By Jacob Miller
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This past weekend, the Iowa track and field team competed in the Meyo
Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. It was the first time the
Hawkeyes have traveled on the road this season.
The Meyo Invitational gave the Hawkeyes an opportunity to face a
plethora of competition, with 39 women’s teams and 33 men’s teamcompeting.
Overall, the Hawkeyes had some success, with four event titles in the
men’s 400-meter, 600-meter, 4×400-meter relay, and women’s 60-meter.
Many athletes broke personal records, and they continue to mprove as
the season progresses.
This was the first time this season the Hawkeyes ran on an oversized
indoor track, which favors distance runners more than the sprinters,
and the distance runners did not disappoint anyone.
“To have all those freshmen run as well as they did this weekend in
the 600 and 800, those are big time marks,” said Joey Woody, the
Hawkeye director of track and field. “A lot of those guys ran faster
in the 600 than I ever did as a freshman. We have some great things
ahead.”
The highlight of the weekend was from junior Carter Lilly on the
second day. Lilly set the school record in the 800 with a time of
1:47.33 and finished second. The time is third in the Big Ten and
fifth in the nation. Another bright spot was junior Brittany Brown,
who won the women’s 60 meters with a time of 7.39, a personal best.