NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Illinois State Track & Field program wrapped up the Music City Challenge Saturday evening in Nashville following another record-breaking day.
Throughout the second day of the competition, eight more Redbirds entered/moved up the program's top-10 list for their events. The total surpasses the mark set yesterday as the most in a single day so far this season. Across the two-day event 15 Illinois State athletes joined a top-10 list the most of any meet this season.
To cap off the day the men's 4x400m relay team of Nwagwu, Paul, Ward, Welch broke their own school record previously set at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational (Jan. 24-25) with a time of 3:10.44. The group of Redbirds became the first to break a school record twice this season.
In the first round of the men's 60m dash, Freshman Reece Curtis ran a time of 6.73. His mark saw him enter the top-10 list and become the third Redbird freshman this season to enter a top-10 list.
Junior Erin Starks and Senior Corrina Courser improved on their top-10 times they previously set early this season with times of 8.33 and 8.41 in the 60m hurdles. The hurdle pairing now sits third and fourth in Illinois State history.
Junior Jake Welch moved to seventh in Redbird history in the 400m dash after running a time of 47.42. Welch improved on his mark he set at the Dr. Rick McGuire Invitational (Jan. 24-25).
Junior Mattison Plummer and Sophomore Grace Erb each earned top-10 marks in the women's 800m with marks of 2:08.82 and 2:10.98. Plummer now holds top-10 times in three indoor events including the 800, Mile, and 3000m. Erb's time wrapped up a strong weekend after she joined the top-10 list in Mile on Friday afternoon.
Junior Maggie Reed recorded a top-10 time in the 3000m running a time of 4:41.95 Reed joins Plummer as the second Redbird to join the top-10 list in the 3000m this season.
Freshman Julian Baker impressed capping off a mile and 800m double over the weekend. On Friday Baker ran the mile with a time of 4:07.63 and finished the weekend with a mark of 1:50.80 in the 800m. The true freshman beat his personal best time in the 800m by six seconds.
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The Redbirds return home on Friday, Feb. 21 with the Redbird Tune-Up.
