Hoosiers spend time on podium at Penn Relays this past weekend

The IU men’s and women’s track teams grabbed a number of victories at the Penn Relays.

A week after shining at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton, senior Andrew Poore earned a victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on day one of the relays in Philadelphia. Poore finished the race in 8:43.52.

Poore’s distance squad teammate, junior Zach Mayhew, was also a victor on day one, claiming first place in the 5,000-meter run in 13:53.94. Mayhew’s win puts him in elite company, as he is the second Hoosier to win the event at the Penn Relays. Fred Wilt won in 1941.

On the final day, junior Derek Drouin walked away from the high-jump pit with a first-place finish, the second Penn Relays title in the event for the Ontario native. Drouin earned the victory by clearing 2.22 meters, the same mark that won the junior the title in 2010.

On the same day, two Hoosier alumni also finished the three-day event with first-place finishes.

Molly Beckwith finished first in the women’s Olympic Development one-mile run in 4:36.71. Fellow alumnus David Neville recorded a time of 46.7 seconds on the 400-meter leg for the Team USA Blue squad.

Rounding the events out for IU Coach Ron Helmer’s squad was senior sprinter Kind Butler, who placed third in the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.50 seconds.