IU will compete in the Hoosier Open at Gladstein Fieldhouse to start its 2014-15 season. Returning from the record breaking w2013-14 teams are five ?All-Americans.
One of those returning All-Americans is sophomore Tre’tez Kinnaird. During his freshman season, Kinnaird set the IU school record in the 600-meter and was part of the distance medley relay team that set a school record and ran the fifth-fastest time in ?NCAA history.
Kinnaird also went on to win the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships and finished in sixth place at the World Junior Championships in the 800-meter with a time of 1:47.13, the second fastest in school ?history.
Another member of that record-breaking distance medley team is senior Rorey Hunter. Hunter ran the 1,600-meter leg of the relay in 3:57, faster than anyone else in the race at the NCAA Championships.
On the field side of things, junior Sydney Clute finished eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn her All-American honors and also finished fourth in the Big Ten Indoor ?Championships.
Two races that are receiving national attention are the men’s and women’s 5,000-meter. The men’s race in particular has some of the fastest collegiate distance runners competing, including Northern Arizona junior Brian Shrader, who is the United States national record holder in the 12K.
The women’s 5K is set to begin 8:30 p.m. Friday, with the men’s race set to begin 8:50 p.m Friday.
Michael Hughes
