January 17, 2007

Track & Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRESHMAN KYLIE HUTSON NAMED VALLEY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

ST. LOUIS, MO. – Indiana State University freshman Kylie Hutson (Terre Haute North) was selected as one of the four Missouri Valley Conference Track & Field Athletes of the Week.

Hutson became a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships in March after winning the pole vault competition with a vault of 13-feet-0.25 inches for Indiana State. The jump was a personal best in her short career and helped the Sycamores down Illinois State in the Terre Haute Double Dual meet sponsored by Rose-Hulman  Institute of Technology on Saturday afternoon by a score of 94-52.

Other members of the Indiana State track and field team honored as notables by the Missouri Valley Conference were:

Dani Prince, a senior from Bloomington, Ind, took first place in the 3000 meters for the Lady Sycamores with a time of 9:57.76 at the Terre Haute Double Dual meet.

For the men’s team: Sean Wright, a sophomore from South Bend, Ind. was all over the place for the Sycamores as they downed Illinois State, 98-48 at the Terre Haute Double Dual meet this past Saturday afternoon. He won the 400 meters with a time of 48.65 which places him in the Top 10 all-time for the event at ISU, and then anchored the winning 4x400 relay team that took first with a time of 3:20.01.

Jake Conn, a junior from Royal Center, Ind., won the pole vault with a mark of 16-0.75.