Heading to lay-offs on a good note

The IU men's track and field team was victorious this weekend. The Hoosiers defeated Big Ten foes Ohio State and Penn State at home Saturday. IU is 3-0 heading into a two-week lay-off. \nThe meet had good performances including three more NCAA provisional marks. \nSenior Dino Efthimiou improved on the provisional mark he gained last week as he cleared a height of 5.30 meters. Junior Hasaan Reddick was the second team member to earn a provisional mark this week in the triple jump. He finished first with a jump of 15.68 meters. \nHis teammate, freshman Aarik Wilson, also posted a provisional mark with a leap of 15.61 meters, earning him a second place finish. He rounded out the day with a fourth place finish in the long jump. He hit 7.12 meters.\nFreshman UnRico Lloyd was successful in the long jump. He placed second with a jump of 7.38 meters. Besides that finish, Lloyd captured both the 60- and 200-meter dashes. His times in those events were 6.87 seconds and 21.82 seconds, respectively. \nDespite success in the long jump, Lloyd was not satisfied with his other marks.\n"Time-wise I wasn't (pleased)," Lloyd said. "But winning was good."\nLloyd helped the sprinters dominate the competition. Lloyd and sophomore Contrell Ash combined for a 1-2 finish in the 60. Again, Lloyd took first in the 200, with sophomore Ryan Sarbinoff placing second. \nSarbinoff also took the victory in the 400, while teammate junior Juan Duarte finished fourth. Sophomore Micah Harvey and junior Matt Harris finished second and third, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles to complete the sprinters' domination. \n"I think that a lot of the newcomers have put some points on the board," Ash said.\nSenior Wasyl Fedoriw agreed with Ash.\n"I feel like we have some guys that have matured and we are finally putting it together," Fedoriw said.\nFedoriw was also successful this weekend. His throw of 18.84 meters in the weight throw gave him a third place finish and also broke the school record. In addition, Fedoriw placed third in the shot put. \nWith a strong victory the team heads into the two-week lay-off on a good note. These two weeks are important building weeks for the remainder of the season.\n"We are going to lay the ground work for Big Ten's (during the next two weeks)," Fedoriw said.