Normal Invite
Redbird Track & Field Complex | Normal, Ill.
April 11-12 | 2pm (Fri) 10am (Sat)
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ON-TAP: The Eastern Illinois Indoor Track and Field team is set to travel north and stay in-state to compete in the Normal Invite at the Redbird Track & Field Complex on April 11-12.

EIU EARLY BIRD RECAP: The Panthers are coming off of a weather-filled two-day weekend after the conclusion of the EIU Big Blue Classic on April 4-5, where 16 Eastern Illinois athletes earned a first-place finish.

Day One
Friday's session saw seven first-place finishes for the Panthers. Jacob Maxwell led the throwers, winning the hammer throw with a distance of 48.65m, while Alex Stout took first in the shotput with 15.74m. Isabella Fabrizio dominated both the shot put (13.20m) and hammer throw (46.93m), claiming gold in each. Abe Johnson and Taryn Tarquin followed suit in the triple jump, with Johnson reaching 14.89m and Tarquin 11.88m, both earning top honors.

Day Two
Saturday featured more Panther success with nine additional first-place finishes. Emily Sykes won the women's javelin with a throw of 33.10m, while Sam Bradbury (43.43m) and Gracie Cox (40.18m) swept the discus. Abby Venhaus claimed first in both the long jump (5.51m) and 100m dash (12.06), and Daniel Lacy matched her in the 100m with a time of 10.64. Hallee Thomas (14.83) and Nathan Kirby (15.27) dominated the 100m and 110m hurdles, respectively. Abe Johnson added a second first-place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.95m, while Kenyetietta Quinn topped the women's high jump at 1.60m.

OVC TOP THREE: Seven Panther athletes, along with the men's and women's 4x100m Relay teams, currently sit in one of the top three spots in the OVC for their respective events.

The Panther men's 4x100m Relay team, consisting of Jahleel Perrin, Daniel Lacy, Ayden Cothern, and Billy Bailey, ran a time of 41.80 last weekend at Indiana State to notch a third-place finish. The women's 4x100m Relay team of Abby Venhaus, Kenyetietta Quinn, Devin Johnston, and Angela Dobbins also finished in third place after crossing the finish line in 47.44.

Kylie Haacke's performance in the 10,000m run at the WashU Distance Carnival has earned her the third spot on the podium in the OVC.

Daniel Lacy currently holds the first and second place spots in the 200m and the 100m dash. Lacy posted a time of 21.22 in the 200m at the Pacesetter Invitational and followed up with a time of 10.64 the next weekend at the EIU Big Blue Classic.

Abraham Johnson continues to build his freshman resume, as he moved into the third place spot in the triple jump after his performance at the EIU Big Blue Classic. Hallee Thomas also had a successful home meet, securing the third place spot in the conference in the 400m hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.79.

Sam Bradbury, Alex Stout, and Izabella Fabrizio fill out the leaderboard for the Panthers in the field events, as Bradbury holds third for the discus as Fabrizio and Stout sit in third for shot put.

NEXT UP: The Panthers are back in action the following weekend as they head back to Terre Haute, Ind. for the Gibson Invitational at Gibson Track & Field Complex on April 17-19.