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Hoosier Horsepower Classic
Illini Track and Field Finishes Day One of Hoosier Horsepower Classic
January 16, 2026 | Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
RECAP
Full Results
INDIANAPOLIS – The men's and women's track and field teams finished the first day of the Hoosier Horsepower Classic on Friday (Jan. 16) from the Fall Creek Pavilion.
Jordan Koskondy walked away the event winner in the weight throw, 22.02m (72-3), but her teammates Oluwatomilayo Akintunde and Faith Deering both improved their personal bests. Akintunde improved to 21.83m (71-7 1/2) which is the fourth-best mark and Deering improved to 18.92m (62-1) which is now the sixth-best mark in program history.
Siun Quinn made her Illini debut today in the high jump where she won on the program's ninth-best leap at 1.80m (5-10 3/4). Cody Johnston and Tadeas Placek each won their respective events, Johnston cleared 5.29m (17-4 1/4) in the pole vault while Placek sprinted 1:17.84 in the 600m.
Azariyah Bryant won the 200m finals (23.62) in addition to her win in her 60m heat to qualify to tomorrow's finals (7.47). On the men's side Jackson Gilbert won the 200m finals as well (21.53).
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue track and field teams return to action tomorrow (Jan. 17) for the final day of the Hoosier Horsepower Classic. Field events begin at 8:45 a.m. and track events start at 9:30 a.m. CT.
ILLINI RESULTS
Event Winners and Top-10 Program Marks
- Jordan Koskondy won the weight throw, 22.02m (72-3)
- Phethisang Makhethe placed second, 21.85m (71-8 1/4)
- Oluwatomilayo Akintunde placed third on the program's fourth-best mark, 21.83m (71-7 1/2)
- Faith Deering placed fourth on the program's sixth-best mark, 18.92m (62-1)
- Cece Young placed 14th, 14.10m (46-3 1/4)
- Siun Quinn won the high jump on the program's ninth-best mark, 1.80m (5-10 3/4)
- Emma Haeggblom placed third, 1.77m (5-9 3/4)
- Cody Johnston won the pole vault, 5.29m (17-4 1/4)
- Brenden Vanderpool and Gator Young tied for second, 5.19m (17-0 1/4)
- Cade DeWitt placed fourth, 5.04m (16-6 1/2)
- Azariyah Bryant won the 200m (23.62)
- Naomi Bey-Osborne placed third (24.27)
- Tadeas Placek won the 600m (1:17.84)
- Joshua Hoffmann placed second (1:19.95)
- Jackson Gilbert won the 200m (21.53)
- Azariyah Bryant won her 60m heat to qualify for tomorrow's finals (7.47)
Full Illini Results
- Javaris Ambrose placed second in the weight throw, 18.83m (61-9 1/2)
- Reece Ihenacho placed fourth, 17.94m (58-10 1/4)
- Lina Maatouk placed second in the 600m (1:38.59)
- Oliwia Belczew placed third (1:43.47)
- Pol Molins placed second in the 3000m (8:12.88)
- Adam Patel placed fourth (8:17.37)
- Trey Sato placed fifth (8:18.83)
- Mireya Bugeja placed second in the 3000m (9:50.26)
- Avril Andre placed ninth (10:02.30)
- Mabry Bruhn placed 16th (10:18.47)
- Nicole Poglitsch placed 17th (10:21.24)
- Stella Davis placed 25th (10:45.22)
