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Thomas Doyle Breaks One Mile Run School Record at Carthage Final Qualifier

Thomas Doyle Breaks One Mile Run School Record at Carthage Final Qualifier

CHICAGO—Members of the Illinois Institute of Technology men's and women's track & field squads competed at the Carthage College Final Qualifier in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Friday. No team scores were recorded.

Thomas Doyle commanded the Scarlet Hawks with a school-record time of 4:27.02 in the one mile run, which secured him second place. Doyle narrowly edged Illinois Tech head track & field coach Tyler McQuality, who registered a third-place time of 4:27.24 in the mile. Not far behind McQuality was Louis Ketchman, who took fifth place with a 4:32.58. 

Evan Balizado registered a fantastic day for Illinois Tech in the 800 meter run, where he crossed the finish line at 1:59.10 en route to third place. Julian Go highlighted the Scarlet Hawks in the 5000 meter run in seventh place with a 16:15.58. Barry Brookins rounded out the Illinois Tech men competitors with a 15th-place toss of 13.60m in the weight throw. 

Abigail Schulz was effective for the Illinois Tech women in the 800 meter run as she secured a 2:30.33, good enough for fifth place. Zoey Krevitz followed Schulz in 13th place with a 3:03.78. Erin Nelson clocked-in a 20:38.54 in the 5000 meter run, which deadlocked her in second place. 

The Scarlet Hawks have concluded their 2020 indoor season, and will kick-off the outdoor campaign at the Washington University (Mo.) Distance Carnival on Friday, April 3 at 5:00 p.m.