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Notre Dame Meyo Invitational 
South Bend, Ind.
Friday, Feb. 2nd | Saturday, Feb. 3rd. 
3:00 p.m. Friday | 9:00 a.m. Saturday - CT
Schedule (PDF) | Watch  | Live Stats
 
Indiana State Blue-White Classic
Terre Haute, Ind.
Saturday, Feb. 3rd. 
11:00 a.m. CT
Schedule (PDF) | Live Stats

ON-TAP: Eastern Illinois indoor track prepares for another weekend of competition in two different locations. The Panthers will have athletes performing at both the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational and at the Indiana State Blue-White Classic. The meet hosted by the University of Notre Dame will start on Friday and end on Saturday while the ISU Classic is scheduled for Saturday only.

A greater number of Panthers will compete in Terre Haute, as distance runners Joe Stoddard and Adam Swanson are the two athletes competing in South Bend. 

IUPUI JAGUAR | ILLINI CHALLENGE: Last weekend, the Panthers posted two first place finishes while several other athletes had top five finishes and set new personal records.

At the Jaguar Invite, Isai Morales won the 800m with a time of 1:54.76. He also had a new personal best in the mile race after crossing the finish line in 4:17.70.

The 4x400 men's team also took the gold in Indianapolis. Billy Bailey Jr., Cameron Yarbrough, Ricky Johnson, and Daniel Lacy are now leading the OVC with a time of 3:14.13. The mark puts them in seventh place for school all-time list.
 
Moving on to the top five finishes, Kylie Decker took second place in the 3000m dash with a time of 10:33.62. The performance gave her a new PR in the event. Decker wasn't the only one finishing in the top three of the 3000m race for EIU, as Kylie Haacke ranked third with a time of 10:34.21. The time also serves as Haacke's new PR.

Makenna McBride finished fourth in the 400m with a new personal best of 57.85.

Illini Challenge: Susan Gruszka ranked eighth in the women's pentathlon and Greg Downs finished sixth in the men's heptathlon.
 
OVC LEADERS: Heading into the fifth week of the season, the 4x400 men's team currently leads the Ohio Valley Conference with Billy Bailey Jr., Daniel Lacy, Ricky Johnson, and Cameron Yarbrough. Alongside them, Adam Swanson ranks first in the 3000m race while multiple Panthers are in top three of their respective event. 
 
Track:
Cameron Yarbrough - 200 meters, 21.55 - (3rd)
Billy Bailey Jr. - 400 meters, 48.86 - (3rd)
Adam Swanson - 800 meters, 1:51.14 - (2nd)
Adam Swanson - 3000 meters, 8:09.51 - (1st)
Sarah Carr - 3000 meters, 10:00.96 - (2nd)
Joe Stoddard - 3000 meters, 8:19.61 - (3rd)
Bailey, Lacy, Johnson, Yarbrough - 4x400, 3:14.13 (1st)

Field:
Elijah Skutt - High Jump, 2.03m - (2nd)
Declan Ritzenthaler - Pole Vault, 4.90m - (2nd)
Bradley Olysav - Shot Put, 16.10m - (3rd)

Heptathlon:
Greg Downs - 4750 points - (3rd)

NEXT UP: EIU will head to Allendale, Mich., as the Panthers will compete in the Grand Valley State Big Meet. 
 
HEAD COACH: James Gildon was hired as Director of Track & Field at Eastern Illinois in August of 2023. Gildon enters his first year at Eastern after becoming the fifth director of track & field in the school's Division I history. He joins EIU following a successful stint as the associate head coach at Bowling Green.