Men, women individuals place well at Indiana Relays

This weekend's Indiana Relays marked the fourth consecutive meet held in the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse, and the meet provided a chance for the young Hoosier track and field teams to get a taste of what the Big Ten championships will be like.\nThe relays were set up like the Big Ten championships. In the first day of the meet athletes compete to qualify and go on to the finals the next day. The other meets held in Bloomington this year were setup to have numerous heats for an event and the best times or distances would win. \n"This meet was made similar to the Big Ten championships so it would get our athletes an idea of what to expect," men's head coach Wayne Pate said. "Some of our runners did well, some got tired from the first day, and qualifying will be much harder when we get to the Big Ten championships."\nHoosiers on both the men's and women's side posted personal bests this weekend. Senior Kiwan Lawson finished third in the long jump with a distance of 7.30 meters and finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 21.97 seconds.\nSophomore sprinter Wil Glover finished fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.96 seconds, and his teammate junior Jacob Moylan finished seventh with a time of 6.98 seconds.\nJunior Kyle Jenkins was nursing a hamstring injury, so instead of participating in the triple jump, Pate placed Kyle in the long jump where he posted a season-best 7.12 meters in finishing fifth. \n"Kyle should be 100 percent next weekend at Arkansas and will compete in the triple jump," Pate said.\nThe women track and field athletes turned in a very impressive meet. \nSeniors Courtney Johnson and Lindsay Hattendorf put up provisional qualifying times for the NCAA National championships in March.\nJohnson put up a time of 8.42 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, barely edging out the provisional qualifying time of 8.43 seconds.\nHattendorf had a personal best in the 3000-meter run, finishing third, and provisionally qualifying for nationals with a time of 9:32.32. Senior Jessica Gall ran unattached to IU to save her eligibility for the outdoor season and finished second with a time of 9:29.69. Women's head coach Judy Wilson said Gall will run in the USA indoor meet. \n"It is always helpful running with Jess," Hattendorf said. "We both know how to push each other and work together."\nFreshman Vera Neuenswander posted a career-best 3.77 meters in the pole vault, placing her fourth in the competition, but moving her into second all-time for women's pole vault at IU. \n"We have a great mix of experienced upper classmen and talented freshmen who are looking to be competitive at the big ten in three weeks," Wilson said. \nHattendorf echoed similar sentiments to that of her coach.\n"This team is amazing. I have never felt this kind of chemistry with the track team. It is pretty awesome. Everyone keeps working hard and that's what we need to do"