Final Results (PDF)

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. - After a lengthy layover, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's and men's track and field teams began their outdoor schedule, Saturday, April 8, at the Huntsman Family Invitational, hosted by Wabash College. The meet was highlighted by five individuals who claimed first-place finishes, while five etched their names in the top-10 record book. The Green and White competed alongside Division III Anderson University, Hanover College. DePauw University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, host Wabash College, and NAIA Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. 

The women garnered 158 points, good for second, while the men tallied 138 points, which earned the team third.

Four IWU women walked away with first-place accolades, sophomore Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) secured first in the 5000 meter race as she cleared the field of 12 runners with her impressive time of 17:50.13. With her time, Chudy claimed the seventh-fastest 5000 meter mark in IWU history.

Junior Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) carried over her sensational indoor campaign with a first-place jump in the triple jump event as Wong bested the field with her mark of 11.37 meters. In the 100 meter sprint, junior Avery Smith (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North) claimed first with her time of 12.66, just 0.01 seconds ahead of the pack. 

In her first collegiate 3000 meter steeplechase race, freshman Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) blew past the rest of the field for a first-place finish, with a time of 12:09.72.

The 4x400 relay team that featured junior Jules Grunloh (Towanda, Ill.-Lexington), freshman Jordynn Griffin (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), junior Tori Burke (Clinton, lll.-Clinton), and Smith won with a time of 4:07.07.

Three Titan men claimed first-place finishes. Sophomore Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) came out victorious in the 400 meter hurdles as he leaped past the field with his winning mark of 58.12. In the 200 meter race, freshman Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) notched first with a time of 22.00. Lowder now holds the fourth-fastest 200 meter mark in IWU history. 

In the long jump, freshman Jahari Scott (Lake Bluff, Ill.-Lake Forest) took down the field of 26 to take first as he leaped for a distance of 6.71 meters.

The 4x100 meter relay team of senior Keondre Schumacher (Bloomington, Ill.-University High), Lowder, freshman Jake Tackett (Cisco, Ill.-Monticello), and Scott crossed the finish line with a time of 41.70, which secured the team a first-place finish.

For the women, sophomore Carlyssa King (Decatur, Ill.-Maroa-Forsyth) holds the seventh-farthest hammer throw heave in IWU history with her mark of 39.17 meters.

Wong took second-place in the long jump. The Morton, Ill. native recorded a jump of 5.22 meters. 

In the 1500 meter race, sophomore Emma McGrath (Oak Lawn, Ill.-Oak Lawn) claimed second with a time of 5:05.44. Sophomore Marissa Hagler (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal West) grabbed second in the 100 meter hurdles event as she crossed the finish line with a mark of 15.63. Hagler's impressive time puts her ninth-all time in the IWU record books. 

In the highly competitive field of 30, junior Peyton Pollman (Mapleton, Ill.-Illini Bluffs) earned a third-place in the 400 meter race (1:03.18).

On the men's side, sophomore Sam Okewole (Tinley Park, Ill.-Tinley Park) grabbed second in the triple jump with a leap of 12.76 meters. 

Coming off of a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin title in the winter, freshman Isaac Whitaker (Bloomington, Ill.-Central Catholic) claimed second-place in the pole vault as he cleared the 4.50 meter bar. Whitaker now holds the eighth-highest pole vault mark in IWU history. 

Continuing his solid freshman campaign, freshman Bobby Mogged (Piper City, Ill.-Tri-Point) brought home a second-place finish in the 110 meter hurdles as Mogged recorded a time of 15.71. In the 100 meter race, Scott secured second with his mark of 11.08.

In the 400 meter hurdles, senior Ethan Ruth (Winfield, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) assembled a second-place finish with a time of 59.02.

Freshman Max Singer (Champaign, Ill.-Champaign Centennial) placed third in the javelin throw with a heave of 47.14 meters. In the 200 meters competition, sophomore Brooks Johnson (Elburn, Ill.-Kaneland) recorded third as he crossed the finish line with a mark of 22.61.

Both programs will compete next Saturday, April 15, at Wheaton's College's Wheaton Invitational. The first event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. inside of McCully Stadium. 

