FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech track and field team hosted their second indoor meet of the season on Friday and used the occasion to collect four more NAIA "A" standards and two "B"s. The performance pushed the number of national standards to 30 "A"s and 14 "B"s for the entire team, assuring a healthy Tech presence will be seen at the national championships in March.
Esau Haynes was one of three Warriors to turned a "B" into an "A" with his first place finish in the men's 60m. He is just .05 seconds off the PR that has him ranked 6th in school history in the event.
McKale Hood continued his phenomenal freshman season, clearing 2.05m (6'8.75") to earn the "A" standard as well as leap into a tie for 7th on the all-time high jump list. He is now #2 all-time among freshman in Tech history.
Lisa Voyles, already a three-time national champion in the indoor 1000m, checked off another standard, winning the event in 2:50.67. Teammate
Krista Boese also dipped just under the "A" standard in the 1000m in 3:01.57, a time that will convert to the "A" due to the 200m flat track she ran it on.
Additional Highlights:
- Giulio Romano ran a 4:19.10 mile to collect a "B" standard and move all the way up to #6 all-time in the event. It's also the #2 all-time freshman mark. Korey Allen (4:26.18) and Juan Caballero (4:29.79) also moved to #3 and #5, respectively, on the freshman mile list.
- Jacquez Lawson swept the horizontal jumps, winning the long jump in 6.99m (22'11.25") and the triple jump in 13.36m (43'10").
- Jaelan Stewart got the "B" standard in the high jump at 2.02m (6'7.5")
- Mason Murphy earned the "B" in the weight throw at 17.08m (56'0.5").
- Kamari Rush cruised to a win in the men's 200m in a PR of 22.26.
- Jamaya Warthen picked up a win in the women's 60m (7.52).
- Kayla Moody won the women's 200m in 25.90.
- Kiya Pogue ran away from the field in the 60 hurdles in 8.75.
- Braden Crosby (1:23.29) and Ngor Agwick (1:23.89) were just shy of the standard in a competitive men's 600m.
- Evelyn Dolce won the women's pole vault with a top clearance of 3.77. She missed on three attempts to break her own school record (3.95m) with a vault of 4.0m.
- Ahumad Williams picked up a comfortable win in the 60 hurdles in 7.96.
Next up for the Warriors is the Bill Clinger Classic, next Friday at Grand Valley State.
