Southern Illinois University
Pacesetter Sports Invite
Track and Field finishes second at Pacesetter Invitational
04/23/2016 | 12:00:00 | Track and Field
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The SIU men's and women's track and field teams each took second at the Pacesetter Quad Invitational over the weekend.
The Pacesetter Invitational was a quad scored meet, meaning that the top-two finishers from each team scored team points, with first place netting nine points, second worth seven points, six points for third, five for fourth, four for fifth, three for sixth, two for seventh and one for eighth.
The Saluki men scored 172 points to finish second behind Indiana State's 220 points. DePaul claimed third with 133 points, while Saint Louis scored 77 points to finish fourth.
On the women's side, Indiana State won with 218.5 points, while SIU claimed second with 164 points. St. Louis took third with 104.5 points, and DePaul finished fourth with 95 points.
DeAnna Price was one of three Salukis to win two events, joined by Jalen Peet and Josh Freeman. Price scored wins in the hammer throw and the shot put, Freeman won both the shot and the discus and Peet claimed event titles in the long and triple jumps.
Price continues to write her name in the record books of each facility she competes in this season, once again setting both the meet and facility record with a toss of 71.24m (233-08). The defending national hammer throw champion now has 12 career throws of 70m or more, and five of the top-11 throws in NCAA history.
The Moscow Mills, Mo., native won the shot with a throw of 16.02m (52-06.75) and followed with a second place finish in the discus to tally 25 of SIU's 164 points.
Peet leaped a personal-best 5.63m (18-5.75) to win the long jump, and followed with a jump of 11.60m (38-0.75) to win the triple jump.
Freeman won both the shot put and the discus for the second-straight meet, as the reigning MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week threw the shot 19.20m (63-0) and won the discus with a facility record mark of 55.72m (182-9). The Fox River Grove, Ill., native broke Dylan Banagis of Central Michigan's 2016 record with the toss.
The Saluki men won eight event titles in total, while the SIU women tallied five event titles and eight runner-up finishes.
Warren Hazel ran the 400-meter dash for the first time this season and didn't disappoint, cruising to a win with a personal-best time of 46.82. It marks the 25th-best time in the NCAA West Region, and gives the freshman sprinter from Old Roads, St. Kitts a regional qualifying mark with three meets to go.
Bradley Sauer and Nate Dyer finished first and second, respectively in the men's hammer throw, with Sauer recording his fifth-straight meet where he has thrown 60m (196-10) or further, winning with a toss of 60.20m (197-06).
Jonathan Vara, running the 3000m steeplechase for the third time this season, continued to cut seconds off his previous best time, winning the event with a time of 9:21.86. Vara's time is close to 12 seconds faster than his previous best time that he set at the Tiger Track Classic two weeks ago.
Josh Maier posted a win in the 5000m, while Lucas Horton followed with his first win in the 1500m of the season. Horton won with a personal-best time of 3:50.51. Tyrone Echols added a win in the 100m with a personal-best time of 10.79.
On the women's side, Ashanna Hodge took home a win in the 400m hurdles. Hodge, who's time of 59.18 at the Tiger Track Classic two weeks ago is the 26th-best time in the NCAA West Region, once again ran sub one minute, narrowly missing a PR with a time of 59.21.
The Salukis are back in action on Friday, April 29 at SIU-Edwardsville for a dual meet against the Cougars.
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