The River States Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships were held Friday and Saturday, February 20-21 at the Marietta- Dyson Baudo Rec Center in Marietta, Ohio. IU Columbus had several athletes contribute to the team scoring totals. 

Leading the way for the men was freshman Brayden Hafen, as he won the pole vault at a height of 14' 7.25". The 4x800 meter relay team of Jackson Neibert, Jordin Jones, Henry Fleetwood and Luke Neibert finished 4th with a time of 8:17.99. That same relay team finished 8th in the 4x400 relay.

On the women's side freshman Phoebe Dowty finished 2nd in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.16. She also finished 5th in the 600 meters with a time of 1:43.19. The 4x400 relay team of Alexandria Saavedra, Madison Merritt, Valarie Thompson and Phoebe Dowty finished 7th with a time of 4:27.30.

River States All-Conference
Brayden Hafen - Pole Vault - Conference Champion
Phoebe Dowty - 800 meters

Coach Paul Hafen: "We have a growing body of talent on this team, and we have received tremendous support from the department to train and prepare our athletes. Our primary goal is to provide the athletes with opportunities to train their bodies, improve their athletic performance, and stand out at championship meets. I think our conference results show that we are headed in the right direction as a team. It will take time to build the necessary depth to compete for a team title, but I was really proud of the way our athletes competed individually and in the relays. We have some great team leaders who put the work in, and it shows in the results. It was very rewarding to see that work pay off with some all-conference performances and an individual event champion."

Next on the schedule
The Outdoor season opens on March 12-13 with the Early Bird Invitational at Williamsburg, Kentucky