YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Davis & Elkins indoor track and field competed at the 14th Annual YSU Collegiate Mid-Major Invitational on Jan. 30–31, highlighted by a meet victory in the women's 4,000-meter distance medley relay, multiple school records, and strong Mountain East Conference performances.
The women's 4,000-meter distance medley relay team of Lauren Twyman (1200m), Taytum Walls (400m), Cameryn Wheeler (800m), and Savanna Hardman (1600m) captured first place with a winning time of 12:17.99, marking the second consecutive year the Senators have won the event at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational.
Twyman also delivered a historic performance in the mile, winning the event in 5:00.87 to break her own Davis & Elkins indoor mile record. The senior now leads the Mountain East Conference in the mile this season. Hardman followed closely behind, finishing fifth in 5:02.67, also running under the program's previous indoor mile record.
On the men's side, Ian Wood turned in a standout showing in the heptathlon, setting a new school record with 4,016 points, surpassing his own previous mark. Wood's performance represented the highest among Mountain East Conference competitors in the event.
Additional highlights included Fletcher Van Heuven, who placed second in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:54.36, and Jordan Thomas, who recorded a personal-best 14:32.68 to finish second in the men's 5,000 meters. Konnor Allison added a fifth-place finish in the same event, while Brooke Jacobs ran a personal-best 18:30.89 to place sixth in the women's 5,000 meters.
Davis & Elkins returns to action Feb. 6–7 at the Marshall University Invitational in Huntington, W. Va.
Results
Men's Heptathlon 60m
11th – Ian Wood – 7.55
Men's Heptathlon 60m Hurdles
5th – Ian Wood – 8.89
Men's Heptathlon 1000m
3rd – Ian Wood – 2:49.41 (PR)
Men's 800m
2nd – Fletcher Van Heuven – 1:54.36
15th – Tommy Bildheiser – 1:57.47
71st – Paul Langkopf – 2:08.54
Women's 800m
26th – Cameryn Wheeler – 2:26.68
36th – Sierra Taylor – 2:28.82 (PR)
43rd – Quinn Hazelett – 2:30.10
48th – Zoe Belshan – 2:31.56
Men's 1 Mile Guy Pizz Eli
9th – Slate Swiger – 4:17.55
Men's 1 Mile
17th – Jack Waggy – 4:30.82
28th – Paul Langkopf – 4:36.53 (PR)
52nd – Andrew Stein – 4:53.77
Women's 1 Mile Guy Pizz Eli
1st – Lauren Twyman – 5:00.87 (School Record, MEC Leader)
5th – Savanna Hardman – 5:02.67 (PR)
11th – Jeanne Pelissier – 5:10.42 (PR)
Women's 1 Mile
7th – Zoe Belshan – 5:22.16 (PR)
11th – Rebecca Tellez – 5:24.14
21st – Sierra Taylor – 5:31.12
Men's 3000m
15th – Jacob Dowdy – 8:47.07 (PR)
51st – Andrew Bowen – 9:27.79
Men's 5000m
2nd – Jordan Thomas – 14:32.68 (PR)
5th – Konnor Allison – 14:57.78
Women's 5000m
6th – Brooke Jacobs – 18:30.89 (PR)
Men Heptathlon High Jump
9th – Ian Wood – 1.76m
Men Heptathlon Long Jump
18th – Ian Wood – 5.83m (PR)
Men Heptathlon Pole Vault
19th – Ian Wood – 2.66m
Men Heptathlon Shot Put
25th – Ian Wood – 7.84
Women's 4,000m Distance Medley Relay
1st – Twyman, Walls, Wheeler, Hardman – 12:17.99
10th – D&E 'B' – 12:56.96
Click here to view the full results from the YSU Collegiate Mid-Major Invitational.
