Hall Paces TU Men at Indiana Intercollegiate Championships

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Matt Hall crossed the line in sixth as the top NAIA performer in Friday's 19-team Indiana Intercollegiate Little State Championships, helping TU secure the top team finish of any NAIA school.

"We showed our tremendous depth today, placing fourth as the top NAIA team at the meet," stated TU head coach Lance Vanderberg. "We should continue to see a variety of runners score for us throughout the season, which is a big positive for us. Overall, we took a good step forward today."

The Trojans turned in a team time of 138:37 on the grinding course, ending fourth overall with 144 points. NCAA Division III Wabash took the team crown with 44 points, ahead of NCAA Division II schools, Southern Indiana (45) and Indianapolis (78) in the standings.

Hall ran a time of 26:22.5 to finish sixth overall out of 150 competitors and earned All-Indiana Little State honors for the first time. Hall was followed by Aaron Scott in 23rd with a time of 27:38.6 and Tanner Dye in 36th with a mark of 28:02.8. TU's top-five was rounded out by Clayton Orender in 41st at 28:15.1 and Stephen Cho in 44th at 28:20.4.

Several Trojans also competed in the Indiana Little State Open race earlier in the afternoon, as Benjamin Byrd and Joey Ferguson led that group with times of 28:38.6 and 28:55.1. Byrd was TU's top finisher in 33rd, while Ferguson took 36th in the 123-member race.

No. 11 Taylor (21-5) will take the next week off from competition, before returning to compete at the Greater Louisville Classic on October 3.