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Five Event Wins Highlight Titans Impressive Performance at Sycamore Open

Women place fifth, men 10th

4/24/2021 7:01:00 PM

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Sophomore Addison Bendery (Chicago, Ill.-Loyola Academy), junior Rebekah Harden (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way North), senior Zach Anderson (Algonquin, Ill.-Westminster Christian), and the men's 4x100 relay captured wins as the Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams put on a strong showing at the Sycamore Open Saturday, April 24. In the team standings, the women finished fifth, while the men took 10th.

Bendery put up wins in the 100m and 200m dash. In the 100m dash, she crossed the finish line in 12.44. Her 200m dash win came with a time of 25.37.

Harden claimed first in the 800m run, where she clocked in with a time of 2:16.01. Her time was not only a season-best, but ranks 17th-best in Division III.

Anderson notched a first-place finish in shot put with a season-best mark of 16.95m. His toss also ranks as the sixth-best in the country.

IWU's fifth win of the day came in the 4x100m relay, where Keondre Schumacher (Bloomington, Ill.-University High), Cyrus Clarke (Bronx, N.Y.-Bronx Theater), Dylan Ruskin (Deerfield, Ill.-Deerfield), and Samuel Painter (Litchfield, Ill.-Litchfield) topped Evansville and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with a time of 42.33. Clarke also added a third-place finish in the 400m dash.

Seniors Kelsey Wyman (Monmouth, Ill.-Monmouth-Roseville) and Cora Wilkinson (Verona, Ill.-Seneca) turned in strong performances in the Women's 400m Hurdles, finishing fourth and fifth-respectively. Wyman crossed the finish line in 1:04.35, with Wilkinson just on her heels at 1:04.72. Wilkinson's time ranks 10th-best in Division III, while Wyman is also in the top-10 with a time from earlier this season.

Junior Lexie Dorsey (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet-Seymour) secured a runner-up finish in the 5000m run with a time of 18:24.58, while Jenna Mirande (Peoria, Ill.-Limestone) placed fifth.

Senior Ayana Blair (Wheeling, Ill.-Wheeling) posted a pair of top-five finishes in throws. She placed fourth in shot put with a throw of 12.99m, and notched a fifth-place finish in hammer with a toss of 48.49m.

The Titans will make the short trip over to Normal, Ill. Friday-Saturday, April 30-May 1 for the Illinois State Invite.

IWU Individual Results

Men's 5000m
15. Matt Wagner 16:15.17
18. Josh Tong 16:45.19

Women's 5000m
2. Lexie Dorsey 18:24.58
5. Jenna Mirande 18:55.71

Women's 1500m Run
8. Rebekah Harden 4:42.90

Men's 100m Dash
7. Keondre Schumacher 11.24
16. Davis Nguy 12.13

Women's 100m Dash
1. Addison Bendery 12.44
13. Tori Burke 13.47

Men's 400m Dash
3. Cyrus Clarke 50.16

Women's 400m Dash
5. Peyton Pollman 1:01.98

Women's 800m Run
1. Rebekah Harden 2:16.01*

Men's 400m Hurdles
9. Davis Nguy 1:00.44

Women's 400m Hurdles
4. Kelsey Wyman 1:04.35
5. Cora Wilkinson 1:04.72*
7. Katie Vogler 1:08.08

Men's 200m Dash
11. Dylan Ruskin 23.28

Women's 200m Dash
1. Addison Bendery 25.37
10. Jorri Sandage 27.04
22. Peyton Pollman 28.50

Men's High Jump
5. Jake Mahaffey 1.90m

Women's Long Jump
11. Emma Helferich 5.02m
14. Cora Wilkinson 4.90m

Women's Triple Jump
10. Kinlee Miller 10.45m

Women's Shot Put
4. Ayana Blair 12.99m
20. Claire Retherford 9.44m

Men's Shot Put
1. Zach Anderson 16.95m*
11. Cole Paraday 13.16m

Women's Discus
10. Nicole Walsh 37.04m
14. Claire Retherford 34.72m

Men's Discus
9. Cole Paraday 45.24m

Women's Hammer Throw
5. Ayana Blair 48.49m
16. Claire Retherford 33.06m
17. Nicole Walsh 32.94m

Men's Hammer Throw
6. Zach Anderson 51.68m

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