Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis announces Mitsch, Cooper Lead Jaguars on Day One of Hathaway Distance Carnival

INDIANAPOLIS - Matt Mitsch paced a deep group of IUPUI distance runners in the mile and both Jaylon Cooper and Awaal Adedokun had standout performances on the track as the Jaguars competed at UIndy's Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival on Friday night (Jan. 27). 

Mitsch crossed eighth overall in a time of 4:31.02 to lead an eager pack of Jaguars. Behind him, freshman Alex Parkhurst finished at 4:31.77 and Deion Guise closed at 4:32.33. Keith Bye finished at 4:33.47 and Solomon Barket notched a time of 4:33.77. 

Earlier in the day, Cooper won his heat of the 200m dash in a time of 52.60, ultimately finishing sixth overall. 

Adedokun, a sophomore, ran 8.99 in the prelims of the 60m dash, earning a spot in the final. He followed up with a time of 8.88 in the finals, placing seventh overall. 

The Jaguars will continue the two-day meet on Saturday (Jan. 28) with a short list of entrants in the 200m and 800m events. 

Original post can be found here.