Friday Results
MYRTLE BEACH, S. C. -- Jessica Harter jumped an outdoor personal best in the pole vault to break the meet and facility records Friday afternoon at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational. Harter was one of four Boilermakers to win an event on the day.
Harter opened at 3.95 meters (12-11.50) and cleared on her first attempt. The bar was then raised to 4.10m (13-5.25), which the senior cleared on her second attempt. Harter was one of two to clear that height and won based on misses. The clearance improves Harter's best outdoor mark by half an inch and gives her the fourth best clearance in program history.
Dillon Hinen and Jake Hanawalt were winners Friday. Hinen ran a time of 1:56.94 to take the men's 800m run, while Hanawalt posted a time of 4:23.74 to win the mile. Hanawalt won by 15 seconds in his first time running the event.
Sarah Loesch won the women's open hammer throw in her first outdoor event as a Boilermaker. The redshirt freshman had three throws over 180 feet, with a best mark of 56.52m (185-05). That mark won by eight feet, three inches. Micaela Hazlewood and Alisha Bahler were in the seeded hammer throw. Hazlewood finished sixth with a best of 55.90m (183-05), while Bahler was seventh with a throw of 55.89m (183-04).
Brad Hoselton had a huge PR in the men's javelin. He threw 58.03m (190-05), which is 14 feet, five inches better than his previous best. He finished 11th. Topher Hunnewell also PRed in the javelin. He threw 49.99m (164-00).
Malcolm Dotson qualified to Saturday's 100m dash finals after running the fifth-fastest time in the prelims. Dotson crossed the finish line in a time of 10.59 seconds (+2.0). Gerald McGee just missed advancing in the event, as he finished 12th in his first 100m dash as a Boilermaker. McGee ran a time of 10.71 seconds (+2.0).
Savannah Carson ran the second-fastest women's 100m dash to advance to Saturday's finals. Carson ran a time of 11.66 seconds (+1.7). Autumn Heath also qualified to the finals after finishing sixth in the prelims with a time of 11.88 seconds (+1.0).
The Boilermakers have a busy day Saturday with the final day of the meet. The action is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET. Follow results on Twitter @PurdueTrackXC.