April 7 IWU Results at Illinois College
X. Men's 4x400 Relay DNF

April 8 IWU Individual Results (Preliminary Marks) at Wabash 
Men's Hammer Throw
9. Matthew Wagner 39.76m
12. CJ Ladewig 35.98m
14. Max Singer 32.67m
16. Sam Hea 31.14m

Women's Hammer Throw
5. Carlyssa King 39.17m
10. Kayleigh Hall 3438m

Women's Javelin Throw
4. Kayleigh Hall 29.67m
6. Jadyn Bothe 28.50m
9. Caitlin McCane 27.34m
11. Carlyssa King 23.58m

Men's Javelin Throw
3. Max Singer 47.14m
9. Ashtin Elder 36.97m
14. Joshua Klein 29.96m

Women's Triple Jump
1. Lauren Wong 11.37m
4. Franchesca Smith 10.54m
5. Kinlee Miller 10.14m

Men's Triple Jump
2. Sam Okewole 12.76m

Men's Pole Vault
2. Isaac Whitaker 4.50m
4. Davis Nguy 3.75m
X. Christian Gatsos NH

Men's High Jump
X. Drew Tatlock NH

Men's Discus Throw
16. Ryan Maloney 30.81m

Women's Discus Throw
6. Claire Retherford 32.59m

Women's Shot Put
8. Claire Retherford 9.77m

Men's Shot Put
5. Ryan Maloney 12.59m
6. Matthew Wagner 12.29m

Women's Long Jump
2. Lauren Wong 5.22m
X. Kinlee Miller FOUL

Men's Long Jump
1. Jahari Scott 6.71m
4. Brooks Johnson 6.38m

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Adriana Crabtree 12:09.72
4. Brooke Nazos 12:45.14

Men's 3000 Steeplechase
7. Zach Marquardt 11:02.06

Women's 1500
2. Emma McGrath 5:05.44
6. Tia Hardt 5:15.67
11. Emily Wagh 5:35.07
12. Nile Doucette 5:37.57
20. Sam Perez 6:52.04

Men's 1500
11. Logan Wallace 4:25.76
17. Matt Lunsford 4:33.59
25. Griffin Owens 4:51.20

Women's 100 Hurdles
2. Marissa Hagler 15.63

Men's 110 Hurdles
2. Bobby Mogged 15.71
8. Davis Nguy 17.15
11. Joshua Klein 19.63
13. Quenten Fisher 20.46
14. Ashtin Elder 22.02

Women's 400
3. Peyton Pollman 1:03.18
5. Bella Gonzalez 1:04.31
6. Caitlin McCane 1:09.73

Men's 400
21. Sam Morris 53.97
25. Angel Macias 57.91
29. Joshua Klein 1:01.55

Women's 100
1. Avery Smith 12.66
5. Davion Lemon 13.00
7. Jordynn Griffin 13.07
8. Tori Burke 13.12
10. Jules Grunloh 13.21
14. Jadyn Bothe 13.77

Men's 100
2. Jahari Scott 11.08
5. Eddie Saunders 11.17
15. Danny Crawford 11.36
19. Jake Tackett 11.48
25. Davis Nguy 11.72
26. Seth Albin 11.77
30. Joe Freedman 12.01
38. Nicolas Lidinsky 12.89
T40. Ethan Phillippe 13.64

Women's 800
8. Nile Doucette 2:40.76

Men's 800
6. Ernie Waterson 1:59.79
16. Logan Wallace 2:09.48

Women's 400 Hurdles
4. Tori Witzig 1:11.38
5. Marissa Hagler 1:11.67

Men's 400 Hurdles
1. Alex Harvey 58.12
2. Ethan Ruth 59.02

Women's 200 
4. Jules Grunloh 27.29
7. Peyton Pollman 27.77
8. Paige Griffin 27.94

Men's 200
1. Evan Lowder 22.00
3. Brooks Johnson 22.61
4. Danny Crawford 22.69
6. Keondre Schumacher 22.73
12. Joel Weber 23.20
29. Alex Harvey 24.60
32. Joe Freedman 24.86
33. Angel Macias 25.40
38. Ethan Phillippe 27.42

Women's 5000
1. Annalese Chudy 17:50.13

Men's 5000
10. Zack Daniel 15:43.72
17. J.D. Barrett 16:14.94
18. Josh Tong 16:19.06