SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Illinois men's and women's track and field teams completed the two-day Meyo Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4. Senior Olivia Howell won the mile race (4:33.77) and fell .03 seconds short of a new school record.
Junior Tyler Cushing took the 5000m crown (14:07.37). Senior Tyler Sudduth won the weight throw and bumped himself up to second in the school record book, 22.69m (74-5 1/2). Graduate student Emma Milburn cut off over a second of her program third best 3000m mark (9:20.28).
Six other Illini competed in South Bend this weekend: Graduate student Colin Yandel, senior Jack Roberts, sophomore Tori Thomas, freshman Mia Morello, sophomore Sam Poglitsch and junior Anthony Maida.
Tyler Sudduth threw the second-best shot-put mark with a, 19.30m (63-4). Mia Morello and Tori Thomas both vaulted a 4.08m (13-4 1/2) which tied them at second place.
NOTES
- Tyler Cushing wins the 5000m on a 14:07.37.
- Olivia Howell wins the mile on a 4:33.77.
- Tyler Sudduth won hammer throw on school's new second best ever mark, 22.69m (74-5 1/2).
- He placed second in the shot put, 19.30m (63-4).
- Mia Morello and Tori Thomas tied for second in pole vault, 4.08m (13-4 1/2).
- Emma Milburn records new personal-best 3000m (9:20.28), improved her program third best mark.
- Sam Poglitsch finished 11th in the 800m (2:11.72).
UP NEXT
The Fighting Illini track and field teams are back in action next week, Friday-Saturday Feb. 10-11, for the Don Kirby Elite Invitational in Albuquerque, NM.
