January 13, 2007
Eagles dominate mile at IU
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—The University of Southern Indiana men's track and field team dominated the mile in its indoor season-opener Saturday at the Indiana Open II.
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Paul Jellema |
Led by junior
Paul Jellema (Dyer, Indiana), the Screaming Eagles finished first through seventh and had eight runners finish in the top nine. Jellema recorded the Eagles' only first-place finish of the day as he finished the race in four minutes, 24.36 seconds.
In all, the Eagles had 12 top five finishers, including second-place finishes by junior
Tristan Mannix (Crothersville, Indiana) and freshman
Brandon Jones (Ft. Wayne, Indiana). Mannix was second in the mile with a time of four minutes, 24.98 seconds, while Jones finished second in the 600 meters with a school-record time of one minute, 22.13 seconds.
The Eagles return to action next Saturday when they compete at the Saluki Booster Invitational in Carbondale, Illinois.
Dan McDonnell,
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