EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.—University of Southern Indiana Men's Track & Field used a strong effort in the 3,000 meters to earn a seventh-place finish at the Cougar Classic Saturday.
Sophomore
Landen Swiney set an outdoor school record in the 3,000 meters, crossing the finish line in second place with a time of eight minutes, 40.96 seconds.
The Screaming Eagles had six of the top eight finishes in the 3,000 meters to account for 27 of their 28 points.
Freshmen
James Haggerty and
Kyle Kern respectively placed third and fourth in the event. The duo also surpassed the former outdoor record of 8:47.32, which was set by Will Hogston at the 2012 WKU Hilltopper Relays. Haggerty's time of 8:41.95 is a new USI outdoor freshman record in the 3,000 meters.
Junior
Mukal Verma finished fifth, while sophomore
Joe Schwartz and freshman
Blake Smith rounded out the scoring for the Eagles in the 3,000 meters with respective finishes of sixth and eighth.
Freshman
Alan Marshall also scored for USI with an eighth-place finish in the 1,500 meters.
USI returns to action Wednesday, Thursday and Friday when it competes at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.
