Final Results (PDF)

WHEATON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams took part in the Don Church Invitational meet, Saturday, April 23 at McCully Stadium in Wheaton, Ill. The women's team earned a third place finish with 110 points, while the men's team garnered eighth with 44 points.

On the women's side, senior Rebekah Harden (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way North) earned two first-place finishes, one in the 1500 meter race and another in the 800 meter. Harden checked in with a time of 4:48.00 in the 1500 and ran a 2:22.35 800 meter to lead the Green and White.

Senior Jenna Mirande (Peoria, Ill.-Limestone) notched a second-place finish in the 3000 meter, as she crossed the finish line with a time of 10:56.34. Senior Lexie Dorsey (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet-Seymour) finished right behind Mirande, in third, with a time of 10:57.41. Freshman Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) notched a fourth-place finish as she clocked in with a time of 10:59.63. These three times rank eighth, ninth, and 10th-fastest in school history.

Freshman Evelyn Wilson (Geneseo, Ill.-Geneseo) earned a second-place finish in the high jump as she posted a jump of 1.53 meters. Sophomore Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) enjoyed a third-place rank in the triple jump with a distance of 10.93 meters.

For the men, senior Cole Paraday (Frankfort, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) bested the javelin throw field as he launched a distance of 54.97 meters, good for first.

The 4x100 relay team featuring junior Keondre Schumacher (Bloomington, Ill.-University High), sophomore Seth Albin (Midlothian, Ill.-Oak Forest), freshman Brooks Johnson (Elburn, Ill.-Kaneland), and freshman Eddie Saunders (Peoria, Ill.-Peoria Notre Dame) took home first with a time of 42.45. The 4x400 relay squad of sophomore Sam Morris (Elgin, Ill.-Harvest Christian Academy), Schumacher, Murray, and freshman Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) earned second with a mark of 3:22.23. Both relay times earned a place in the IWU record book as each is now ranked number six all-time.

Freshman Luan Ademovski (Elk Grove Village, Ill.-Elk Grove) mark of 15.00 meters in the shot put places him in top-10 as he claimed the ninth-longest heave in IWU history.

Sophomore Kade Murray (Watseka, Ill.-Watseka Community) notched a sixth-place finish in the 400 meter as he earned a time of 50.97. Senior Liam Owens (Peoria, Ill-Peoria Notre Dame) also crossed the finish line in sixth place in the 3000 meter race as he posted a time of 9:49.47, which is good for the seventh-fastest mark in IWU history.

The Green and White will remain on the road for their next meet, Saturday, April 30. The Titans are set to compete at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. with a 4 p.m. start.


IWU Individual Results:

Women's Javelin
7. Kayleigh Hall 26.19m
10. Jaydn Bothe 24.37m
11. Evelyn Wilson 23.51m
X. Carlyssa King FOUL

Men's Javelin
1.Cole Paraday 54.97m
12. Joshua Klein 34.08m
13. Davis Nguy 33.31m

Women's Hammer
17. Kayleigh Hall 31.19m

Men's Hammer
11.Luan Ademovski 37.05m
18. Matt Wagner 29.64m
22. Joshua Klein 20.94m

Men's Long Jump
24. Brady McMasters 5.17m

Women's Long Jump
6. Emma Helferich 4.97m
7. Kinlee Miller 4.95m
9. Lauren Wong 4.90m

Men's High Jump
X. Drew Tatlock NH

Women's High Jump
2. Evelyn Wilson 1.53m

Men's Pole Vault
9. Christian Gatsos 3.85m
X. Davis Nguy NH

Men's Shot Put
4. Luan Ademovski 15.00m
23. Matt Wagner 11.59m

Women's Shot Put
14. Claire Retherford 9.74m

Women's Discus
8. Claire Retherford 33.97m

Men's Discus
7. Cole Paraday 40.41m
11. Luan Ademovski 38.11m
28. Matt Wagner 29.84m

Women's Triple Jump
3. Lauren Wong 10.93m
4. Kinlee Miller 10.56m
6. Franchesca Smith 10.15m

Men's 5000
11. J.D. Barrett 15:52.35
26. Josh Tong 16:47.86

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
6. Jenna Li 12:38.54

Women's 1500 Meter
1. Rebekah Harden 4:48.00
6. Tia Hardt 5:12.44
15. Amanda Wilson 5:29.35
20. Nile Doucette 5:35.76
21. Emily Wagh 5:37.69
30. Sam Churchey 5:50.77
37. Andrea Teubel 6:12.71
41. Lauren Lilienthal 6:37.29
42. Anna Sheaffer 7:21.43

Men's 1500
30. Michael Gryl 5:14.42

Men's 110 Hurdles
8. Davis Nguy 17.54

Women's 400
5. Jules Grunloh 1:01.55
10. Caitlin McCane 1:05.57
13. Grace Watson 1:06.63

Men's 400
6. Kade Murray 50.97
7. Sam Morris 51.12
8. Alex Harvey 51.36
11. Tyler Maple 52.22
29. Uriel Ferreira 58.42

Women's 100
4. Avery Smith 12.44
5. Davion Lemon 12.49
6. Tori Burke 12.61
16. Jorri Sandage 13.02

Men's 100
23. Brooks Johnson 11.51
26. Eddie Saunders 11.57
38. AJ Hockings 11.77
43. Angel Macias 12.26
49. Jack Jones 12.96

Women's 800
1. Rebekah Harden 2:22.35
5. Lexi Ward 2:28.76
12. Emma McGrath 2:34.51

Men's 800
10. Ernie Waterson 2:01.05

Women's 400 Hurdles
4. Katie Vogler 1:08.24

Men's 400 Hurdles
4. Ethan Ruth 57.28

Women's 200
7. Davion Lemon 26.22
14. Avery Smith 26.74
16. Tori Burke 26.82
18. Jorri Sandage 27.23
27. Tori Witzig 28.57
38. Grace Watson 29.48

Men's 200 
11. Keondre Schumacher 22.68
22. Ethan Ruth 23.27
26. Brooks Johnson 23.55
52.Uriel Ferreira 24.91
53. AJ Hockings 25.02
57. Angel Macias 25.34
62. Jack Jones 25.96

Women's 3000
2. Jenna Mirande 10:56.34
3. Lexie Dorsey 10:57.41
4. Annalese Chudy 10:59.63

Men's 3000
6. Liam Owens 9:49.47
11. Zach Orpilla 10:15.31
17. Michael Gryl 11:34.66