Bloomington, Ind.—Junior Isaac Stanford raced to a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters to lead University of Southern Indiana Men's Track & Field Friday night at the Billy Hayes Invitational.
 
Stanford finished the race in three minutes, 49.96 seconds and was just over a second away from his season-best time of 3:48.74, which he ran at the Bryan Clay Invitational last month.
 
In addition to Stanford, the Screaming Eagles had four top-10 finishes on the night. Freshman Ben Perulfi and junior Dylan Bland were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, while freshman Griffen Wheeler was ninth in the 800 meters.
 
Wheeler, who broke the USI freshman record in the 800 meters with his time of 1:53.04 at the Bryan Clay Invitational last month, posted another strong time of 1:54.05 Friday night.
 
USI concludes the 2025 season next week when it competes at the OVC Outdoor Championships May 15-17 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.