Bradley University Athletics

Three Titles Highlight Outdoor Opener at SIU

Results

Track & Field 3/23/2019 8:13:00 PM

The Bradley track teams opened the 2019 outdoor season on Saturday, earning three individual titles and 19 top-10 finishes at Southern Illinois' Bill Cornell Spring Classic.

Senior Haran Dunderdale, sophomore Alec Hartman and freshman Evan Mitchell all won individual crowns for the BU men on Saturday. Dunderdale claimed the 1,500m title with a time of 3:48.48. The senior, who already ranks sixth in school history in the event, just missed his PR time by 0.16 seconds.

Mitchell won his first collegiate event at Southern Illinois, finishing first in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:50.15. Hartman, meanwhile, led a strong group of BU runners in the 800m run as BU claimed six of the top seven finishers in the event. Hartman crossed the finish line in first, while Scott Seymour, David Shadid, Ben Potrykus, Nick Porter and Simon Paige followed in third through seventh.

On the women's side, sophomore McKenzie Altmayer led the Braves by placing second in the 1,500m run. She clocked a time of 4:39.23 – topping her rookie season PR by more than 14 seconds. Freshmen Ayah Aldadah and Amelia Lesher also finished in the top 10 in sixth and seventh, respectively.

Rookie Hannah Ivy made her outdoor collegiate debut and finished sixth in the 400m dash. She crossed the finish line in 59.14 – good for the seventh-best time in school history. She also placed ninth in the 200m dash on Saturday with a time of 26.58. Senior Kathryn Adelman also made a strong season debut in the 800m run with a third-place finish in 2:13.00.

The Braves are back in action next week with a pair of meets, running at both Raleigh Relays and EIU Big Blue Classic on Friday and Saturday.

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