RICHMOND, Ky.—Freshman Tyler Zimmerman (Evansville, Indiana) and senior Kyle Crone (Maryville, Illinois) notched podium finishes this weekend to lead University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight.
Zimmerman was second in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of three minutes, 59.73 seconds, while Crone was third in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 8.25 inches.
In total, USI had four top-five efforts and 10 top-10 finishes on the weekend.
Junior Will Sims (Camby, Indiana) raced to a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while freshman Cole Hess (Cannelton, Indiana) was fifth in the 800 meters and 10th in the 1,500. Junior Tyler Garrett (Martinsville, Indiana) was seventh in the 800, a spot ahead of Zimmerman, who recorded two top-10 finishes with his placements in the 800 and 1,500 meters.
Senior Josh Kaminski (Lafayette, Indiana) was eighth in the shot put, while sophomore James Butler (Evansville, Indiana) was 10th in the long jump. Crone rounded out the top-10 finishes with a ninth-place showing in the high jump.
USI returns to action Thursday-Saturday when it competes at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. The Eagles close out their inaugural year of Division I competition May 11-13 when they compete at the OVC Outdoor Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois.
