TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State performs host to its first outdoor home meet of the 2026 season Friday and Saturday, welcoming competitors to the John McNichols Memorial Track on the Gibson Track and Field Complex for the Pacesetter Sports Invitational.
Friday’s motion begins at 1 p.m. with the hammer throw, with the primary occasions on the observe slated for six p.m. Saturday’s busy slate from Terre Haute kicks off at midday.
| 2026 Pacesetter Sports Invitational | |
| Date | Friday, April 3 | 1 p.m. // Saturday, April 4 | Noon |
| Location // Venue | Terre Haute, Ind. // Gibson Track and Field Complex |
| Meet Info | Meet Info // Meet Schedule // Heat Sheets |
| Live Stats | Live Results |
| Tickets | $5 Admission (might be collected on the gate) |
| Social Media | @IndStXCTF // @IndStAthletics |
Meetday Info
There is a $5 admission charge for home observe meets, which might be collected on the fundamental gate.
Parking is obtainable in Lot Okay (Chestnut Street, behind the Imperial Lanes bowling alley). Additional parking could be present in campus heaps positioned inside a 10-minute stroll of the complicated. 1st Street/Riverside Road is closed.
DO NOT park within the Annex or Riverfront Lofts parking heaps. Any vehicles who park within the heaps for the residence complexes by the observe and subject complicated (Annex and Riverfront Lofts) might be towed on the proprietor’s expense.
Last Time Out
Indiana State’s 2026 outdoor observe and subject season acquired off on the appropriate foot Friday and Saturday, because the Sycamores accounted for 14 first-place finishes on the EIU Big Blue Classic.
Janiya Bowman broke Indiana State’s college file within the lengthy leap, which stood since 2006, with her wind-legal mark of 6.27m (20-7). Aliseonna Garnett additionally recorded a career-best mark within the discus to maneuver into the highest 5 in program historical past within the occasion, whereas Emma Yoder cracked the highest 10 in program historical past within the hammer throw. The Blue and White secured sweeps of the highest spots within the 100 and 110m hurdles, 4x400m relay and discus.
Record-Setting Start
Indiana State redshirt junior sprinter/jumper Janiya Bowman picked up proper the place she left off after claiming MVC Indoor Championship MVP honors. The Plainfield, Illinois, native shattered Indiana State’s college file within the lengthy leap, which had stood since 2006, with her last try of the competitors measuring in at 6.27m (20-7).
She additionally broke Eastern Illinois’ facility file within the course of, whereas recording the most effective wind-legal mark within the Missouri Valley Conference since 2012. Bowman owns the highest mark in each the MVC and Great Lakes Region this season, whereas additionally rating fourth in NCAA East Region qualifying and ninth within the nation within the lengthy leap.
Bowman was inexplicably not named MVC Field Athlete of the Week by the league workplace, regardless of being the highest-ranked ladies’s athlete in any occasion within the convention and one in every of simply two athletes within the convention to rank within the prime 10 nationally in an occasion this season (Bradley’s Kaden Kingsmith, who was named MVC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, was the opposite).
Starting Off Strong
Indiana State accounted for the highest spot in three of the 4 hurdles occasions within the season-opening EIU Big Blue Classic, headlined by a sweep of the highest three within the 110m hurdles. Collin Forrest paced the Trees within the occasion at 14.07, with David Carnell and Parker Doyle proper behind with instances of 14.22 and 14.34, respectively. Carnell additionally claimed a win within the 400m hurdles with a career-best time of 54.85.
Rachel Mehringer began her outdoor season in an enormous means Saturday, cruising to a win within the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.29 to rank among the many nationwide leaders. Aubrey Runyon additionally nabbed a top-three end for the Blue and White with a time of 13.98 in her outdoor collegiate debut.
Forrest, Carnell and Doyle account for 3 of the highest 4 110m hurdles instances within the MVC by means of the opening weekend, whereas Mehringer and Runyon occupy the highest two spots within the convention within the 100m hurdles. Carnell’s 400m hurdles time additionally ranks second within the MVC.
AG’s Big Weekend
Indiana State junior thrower Aliseonna Garnett was chargeable for a big portion of the Sycamores’ robust season-opening efforts within the EIU Big Blue Classic. Garnett nabbed wins in each the shot put (14.35m/47-1) and discus (53.71m/176-2), with her mark within the discus representing a top-five mark in program historical past. She additionally nabbed a top-three end within the discus with a career-best mark of 52.70m (172-11), and was the one athlete within the subject to assert top-three finishes in every of the three occasions.
Garnett owns top-three marks within the convention in all three occasions she competed in throughout the Sycamores’ season opener. The Indianapolis native owns the highest mark within the discus by greater than 5 meters, whereas rating second within the shot put and third within the hammer throw. She ranked greater than this week’s MVC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week in each the discus and hammer throw whereas trailing by lower than 5 centimeters within the shot put.
Home Sweet Home
The Pacesetter Sports Invitational is the primary of 4 home outdoor meets for Indiana State this season, with the Sycamores set to host the Gibson Invitational April 16-18 and the Sycamore Open May 8 throughout the common season. Indiana State can also be the MVC Outdoor Championship host for the second time within the final three seasons, with the convention championships coming to Terre Haute May 16-17.
Indiana State has seen loads of success in its home meets throughout current years. The Sycamores have positioned first on each the lads’s and ladies’s aspect in each scored home meet because the begin of the 2021-22 season, a determine which incorporates Indiana State’s 2024 MVC Outdoor Championships sweep.
Up Next
Indiana State heads south for the Crimson Tide Invitational April 10 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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