NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Track & Field program is in action once more this weekend, as the Redbirds make the short trek to Indiana State for the Gibson Invitational as well as making a trip out West this weekend to Azusa, California for the Bryan Clay Invitational. Both meets will have events from April 13-15.
The action from Cougar Athletic Stadium in Azua, Calif. is set to start on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. CT with the heptathlon 100m hurdles. ISU's first athlete will be in action Thursday evening as Claire Fuhlhage competes in heat 5 of the women's 3000m steeplechase.
Meanwhile, in Terre Haute, the Redbirds see their first event action on Friday at 12 p.m. CT in the men's hammer throw when a trio of Birds (Jacob Rollins, Anthony Smith, Amiri Buchanan) get things underway in the Gibson Invitational.
LAST TIME OUT
The Redbirds head to California this weekend after competing as part of a field of 27 schools at the Joe Walker Invite in Oxford, Miss. last weekend. Over the two days of competition, ISU saw five top-10 marks, a new school record in the 100m hurdles from Hassy Fashina-Bombata, and five overall event wins.
Bombata would finish second in the event with a time of 13.41, which is a new program record and breaks the previous record time of 13.51 set by Demetria Anderson in 2018. The time also stands as fastest in the MVC and #15 in the West region for the event.
The five event wins for Illinois State came from
- Chase Knoblett in the men's decathlon 110m hurdles (15.70)
- Cade Ward in the men's decathlon 1500m (4:35.22)
- Cade Ward in the men's decathlon 400m (49.62)
- Chase Knoblett in the men's decathlon 100m (11.19)
- Women's 4x400m relay (3:40.12)
- Third fastest outdoor event time in program history
MEET INFORMATION
For those who want to follow along with either the Bryan Clay or Gibson Invitational, be sure to follow along on Twitter at @RedbirdTFXC for updates. Live results can be found below.
Live Results (Bryan Clay Inv.): https://bit.ly/3zQxhFe
Live Results (Gibson Inv.): https://bit.ly/3mzjMa4
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's meets, the Redbirds will once more be in action for two meets next weekend as they take part in the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas as well as the Gary Wieneke Invitational in Champaign, Ill. Both meets run from April 21-22.
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