'” She ran 5:11, #5 all time for our club behind Emma Grimes and Megan Mocogni. Big congrats to her on her performance. Vicky Dent also ran her first mile and broke 6:00! She ran 5:52 and could really surprise us all at Club Relays with some more training and pacing. Also, Audrey Bloomquist toed the line on the track for the first time in 7 years. She wanted to go sub 7:00 and she destroyed that goal, running 6:29.15!!!! In the 3000m, Josh Mollway put himself into club history with a time of 8:42.75, good enough for #6 all time. He also closed in a 63 soooooo… he”s fit. Connor Farrell proved he”s young scrappy and hungry with a time of 9:16. A solid race at Club Relays could put this frosh in the top 20. He”s got the work ethic and consistency for it, that”s for sure. Olan Bruyere ran a phenomenal race in 10:43. Tough racing, moves late in the race, and adrenaline took him to a 50-second improvement! Anneliese Schulz went in wanting sub 11:00 in the 3k. At 1 mile in, she was right on pace with little room for error. She made a hard move at 2600m and another on the final lap to run a strong 10:58.19.
In the long jump, Justin Nebel jumped a solid 6.55m but said, ‘”I need to focus on getting my mark. I had a few really good jumps but scratched by just a tiny bit'”. Obie Azie represented the throws squad by showing up to the meet super early and throwing 8.78m. She”s been consistent and is looking to make waves at Club Relays.
SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO MRS. KELLUM FOR SENDING GU WAFFLES FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM. It was very much appreciated and made the meet more memorable and tasty.
The next big meet is the biggest meet. CLUB RELAYS HYPE STARTS NOW.”,2018-02-14 15:34:00+00,Indoor