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Iowa State Classic
Ames, Iowa | Lied Recreation Athletic Facility
Saturday, Feb. 4
12:00 p.m. CT

Live Results

ON-TAP: Eastern Illinois indoor track will take three distance runners down to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Iowa State Classic hosted at the Lied Recreation Athletic Facility on Iowa State University's campus. The meet will start at noon with the 5000 meters beginning at 12:20 p.m. with the mile run following at 12:55 p.m.

Jaime Marcos, Adam Swanson and Dustin Hatfield will be competing for EIU this weekend. Marcos currently leads the Ohio Valley Conference in the mile, 3000 meter and 5000 meters while also collecting two OVC weekly awards this season.

Swanson currently sits in first in the OVC in the 800 meters after posting his best time last weekend in Louisville. He was first team all-conference in the 800 meters during the 2020 season.

Hatfield ran his first meet of the indoor season last weekend in Louisville as he finished the 3000 meter with a time of 8:24.13 which is good for third in the conference. He is a two-time OVC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year while also winning the OVC Athlete of the Year Award last academic year.

LOUISVILLE PNC INVITE: Multiple Panthers set their personal bests in Louisville as EIU competed in the Louisville PNC Invite hosted by the University of Louisville. 

Akiya Kollore entered the top ten in two separate events during the meet. Her time of 8.48 in the 60 meter hurdles now ranks fifth all-time at EIU while ranking first in the OVC and 96th in the country. Kollore also set the fourth best time in school history in the 200 meters (24.57) She also collected the OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week award.

Zakiya Johnson also ranks ninth all-time in school history in the 400 meter dash after she posted a time of 57.36. Sarah Carr captured a 10th place finish in the mile at the meet with a time of 4:55.96 which sets the ninth best time at EIU.

In the men's 800 meter run, Adam Swanson set his new best time of 1:51.54 which now puts him in seventh in school history. Marcos was also able to collect a fifth place finish in the 3000 meter with a time of 8:05.58. His time ranks first in the OVC and helped him win Male Track Athlete of the Week.

DeShawn Parker also won OVC Male Freshman of the Week after his performance in Louisville in the triple jump with a jump of 14.23m. This mark is the farthest by any EIU Panther this season.

OVC LEADERS: Three Panthers currently lead their respective event in the Ohio Valley Conference heading into this week's meet. The following are the top marks in the OVC:

Ricky Johnson: 200 meters, 21.51
Jaime Marcos - 1 mile, 4:05.56
Jaime Marcos - 3000 meters, 8:05.58
Jaime Marcos - 5000 meters, 14:00.25
Adam Swanson - 800 meters, 1:51.54
Akiya Kollore - 60 meter hurdles, 8.48
Akiya Kollore - 200 meters, 24.57

NEXT UP: The Panthers have two meets next weekend on Friday, Feb. 10. Some indoor track members will go to the Grand Valley State Big Meet in Allendale, Mich. while some will go to the Indiana Hoosier Hills meet in Bloomington, Ind.

HEAD COACH: Keith Roberts was hired as Director of Track & Field at Eastern Illinois in August of 2021. Roberts enters his second year at Eastern after becoming the fourth director of track & field in the school's Division I history. Last season, Roberts produced two OVC Athletes of the Year in Dustin Hatfield and Lindsey Carlson in 2021. He coached both the men's and women's team to USTFCCCA Team All-Academic Honors. The EIU program produced six NCAA West Regional qualifiers in 2021-22 in Riley Baker (400 hurdles) and Akiya Kollore (100 hurdles / 200 dash).