Bradley University Athletics

Track & Field Heads to Indiana State

Missouri Valley Conference

Men's Track and Field 4/5/2018 4:41:00 PM

With inclement weather canceling Western Illinois' Lee Calhoun Memorial, the Bradley track and field teams will now compete at the Gibson Invitational on the campus of Indiana State. The two-day meet begins on Friday.

MEET INFO
The Gibson Invitational begins on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. CT with the running of the 5,000m. The remaining Braves will compete on Saturday with action beginning at 11 a.m. CT. Joining the Braves this weekend are the host Sycamores, IUPUI, Milwaukee, Northern Iowa, Western Michigan and Valparaiso.

Live stats are available for the meet.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bradley teams reunite after competing in three different meets last weekend. While competing at the Stanford Invitational, San Francisco State Distance Carnival and EIU Big Blue Class, a total of 15 Braves moved into the top 10 of the Missouri Valley rankings.

Haran Dunderdale led the way and now owns the top time in the conference in the 3,000m steeplechase, clocking in at 9:04.66. Among the 15 top-10 times, four additional Braves placed in the top five in their respective events. Senior Hannah Witczak ranks second in the 10,000m run, junior Will Anderson is third in the 5,000m run, junior Niamh Markham is fourth in the 1,500m run and freshman Imani Hanson is fifth in the 400m hurdles.

RECORD WATCH
Through just two weekends of the outdoor campaign, Bradley has already recorded eight top-10 times in the school's record book. Markham has led the way with two different top-10 performances – clocking the eighth-best time in the 1,500m at San Francisco State, while also posting the ninth-best time in the 800m at Southern Illinois. Additional top-10 times for the BU women include McKenzie Altmayer and Sam Lechowicz placing fourth and seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase, Soren Umali ranking ninth in the 100m hurdles and Hanson placing fifth in the 400m hurdles

On the men's side, redshirt freshman Alec Hartman and sophomore Scott Seymour have moved into the top 10 in the 800m run, placing fourth and eighth, respectively. The duo is both slated for the event this weekend with their eyes on a school record of 1:51.00 that has stood for 26 years. Hartman already owns the indoor standard of 1:50.32, while Seymour is third in 1:52.45.

UP NEXT
The Braves continue the outdoor season next Saturday, competing at the Musco Twilight on the campus of the University of Iowa.

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