Indiana University Athletics

Hoosiers Close Busy Day Two of Weekend Meets
4/17/2026 10:45:00 PM | Track and Field
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., GAINESVILLE, Fla., TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana track and field team closed the second day of a three-meet weekend on Friday, April 17th. The Hoosiers spread across three meets, closing the Wake Forest Invitational and opening the tom Jones Memorial and Gibson Invitational.
"We took a step in the right direction," said assistant coach Megan Tomei. "I'm really happy with the PR's the hard work at training is showing. We're staying hungry and disciplined for the next step."
The second day of action started in Gainesville, Fla. with the sprinters and jump groups.
Aliyah Johnson started the day setting a personal best in the women's 200-meter sprint, ranking 13th in school history.
In the 400-meter hurdles, John Colquitt improved on his personal best, finishing third overall with a time of 51.17. His time moves him to eighth all-time on the IU record list.
In the field, the Hoosiers saw high performances from the jumps group. Lee Martin started the day with a new personal best in the high jump, finishing third with a height of 2.09m/6-10.25. Alex Smith closed the first day of the Tom Jones Memorial with a fourth place finish in the long jump.
Indiana also started competition in the Gibson Invitational with the throws group.
Makayla Hunter opened the day with a first place finish in the women's hammer throw, throwing a personal best mark of 55.03m. Bridget Beyer followed with a personal best (57.97m) in the hammer throw invite, moving her to sixth on the all-time record list.
In the men's hammer throws, Michael Neuenroth made a major improvement to his personal best, improving by nearly 15 feet. His new personal best of 62.73m now ranks sixth on the all-time Hoosier list.
Seth Brosseau also saw a win in the men's hammer throw, throwing a personal best distance of 56.16m.
Dalton Boisseau and Rocklan Boisseau closed the first day from Terra Haute, Ind. in the men's javelin event. Dalton earned the event win with a personal best throw of 66.20m while Rocklan followed in third with a throw of 57-meters.
In Winston-Salem, N.C. the cream and crimson closed out the final day of the Wake Forest Invitational with five individual personal bests.
Maddie Rocchio and Ava Jarrell started the day running in respective 1,500-meter opens. Rocchio ran a personal best 4:35.25 in Open five, followed by Jarrell who finished third in Open six.
In the men's 1,500's, matt Kim started in Open seven, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 3:46.02.
Later in the evening Joey Rastrelli (4:24.46) and Lily Myers (4:19.09) each set personal bests in the women's 1,500-meter invites.
Claire Overfelt closed the day with the women's 5,000-meter run. Her time of 16:09.44 finished third in the race and moved her inside the top-20 all-time in Indiana school history.
The Hoosiers will be back in action tomorrow morning with the women's 100-meter sprints in the Tom Jones Memorial. The event is set to start at 9:45 am EST.
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"We took a step in the right direction," said assistant coach Megan Tomei. "I'm really happy with the PR's the hard work at training is showing. We're staying hungry and disciplined for the next step."
The second day of action started in Gainesville, Fla. with the sprinters and jump groups.
Aliyah Johnson started the day setting a personal best in the women's 200-meter sprint, ranking 13th in school history.
In the 400-meter hurdles, John Colquitt improved on his personal best, finishing third overall with a time of 51.17. His time moves him to eighth all-time on the IU record list.
In the field, the Hoosiers saw high performances from the jumps group. Lee Martin started the day with a new personal best in the high jump, finishing third with a height of 2.09m/6-10.25. Alex Smith closed the first day of the Tom Jones Memorial with a fourth place finish in the long jump.
Indiana also started competition in the Gibson Invitational with the throws group.
Makayla Hunter opened the day with a first place finish in the women's hammer throw, throwing a personal best mark of 55.03m. Bridget Beyer followed with a personal best (57.97m) in the hammer throw invite, moving her to sixth on the all-time record list.
In the men's hammer throws, Michael Neuenroth made a major improvement to his personal best, improving by nearly 15 feet. His new personal best of 62.73m now ranks sixth on the all-time Hoosier list.
Seth Brosseau also saw a win in the men's hammer throw, throwing a personal best distance of 56.16m.
Dalton Boisseau and Rocklan Boisseau closed the first day from Terra Haute, Ind. in the men's javelin event. Dalton earned the event win with a personal best throw of 66.20m while Rocklan followed in third with a throw of 57-meters.
In Winston-Salem, N.C. the cream and crimson closed out the final day of the Wake Forest Invitational with five individual personal bests.
Maddie Rocchio and Ava Jarrell started the day running in respective 1,500-meter opens. Rocchio ran a personal best 4:35.25 in Open five, followed by Jarrell who finished third in Open six.
In the men's 1,500's, matt Kim started in Open seven, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 3:46.02.
Later in the evening Joey Rastrelli (4:24.46) and Lily Myers (4:19.09) each set personal bests in the women's 1,500-meter invites.
Claire Overfelt closed the day with the women's 5,000-meter run. Her time of 16:09.44 finished third in the race and moved her inside the top-20 all-time in Indiana school history.
The Hoosiers will be back in action tomorrow morning with the women's 100-meter sprints in the Tom Jones Memorial. The event is set to start at 9:45 am EST.
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