Huge Men's 800 Leads Final Day at Notre Dame

Saturday, February 8

South Bend, Ind.

All Day

Miami University

Meyo Invitational

Huge Men's 800 Leads Final Day at Notre Dame

2/8/2020 5:31:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Full Results

Finley Mclear posts a school record and one of the top times in the country to win the event.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Including a record-setting performance by Finley Mclear in the 800, several RedHawks turned in big performances on the second day of Notre Dame's Meyo Invitational.

Mclear took home the victory in the championship section of the 800m up against several of the country's top runners in the event. His time of 1:48.27 goes down as the fastest indoor time recorded by a Miami men's athlete in the event, edging out Sean Torpy's 1:48.44 from just a year ago. The run also gives the sophomore from England the eighth-best time in the country recorded so far this season.

🚨 RECORD ALERT 🚨

Fin McLear WINS the championship section of the 800 with a run of 1:48.27, not only the fastest time in Miami history but the eighth-best time in the nation!#RiseUpRedHawks pic.twitter.com/csPQgBecBd
— Miami Track & Field and XC (@MiamiOH_XCTF) February 8, 2020

Alongside Mclear in the event, Torpy had a great run himself; his time of 1:49.56 garnered a seventh-place finish and is in its own right a top-twenty time in the national rankings.

Over in the women's races, Emily Akin had another good showing in the 800, running just barely off her PR pace with a time of 2:11.82 for a top-ten finish. She still has yet to finish outside the top ten of any 800 or mile race she has entered this season. There were several other personal-best runs across Miami's women's runners Saturday, including McKenna Fry in the mile and Hannah Santoni in the 3K.

While Olivia Bechtel and Kayla Walters reached the semis of the 60m dash and 60m hurdles respectively, neither of the pair advanced on to Saturday's finals.

In the field, Hannah Falcione grabbed a tenth-place finish with a distance of 11.71m in the triple jump.

On the men's side, Ivan Dye continued his huge weekend with a great performance in the 400. The senior ran a time of 48.46 for a PR and a fifth-place finish. Joining him in running a personal-best time was Luke Finnegan, whose 48.86 granted him 12th place. Those two joined Jacob Matthews and Jeremiah Hunter in the 4x400, where the RedHawks finished tenth behind a run of 3:15.44.

Several distance runners also had PRs in Jake Bertelsen (3K) and Anthony Camerieri (mile).

Miami will be back next weekend to run in Grand Valley State's annual Big Meet in Allendale, Mich. from Feb. 14-15.

Miami Top Finishers
Women
200: Olivia Bechtel - 24.25 (3rd, PR)
800: Emily Akin - 2:11.82 (9th)
Mile: McKenna Fry - 4:57.62 (PR)
3000: Hannah Santoni - 10:11.09 (PR)
5000: Carly Davis - 17:06.28 (2nd, PR)
Long Jump: Hannah Falcione - 5.45m (PR)
Triple Jump: Hannah Falcione - 11.71m (10th)
Weight Throw: Addison Hoover - 17.03m

Men
200: Luke Finnegan - 21.80 (9th, PR)
400: Ivan Dye - 48.46 (5th, PR)
600: Ivan Dye - 1:20.24 (PR)
800: Finley Mclear - 1:48.27 (1st, PR, SR)
Mile: Anthony Camerieri - 4:09.50 (PR)
3000: Jake Bertelsen - 8:36.73 (PR)
4x400: Dye, Matthews, Hunter, Finnegan - 3:15.44 (10th)
Shot Put: Travis Moore - 15.09m