Izaiah Steury leads a strong set of entries at the IR Open Saturday at Taylor University.
The Indiana indoor club season really gets started tomorrow with the Indiana Runner Open meet held at Taylor University. The action is slated to get underway at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kesler Student Activity Center. The meet is the second larger open meet in Indiana so far this winter and is the most competitive thus far.
We spoke quickly with IR Open meet director Derek Leininger. "Indoor track & field is back! After the 2020 indoor season was cut short and the 2021 indoor season was nonexistent for Indiana high school, we are excited to host the 2022 Indiana Runner Indoor Track & Field Opener tomorrow! We have approximately 450 athletes of all ages scheduled for tomorrow and we are excited to watch them all compete."
Leininger added, "Obviously Covid-19 is still a concern and we are trying to host this event while being smart and safe. We have scheduled field events and running events at different times to try to limit the number of athletes/spectators inside the fieldhouse at the same time. We are encouraging people to wear masks, socially distance, and to stay home if they are sick. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs so that we can spread throughout the entire fieldhouse and socially distance as much as possible."
The action will include a few relays as well as a full set of individual events. The girls events will precede the boys in each event.
Below are some of the highlighted entries of the meet:
- Girls 400m - Katelyn Henselmeier
Estimated Meet Schedule
We will run on a rolling schedule - these are just our best estimates:
11:30 Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
11:35 Boys 4x200 Meter Relay
11:40 Girls 1600 Meter Run
11:58 Boys 1600 Meter Run
12:50 Girls 60 Meter Hurdles
12:55 Boys 60 Meter Hurdles
1:05 Girls 60 Meter Dash
1:20 Boys 60 Meter Dash
1:40 Girls 400 Meter Dash
1:55 Boys 400 Meter Dash
2:20 Girls 800 Meter Run
2:30 Boys 800 Meter Run
2:45 Girls 200 Meter Dash
3:10 Boys 200 Meter Dash
3:40 Girls 3200 Meter Run
4:00 Boys 3200 Meter Run
4:35 Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
4:45 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay
Izaiah Steury leads a strong set of entries at the IR Open Saturday at Taylor University.
The Indiana indoor club season really gets started tomorrow with the Indiana Runner Open meet held at Taylor University. The action is slated to get underway at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kesler Student Activity Center. The meet is the second larger open meet in Indiana so far this winter and is the most competitive thus far.