Porter, Reese earn top-15 finishes at USATF Outdoor Championships
Indiana State sophomore jumper Ryann Porter and former Sycamore thrower Erin Reese placed in the top 15 of their respective events at the USATF Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field.
Porter, who was named an Honorable Mention All-American for the second consecutive season, placed 15th in the triple jump with a top mark of 12.49m (40-11.75) in her USATF Outdoor Championship debut. Reese, who just wrapped up her third season as a volunteer assistant coach at Indiana State while also competing professionally, finished 14th in the hammer throw with a top mark of 65.96m (216-05).
Porter became the 10th Sycamore in program history to earn multiple outdoor All-America honors. She concluded her sophomore season ranked in the top 10 in program history in the triple jump (second) and 100m hurdles (10th). She swept the triple jump titles at the MVC Indoor and Outdoor Championships, while also winning the long jump title at the indoor championships and earning all-conference honors in the 60m hurdles (indoor) and 100m hurdles (outdoor). Porter was named the MVC Most Valuable Athlete of the Indoor Championships, the MVC Indoor Freshman of the Year and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also earned the MVC's Elite 17 Award for both the indoor and outdoor championships, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA who scored at the championships.
Reese (2017-19) was a three-time All-American at Indiana State and was the national runner-up in the hammer throw at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor National Championships. A five-time MVC Champion and four-time MVC Most Outstanding Field Athlete, she remains Indiana State's school record holder in both the hammer throw and discus throw while also owning top-10 marks in program history in the shot put (outdoor – ninth, indoor – 10th) and weight throw (second).
Indiana State was also represented at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships by freshman Luigi Rivas, who competed in the 110m hurdles. For Rivas, the championships closed a freshman season that saw him earn all-conference honors during outdoor season while also reaching the quarterfinals of the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round. He closed the season ranked in the top 10 in program history in both the outdoor 110m hurdles (seventh) and indoor 60m hurdles (ninth).
The USATF Outdoor Championships marked the end of the 2021-22 season for Indiana State. The Sycamores won both MVC Indoor Track and Field Championships for the first time since 2015 and captured the MVC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship for the first time since 2014.
Source: https://gosycamores.com/news/2022/6/25/track-field-porter-reese-earn-top-15-finishes-at-usatf-outdoor-championships.aspx
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