April 28, 2006
Track and Field
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRACK POSTS ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING DAY

DES MOINES, Iowa – Records continue to fall during the 2005-06 track and field campaign as the Indiana State 4 x 1,600-meter relay team broke another school record for a third consecutive week at the Drake Relays. Individually, seniors Melissa Ullenbruch and Drew Traub continued to shine during their given field events.

Day two of the Drake relays was headlined by the team’s record-breaking performance in the men’s 4 x 1,600-meter relay that finished sixth with a time of 16:37.84. The team comprised of Kyle Walsh (4:10), Sean Bowman (4:08), Blaine Zimmerman (4:11) and Jordan Fife (4:07) each put in quick split times to place ahead of such schools as Florida, Minnesota, California and Iowa.

Traub also found most of the Big 12 conference behind him in the results of the shot put with a fourth-place distance of 58 feet 10.75 inches. Ullenbruch’s clearance at the 12 feet 5.5 inches mark in the pole vault also tied her with a large pack in second place.

“There was some great competition today,” track and field coordinator John McNichols said. “We had some great races against a very high caliber of competition. I think our athletes are really competing well.”

ISU junior Paladin Jordan ran the fastest in his heat of the 400-meter hurdles and finished ninth overall with a time of 53.19. In other hurdle action, Nigel Bigbee finished 26 out of 38, crossing the line at 14.94 in the 110-meter high hurdles.

Other results for the Sycamores included a 15th of 24 in the men’s 4 x 100-meter relay (42.15), a tenth of 28 in the men’s 4 x 400-meter relay (3:12.05) and a 13th out of 16 finish for the women’s distance medley relay team with a time of 12:15.56.

The competition doesn’t slow down tomorrow as Saturday marks the final day of the meet. Key events that will get underway are the men’s hammer throw (Jason Carruthers), men’s discus throw (Charlie Sparks), women’s high jump (Santia Spight), men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase (Jordan Fife) and more.

For complete results visit: http://www.drakerelays.org