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Bryan Clay Invitational
Hoins sets new UNI steeplechase record at Bryan Clay Invitational
4/18/2025 11:55:00 PM | Track and Field
Hanson, Shumaker also set new top-five team marks on the west coast.
AZUSA, Calif. --- UNI track and field's distance runners put their endurance to the test this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as five Panthers competed in events at the Bryan Clay Invitational in southern California.
With new career-bests, top-five team marks and a new school record set in the three days of competition, Northern Iowa sets itself up for a strong showing at the 115th running of the historic Drake Relays next week in Des Moines.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Emma Hoins opened competition for the Panthers on Wednesday night with an impressive performance in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, breaking her own school record set just last year in a time of 10:15.39 for a 23rd place finish in the open event. Amelia Hill also competed unattached in the steeplechase, finishing 14th in the invite competition.
On Thursday, the trio of Caleb Shumaker, Drake Hanson and Chase Knoche all took to the track. In the men's 5,000 meters, Shumaker dropped 10.8 seconds for a new career-best time, while also registering the fifth-fastest mark in team history. In the 800-meter invite, Hanson showed top speed with a fourth-place effort, shaving 0.90 seconds off his career-best time in 1:47.90, the second-fastest time in UNI history. Despite a strong start, Knoche would not finish the 800 meters following a collision in the final 20 meters.
In Friday's mile runs, Chase Lauman clocked the sixth-fastest time in team history with a career-best time of 3:47.90 in the 1,500-meter invite, while Hanson ran a 3:56.94 in the men's open mile. Hoins closed out the final night of action with a career-best time of 4:26.76 in the women's 1,500 meters to move into third on the program's all-time list, while Hill (unattached) ran a 4:32.33.
UP NEXT
UNI continues its weekend action in Indiana at the Gibson Invitational on Saturday in Terre Haute at the Gibson Track and Field Complex. Competition is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. CT.
UNI track and field action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Track and Field), X (@UNITrackFieldXC) and on Instagram (@uni_tf_xc). Schedules and rosters, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
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