NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Track and Field program travels to Iowa City to compete in the Larry Wieczorek Invite at the University of Iowa this weekend, as it continues its start of the indoor season. The meet will begin on Friday, January 19th at 11:00 a.m., with the middle-distance and distance events schedule for later that evening. Saturday morning's action will begin at 12:00 p.m., with the remainder of the competition to follow.
MEET INFORMATION
For those who aren't able to attend the Larry Wieczorek Invite, follow along on Twitter at @RedbirdTFXC for updates and Instagram with story updates at @redbirdtfxc. Live results will also be available below.
Larry Wieczorek : https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/29453
LAST TIME OUT
The Redbirds competed for the annual Coughlan/Malloy Cup hosted by Indiana State.
On the women's side, the Redbirds tallied a total of four event wins, including freshman Colleen Zeibert who claimed her first collegiate victory in the women's mile as she finished the race 15 seconds faster than the pack behind her. In the women's 800m run, freshman Grace Erb took first with a time of 2:14.95 and also secured her first college victory. Junior Mattison Plummer took first in the women's 3,000m with a time of 9:59.04, and just behind her was junior Viviana Sanfilippo with a time of 9:59.67. Junior Madison Saunders took first in the women's triple jump, with a top leap of 11.48m (37- 8.00).
On the men's side, senior Brandon Ratliff took first in the men's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.01. Ratliff also took second in the men's 200m dash with a time of 21.98. Junior Zack Loomis also took home the top spot in the men's 3,000m with a time of 8:24.36.
UP NEXT
Following the Larry Wieczorek Invite, members of the squad will compete at the Illini Challenge in Champaign, Illinois, while others will travel to Indianapolis to compete at the Jaguar Invite hosted by IUPUI.
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