KEVIN JENISON
GoSycamores.com
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Sycamore junior
Jessica Zangmeister edged closer to the Indiana State record in the women's
5,000 meters as she closed out her indoor season with a career best time of
17:05.02 at the Alex Wilson Invitational Saturday.
She
was not the only Sycamore to have an outstanding day on the first day of
competition. Junior Maurice Lyke, who had a slow start to the indoor season due
to injuries, closed out his indoor season on a strong note, tying his career best
leap in the long jump with a distance of 24-feet-7-inches (7.49 meters).
Zangmeister
finished 16th overall but lowered her personal best 5K time by four seconds.
She remains second behind ISU record holder Jessica Crowder (Wayton) who ran
16:59.86 in 2005 on the same Notre Dame track.
Lyke
ranks third on the ISU men's long jump all-time list. Frankie Young holds the
school record at 26-feet-1.75-inches (7.97 meters) with Ron Smith second at
24-feet-7.75-inches (7.51 meters).
Several
Sycamores will be in competition on Saturday. Robert Webb opens up the action
for Indiana State as he competes in the men's triple jump at 11 a.m. (ET)
followed by Shalesa Smith in the women's triple jump. Greggmar Swift, Adarius
Washington, and Duane Brown compete in the 60 meter hurdles at 11:10 a.m. with Richelle
Kimble and Kimyanna Rudolph going in the women's pole vault at 12:00 p.m.,
Stacia Weatherford in the women's 400 meters at 12:20 p.m., and Shelby
Higginbottom and Leeann Michl in the women's 800 meters at 12:55 p.m. Dustin
Betz and Corey Hahn round out the Sycamore competition in the men's mile at 2:50
p.m.
