McLean County Times

The Illinois State track and field team participated in the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University in California. On the second day of the event, senior Mathis Chavand set a new school record in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 13:48.14, surpassing his personal best by 30 seconds.

Senior Baptiste Tardiveau achieved a top-15 finish in the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:09.91. Junior Mattison Plummer finished 12th in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:34.23, while senior Claire Fuhlhage came in 39th place with a time of 10:23.80. In the men's 10,000-meter run, junior Zack Loomis secured the 29th position with a time of 30:38.95.

Graduate student Nick Doud took 43rd place in the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:22.01. Freshman Grace Erb completed her race in the women's 800 meters at position number 128 with a time of 2:14.93. Graduate student Caroline Meyers placed 28th in the women's 5,000 meters clocking at 17:19.53.

The third day of competition is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 7:30 AM PST.

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