Adriana Crabtree and Lauren Wong Competing on May 13, 2023

Matt Lewis

Wong and Crabtree Impress at Last Chance Meets for Track and Field

Wong ranks 14th in Division III in triple jump

5/13/2023 9:12:00 PM

NAPERVILLE, Ill. & JOLIET, Ill. - Fighting for a spot in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, a select few Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field student-athletes competed in last chance meets, May 11-13. The student-athletes either competed at North Central College or the University of St. Francis.

On the women's side, junior Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) highlighted the last chance meets with her triple jump mark of 11.98 meters as she claimed third in the event at St. Francis. With her personal-best mark, she now sits second in the IWU all-time top-10 record book. This now puts Wong in 14th-place in all of Division III, with the top-22 heading to nationals in New York, May 26-28.

Freshman Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) welcomed a personal-best time of 10:59.19 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at St. Francis. Crabtree now ranks third in the all-time IWU top-10 record book and sits 25th in all of Division III. The Normal, Ill. native is just three seconds off from being inside of the top-22. Additionally, Crabtree set another personal-best in the 10000 meter as she crossed the finish line with a time of 37:21.50. With her mark, Crabtree now ranks seventh all-time in IWU history.

Thursday's action saw the pole vaulting duo of senior Christian Gatsos (Brookfield, Ill.-Lyons Township) and freshman Isaac Whitaker (Bloomington, Ill.-Central Catholic) tackled the field at NCC. Needing a mark of at least 4.80 meters to be inside of the NCAA top-22, Whitaker placed 10th with a vault of 4.55 meters, while Gatsos cleared the 4.40 meter bar, which earned him 14th.

Sophomore Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) turned in a time of 1:53.11 in the 800 meter, Friday at North Central. Waterson finished fourth in the event, but fell just short of the 1:51.07 mark that he needed to sneak into the top-22.

The Titans will continue with another week of last chance meets, May 17-18. Once the times and locations are known, updates will be made to iwusports.com.

IWU Individual Results

Men's Pole Vault (Thursday at NCC)
10. Isaac Whitaker 4.55m
14. Christian Gatsos 4.40m

Men's 1500 (Friday at NCC)
X. Zack Daniel DNS

Men's 800 (Friday at NCC)
4. Ernie Waterson 1:53.11

Men's 200 (Friday at NCC)
X. Brooks Johnson DNS

Women's Triple Jump (Saturday at St. Francis)
3. Lauren Wong 11.98m

Women's 5000 (Saturday at St. Francis)
11. Amanda Wilson 20:03.12
X. Annalese Chudy DNS

Women's 3000 Steeplechase (Saturday at St. Francis)
3. Adriana Crabtree 10:59.19

Women's 10000 (Saturday at St. Francis)
3. Adriana Crabtree 37:21.50

Men's 800 (Saturday at St. Francis)
X. Ernie Waterson DNS

Men's Pole Vault (Saturday at St. Francis)
5. Isaac Whitaker 4.56m
X. Christian Gatsos NH

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