Dominating performance secures win at home

The men's track team won its first home meet of the outdoor season, putting its talent on display over two days for the home crowd and high schools from across the state. IU finished 167.5 points ahead of second place Central Michigan. \n"There were a lot of really good things on the men's side today. We expected to win the meet, and we did," IU coach Randy Heisler said. "David Neville is going to be ridiculously fast."\nNeville, a freshman All-American from Merrillville, Ind., stole the show Friday night in clocking a substantial personal best in the 400-meter with a time of 46.18 seconds, which vaulted him from 20th nationally into the top 10. Neville also took home the 200-meter title, running 21.21 into a stiff headwind, and anchored the winning men's 4x400-meter relay. \n"I got out good in the first 200, so I knew I was going to run fast," Neville said of his 400-meter win. "It was a big-time personal best; it feels great."\nJunior Rodney Hollis also excited the home crowd by winning the 800-meter in 1:48.83, just ahead of Indiana State senior Jason Briggs, second with 1:48.89. Third in the race was Rodney's twin brother, Russell Hollis, who lowered his personal best to 1 minute, 51.29 seconds.\n"I've been improving every race out by about a second," Russell Hollis said. "Next race I want to skip 1:50 and go right to 1:49."\nIU took first and fourth in the 5,000-meter with sophomore All-American Sean Jefferson winning in a season-best 14:18, taking his time running down the early leaders. Senior Nathan Gooden notched a personal best at fourth in 14:30.\n"I didn't want to have to sprint at the end, so I just moved up gradually," Jefferson said. "By the end, I felt like I was jogging."\nA number of other Hoosiers claimed wins at the Indiana Relays.\nNational triple-jump leader Aarik Wilson won both the long jump (7.73 meters) and triple jump (15.75 meters). \nSenior All-American Chris Powers used a final-lap kick to win the 1,500 meter in 3:51.55. Sophomore Stephen Haas (second, 3:51.81) and senior Nathan Purcell (fourth, 3:52.48) followed.\nIn the throws, junior Ryan Ketchum set an outdoor personal best in the shot put, winning with 18.51 meters, and also took the discus title with a throw of 51.56 meters. Senior Wil Fleming won the hammer throw with a mark of 59.61. \n-- Contact staff writer Rob DeWitte at \nrdewitte@indiana.edu.