OXFORD, Miss. – The Irish kicked off the weather shortened first day of the Joe Walker Classic hosted by Ole Miss by posting two first place finishes by the end of the events Friday evening.
The men’s field events took two wins this Friday. Notre Dame men’s javelin topped the podium when John Keenan threw a distance of 66.80m, taking first place. Colton Crum also won the men’s pole vault, reaching a height of 4.98m.
In the men’s shot put, Michael Shoaf took second with a throw of 17.57m. Logan Kusky placed second in the men’s hammer throwing a distance of 61.55m.
Notre Dame also got off to a great start on the first day of the heptathlon as Alaina Brady sits in second through four events with 3,106 points while teammate Madison Schmidt is right behind in third with 2,999 points. The two took the top spots in the high jump, as Madison Schmidt cleared 1.74m while Brady posted a height of 1.65m.
Other notable performances were turned in by both the men’s and women’s competitors in the 3,000m steeplechase events. Lauren Sapone finished third with a time of 10:07.92 and on the men’s side Quinn Gallagher crossed fourth in 9:00.91.
The second and final day of the Joe Walker Classic starts at 11:15 a.m. ET on Saturday for the Irish with the women’s heptathlon.
JOE WALKER CLASSIC
Oxford, Mississippi
April 9, 2021
MEN
800m
19 – Clayton Goldman (1:53.22)
3,000m Steeplechase
4 – Quinn Gallagher (9:00.91)
Javelin
1 – John Keenan (66.80m)
2 – Austin Parsons (66.05m)
Pole Vault
1 – Colton Crum (4.98m)
5 – Nolan Blachowski (4.63m)
Hammer
2 – Logan Kusky (61.55m)
4 – Jamar Manning (57.50m)
6 – Michael Shoaf (55.35m)
7 – John Stefan (55.31m)
Shot Put
2 – Michael Shoaf (17.57m)
4 – John Stefan (17.20m)
8 – Henry Boudreau (15.82m)
WOMEN
1,500m
11 – AnnaSophia Keller (4:20.60)
21 – Meghan Scott (4:27.64)
3,000m Steeplechase
3 – Lauren Sapone (10:07.92)
Hammer
11 – Abby Kapitan (49.83m)
Shot Put
6 – Maura Kimmel (14.60m)
7 – Abby Kapitan (14.50m)
9 – Alesis Juntunen (14.12m)
Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
2 – Alaina Brady (14.51)
6 – Madison Schmidt (15.39)
Heptathlon High Jump
1 – Madison Schmidt (1.74m)
2 – Alaina Brady (1.65m)
Heptathlon Shot Put
2 – Alaina Brady (11.31m)
4 – Madison Schmidt (10.53m)
Heptathlon 200m
3 – Alaina Brady (26.11)
6 – Madison Schmidt (26.65)