DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Close Out 2015 at the Hoosier Open Friday
12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | TRACK AND FIELD
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CHICAGO - The 2015-16 DePaul track and field indoor season rolls on with the Hoosier Open on Friday, Dec. 11, hosted by Indiana. The Bloomington, Ind. meet is scheduled for a start of 2:45 p.m. CT with the women's weight throw.
Trevor Kintyhtt returns to competition after winning the BIG EAST Field Athlete of the Week honor. Kintyhtt won the Blue &Gold Invitational's shot put event with a throw of 16.93 meters, a new PR for the junior. He added a second-place finish in the weight throw at 17.95 meters.
Tayler Whittler had a record-breaking day at the Blue & Gold Invitational last week by taking second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.52, besting her own school record. The senior is set to compete in the 300m dash.
The Blue Demon freshmen enjoyed a successful first collegiate meet last week. Ariel Davis tied for first in the 60m hurdles event with a new school record of 8.752, while Emily Eller won the women's shot put after hitting a mark of 14.31 meters. On the men's side, Kyle Hedge took second in the shot put with a throw of 15.53 meters. Fellow freshman Sergio Llanes grabbed third in the mile run by crossing the finish line at 4:36.22. All four freshmen are scheduled to compete at the Hoosier Open.
For Friday's meet, Indiana provides live results and the link can be found on the DePaul track and field schedule page. Visit DePaulBlueDemons.com Friday night for full results and recap of the meet.
TEAM NOTES
• The Blue Demons have three student-athletes with times that are in the top-10 nationally. Sebastian Feyersinger is fourth in the nation with a time of 48.53 in the 400m, Scott Arsenault is seventh in the 800m at 1:52.96 and Whittle is 10th in the 60m with a time of 7.52.
• Marquette and DePaul met at the Blue & Gold Invitational last weekend. After one week, the Blue Demons have the slight advantage over the Golden Eagles in BIG EAST event leaders, 9-8.
• DePaul has a BIG EAST best nine event leaders among conference competitors. Marquette is second with eight, followed by Villanova and St. John's with five.
• The DePaul throwers own three of the four top marks in the BIG EAST this year and total nine of a possible 12 top-three performances between the shot put and weight throw. Blue Demons hold the top three spots in both men's and women's shot put.
• As of Thursday, DePaul would have four student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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