Individual Results | Team Scores

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Indoor Track and Field Championships, Saturday, Feb. 29. The women's team finished in second with 101 points placing only behind North Central, who had 152 to claim the women's title. On the men's side, they placed seventh with 27 points as North Central also took the men's title with 204 points. 

It was a record-setting day for junior Ayana Blair (Wheeling, Ill.-Wheeling HS) in the women's shot put as she recorded a distance 44' 9.5" to take third place in the women's shot put event. Her previous personal best of 44' 3.5" was tied with Karly Goodman for the indoor school record. Senior Angela Roman (Mt. Prospect, Ill.-Prospect HS) finished fifth with a distance of 40' 9" in the same event.

In the women's triple jump, junior Nia Lee (Romeoville, Ill-Romeoville HS) claimed third with a distance of 35' 6.5" while freshman Kinlee Miller (Tuscola, Ill.-Tuscola HS) took sixth at 35' 0.5".

On the track, freshman Addison Bendery (Chicago, Ill.-Loyola Academy HS) posted a second-place finish in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.867 after running a season-best 7.85 in the preliminary round. She also came in fifth at the 200 meter dash, finishing at 26.14 for her second top-five finish of the day.

The women's 3000 meter run featured a trio of top-eight finishers, with junior Katie North (Aurora, Ill.-Metea Valley HS) coming in second at 10:36.10, sophomore Jenna Mirande (Peoria, Ill.-Limestone HS) placing sixth with a run of 10:47.63, and fellow sophomore Lexie Dorsey (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet-Seymour HS) managing an eighth place finish with a time of 10:55.11. Junior Kelsey Wyman (Monmouth, Ill.-Monmouth-Roseville) placed runner-up in the 800 meter run, finishing at 2:19.86.

For the men, junior Jake Mahaffey (Plainfield, Ill.-Providence Catholic HS) was fourth in the triple jump (44' 9") and eighth in the high jump (6' 1.25") in posting a pair of top-eight finishes for the day. Freshman Drew Tatlock (North Pekin, Ill.-Pekin Community HS) also placed eighth with Mahaffey in the high jump at 6' 1.25".

Sophomore Cole Paraday (Frankfort, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East HS) was fifth in the shot put, posting a distance of 48' 10.75" while fellow sophomore Davis Nguy (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community HS) was sixth in the heptathlon, scoring 3859 points over the two-day event.

On the track, senior Steven Raybould (Hometown, Ill.-Oak Lawn HS) in the 5000 meter run finished at 8:54.63 to claim eighth place.

Illinois Wesleyan will return to action next weekend, where they will be present for two meets in the Carthage Final Qualifier, Friday, Mar. 6 starting at 3 p.m. and the Wartburg Qualifier, Saturday, Mar. 7 beginning at 10 a.m.

All-CCIW Honors
Women's Track and Field Team
Addison Bendery, 60/200 Meter Dash
Ayana Blair, Shot Put
Lexie Dorsey, 3000 Meter Run
Nia Lee, Triple Jump
Kinlee Miller, Triple Jump
Jenna Mirande, 3000 Meter Run
Katie North, 3000 Meter Run
Angela Roman, Shot Put
Kelsey Wyman, 800 Meter Run

Men's Track and Field Team
Jake Mahaffey, High Jump/Triple Jump
Davis Nguy, Pentathlon
Cole Paraday, Shot Put
Steven Raybould, 3000 Meter Run
Drew Tatlock, High Jump

IWU Individual Results

Women's 60 Meter Dash
2. Addison Bendery 7.867 (Prelim- 7.85)
X. Amy Pineda (Prelim- 8.28)
X. Davida Boron (Prelim- 8.48)
X. Anna Bender (Prelim- 8.64)

Men's 60 Meter Dash
X. Andrew Hockings (Prelim- 7.86)
X. Uriel Ferreira (Prelim- 7.97)

Women's 60 Meter Hurdles
X. Anna Bender (Prelim- 10.43)

Women's 200 Meter Dash
5. Addison Bendery 26.14
16. Davida Boron 27.57
18. Jorri Sandage 27.71

Men's 200 Meter Dash
12. Dylan Ruskin 23.24
30. Andrew Hockings 25.94
31. Uriel Ferreira 25.98
34. Ethan Phillippe 30.02

Men's 400 Meter Dash
12. Cyrus Clarke 52.03
X. David Horn DNF

Women's 800 Meter Run
2. Kelsey Wyman 2:19.86

Men's 800 Meter Run
22. Jeremy Glickman 2:07.23
30. Raul Sustaita 2:38.13

Women's 1 Mile Run
21. Cecelia Galvan 5:39.65
23. Rachel Budd 5:40.04
29. Emily Wagh 5:59.68

Men's 1 Mile Run
19. Jeremy Glickman 4:43.29
24. Noah Smith 4:51.25
30. Zach Orpilla 5:01.47

Women's 3000 Meter Run
2. Katie North 10:36.10
6. Jenna Mirande 10:47.63
8. Lexie Dorsey 10:55.11

Men's 3000 Meter Run
8. Steven Raybould 8:54.63
17. Max Crowninshield 9:12.08
28. J.D. Barrett 9:32.10
32. Jaeden Danko 9:42.98
33. Zach Schneider 9:49.86

Men's High Jump
8. Jake Mahaffey 6' 1.25"
8. Drew Tatlock 6' 1.25"

Women's Triple Jump
3. Nia Lee 35' 6.5"
5. Kinlee Miller 35' 0.5"
9. Camryn Winterland 33' 10.25"
10. Katie Vogler 33' 9.25"

Men's Triple Jump
4. Jake Mahaffey 44' 9"
20. Brady McMasters 38' 5"
22. Seth Carlile 37' 0.25"

Women's Shot Put
3. Ayana Blair 44' 9.5" (New IWU record)
5. Angela Roman 40' 9"
24. Gia Joyce 31' 7.25"
26. Kayleigh Hall 28' 7"
31. Yesenia Martinez Calderon 25' 2.5"

Men's Shot Put
5. Cole Paraday 48' 10.75"
9. Colin Orchard 46' 10"
24. Robert Hicks 38' 4.75"

Heptathlon
6. Davis Nguy 3859