Final Results (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams returned to action as hosts of the annual I-55 Triangular meet, inside the Shirk Center, Saturday, Jan. 21. The Green and White welcomed WashU, the University of Chicago, North Park University, and Elmhurst University to Bloomington. 

Out of the five programs, the men's team finished in third place with 39 points. The women's squad brought home fifth, with a point total of 9.5. The WashU men's and women's teams both claimed the team title. The Bear's men won with 80.5 points, while the women notched 97.5 points.

For the men, freshman Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) cracked the IWU all-time top-10 list with his second-place finish in the 200 meter race. Lowder's time of 22.94 is now the ninth-fastest time in Illinois Wesleyan school history. Additionally, sophomore Matthew Wagner (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic) tossed a personal-best mark of 13.13 meters in the shot put to garner a third-place finish out of the field of 13 athletes. Wagner's previous personal-best mark was 12.54 meters that was secured earlier this season. 

Senior Christian Gatsos (Brookfield, Ill.-Lyons Township) enjoyed a tie for second with a 4.10 meter mark in the pole vault event. In the high jump event, senior Drew Tatlock (North Pekin, Ill.-Pekin Community) earned a mark of 1.90 meters, good for second. Freshman Jahari Scott (Lake Bluff, Ill.-Lake Forest) leaped his way to a third-place long jump finish with a jump of 6.51 meters.

In the 400 meter race, junior Kade Murray (Watseka, Ill.-Watseka Community) brought home a second-place finish as he crossed the finish line with a time of 51.07. Sophomore Sam Okewole (Tinley Park, Ill.-Tinley Park) registered a triple jump distance of 12.74 meters, which was good for a third-place finish. 

The 4x400 meter relay squad featuring Murray, Lowder, sophomore Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg), and freshman Seth Hamerski (Mount Vernon, Ill.-Webber) teamed up to assemble an impressive time of 3:28.04 for a second-place finish, just .08 seconds behind WashU's 'A' team. 

On the women's side, sophomore Evelyn Wilson (Geneseo, Ill.-Geneseo) tied for second-place in the high jump event as she successfully cleared the 1.50 meter bar. 

The Green and White will hit the road for the only time during their indoor portion of the schedule for the program's next competition. The teams will head to Dubuque, Iowa for the Spartan Invitational, Sat. Jan. 28. The first event is slated to begin at 10 a.m.

IWU Individual Results (Preliminary Marks)

Women's Shot Put
6. Carlyssa King 8.94m
7. Kinlee Miller 8.92m

Men's Shot Put
3. Matthew Wagner 13.13m
10. Justin Arya 10.28m
12. Ashtin Elder 9.22m
13. Joshua Klein 9.19m

Women's Long Jump
13. Kinlee Miller 4.48m

Men's Long Jump
3. Jahari Scott 6.51m
10. Sam Okewole 5.91m

Women's Triple Jump
4. Lauren Wong 10.81m
8. Franchesca Smith 9.68m

Men's Triple Jump
3. Sam Okewole 12.74m

Women's High Jump
T2. Evelyn Wilson 1.50m

Men's High Jump
2. Drew Tatlock 1.90m
6. Heath Smith 1.75m
7. Davis Nguy 1.70m
X. Ashtin Elder NH

Men's Pole Vault
T2. Christian Gatsos 4.10m
4. Isaac Whitaker 3.95m

Women's Weight Throw
10. Kayleigh Hall 10.17m

Men's Weight Throw
10. CJ Ladewig 7.46m

Women's 1200 
7. Adriana Crabtree 3:54.54

Men's 60 Hurdles
4. Bobby Mogged 8.90 (8.76)
7. Davis Nguy 8.90 (9.41)
11. Joshua Klein 10.73

Women's 60 Hurdles
6. Marissa Hagler 10.10 (10.06)
7. Kinlee Miller 10.48 (10.51)
X. Tori Witzig DNS

Women's 60
14. Avery Smith 8.25
16. Davion Lemon 8.27
18. Addison Bendery 8.36
19. Tori Burke 8.42
23. Jadyn Bothe 8.66
25. Jahael Paul 9.00
27. Bella Bryant 9.87

Men's 60
4. Jahari Scott 7.11 (7.18)
6. Jake Tackett 7.23 (7.24)
10. Eddie Saunders 7.34
11. Bryce Hess 7.38
17. Danny Crawford 7.52
22. Joe Freedman 7.68
23. Sam Okewole 7.73
25. Joshua Klein 7.88
26. Angel Macias 7.93
27. Nicolas Lidinsky 7.97
30. Ethan Phillippe 8.59

Women's Mile
13. Tia Hardt 6:04.62
14. Nile Doucette 6:17.85
15. Brooke Nazos 6:18.31
16. Emily Wagh 6:28.83
17. Nora Robinson 6:33.24
18. Andrea Teubel 7:14.27

Men's Mile
4. Zack Daniel 4:22.63
17. Logan Wallace 4:54.37
19. Matt Lunsford 5:15.67

Women's 400
5. Jordynn Griffin 1:02.07
7. Lexi Ward 1:03.83
10. Jules Grunloh 1:04.66
14. Caitlin McCane 1:06.66

Men's 400
2. Kade Murray 51.07
8. Uriel Ferreira 54.54
9. Sam Morris 54.56
12. Ashtin Elder 58.71
X. Joel Weber DNS
X. Davis Nguy DNS

Women's 800
14. Maddy Koppe 3:03.39

Men's 800
X. Seth Hamerski DNS

Women's 200
12. Davion Lemon 27.23
16. Bella Gonzalez 27.57
19. Avery Smith 27.73
24. Tori Burke 27.98
25. Addison Bendery 28.37
26. Jadyn Bothe 29.11
29. Paige Griffin 29.77
32. Jahael Paul 30.53

Men's 200
2. Evan Lowder 22.94
5. Jake Tackett 23.30
9. Eddie Saunders 23.64
10. Alex Harvey 23.72
11. Danny Crawford 23.78
13. Bryce Hess 24.11
15. Uriel Ferreira 24.39
19. Bobby Mogged 24.73
26. Nicolas Lidinsky 25.62
27. Joe Freedman 25.64
29. Angel Macias 26.11
X. Ethan Phillippe DNS

Women's 3000
17. Annalese Chudy 10:52.89
19. Amanda Wilson 11:22.96
20. Abby Quinn 12:16.19

Men's 3000
19. Nick Fisch 9:26.22
20. J.D. Barrett 9:30.08
22. Zach Marquardt 9:58.09
24. Griffin Owens 11:32.91