Final Results

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams posted seven event wins alongside multiple season and career-best efforts at the Titan Open on Saturday, Feb. 10 inside the Shirk Center. 

Senior Amanda Wilson (Minooka, Ill.-Minooka) set the tone for IWU with her early win in the 5,000-meter run. Wilson clocked a 19-minute, 26.60-second time, good for seventh-best in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin this season. Senior Avery Smith (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North) turned in the meet's fastest time of 7.96 in the 60-meter dash to claim the event win and rank eighth in the CCIW. 

Sophomore Jordynn Griffin (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) turned in her fastest 200-meter dash of the season to win the event in 26.69 seconds with teammate sophomore Bella Gonzalez (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park) rounding out the top-five performances of the event in 27.23 seconds. Sophomore Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) finished second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:48.89 while sophomore Brooke Nazos (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) finished fifth with a personal-best time of 11:15.91. 

In the field, junior Carlyssa King (Decatur, Ill.-Maroa-Forsyth) turned in a career best toss of 15.07m (49'5.50") to finish as the women's weight throw runner-up. Freshman Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) finished second overall in the triple jump – first among collegiate competitors – with a leap of 11.42m (37'5.75"). Senior Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) jumped a season-best of 11.36m (37'3.25") good for second in both the meet and in the CCIW. Wong's mark currently ranks 28th nationally. Junior Evelyn Wilson (Geneseo, Ill.-Geneseo) finished fourth in the high jump based on tiebreaking attempts on her way to a season-best performance of 1.56m (5'1.25"). Wilson's mark secures the No. 5 spot in the conference standings. 

Smith, Gonzalez, Griffin, and senior Peyton Pollman (Mapleton, Ill.-Illini Bluffs) put together a winning women's 4-by-400-meter relay, clocking a time of 4:09.80, to finish almost two seconds ahead of the next relay team. 

A trio of men produced event-winning performances at the Titan Open, the first coming from freshman Reece Dusek in the 400-meter dash with a finishing time of 50.89 seconds. In the field, sophomore Isaac Whitaker (Bloomington, Ill-Central Catholic) cleared 4.56m (14'11.50") to earn the top mark, nearly a foot above the next closest competitor. Freshman Adam Beasley (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington) won the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 1.98m (6'6"). Beasley's jump ranks second in the conference. Fellow freshman high jumper, Matt Lindberg (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) had a 1.88m (6'2") leap to take third in the event.

Sophomore Seth Hamerski (Mount Vernon, Ill.-Webber) finished second in the 800-meter run with a personal-best time of 1:58.01. Sophomore Jahari Scott (Lake Bluff, Ill.-Lake Forest) turned in a pair of top-three performances, the first coming in the long jump where Scott's 6.55m (21'6") mark was good for third before placing second in the 60-meter dash (7.08). After having the fourth-fastest time out of the 60-meter hurdle preliminary round (8.88), junior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) clocked a career-best effort of 8.61 seconds to place second in the field. Harvey would later finish fifth in the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of 23.15 seconds, just behind freshman Tyrice Bender who finished fourth with a 23.06-second effort. The IWU relay quartet of Dusek, Bender, Hamerski, and Harvey clocked a 3:28.54 time to finish second overall.

Achieving a personal-best mark for the fourth meet this season, junior CJ Ladewig (Palos Heights, Ill.-Stagg) finished second in the weight throw with a 15.97m (52'4.75") toss. Freshman Ethan Godsey (Manteno, Ill.-Manteno) finished fifth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 13.31m (43'8").

IWU hosts their final home meet of the indoor season next Friday, Feb. 16. The Friday Night Tri is set for a 5 p.m. start inside the Shirk Center.

IWU Individual Results
* Indicates personal best performances

Women's 5,000m 
1. Amanda Wilson 19:26.60
6. Abby Quinn 21:17.99

Men's 60m hurdles
2. Alex Harvey 8.52*
7. Quenten Fisher 9.29
11. Matthew Hyland 9.66
15. Ashtin Elder 10.58

Women's Mile
28. Andrea Teubel 6:49.88
30. Lauren Lilienthal 7:03.22

Men's Mile
9. Zack Daniel 4:30.57
30. Matt Lunsford 4:55.20

Women's 60m
1. Avery Smith 7.96
8. Tori Burke 8.36
11. Kayla Nelson 8.45*
12. Franchesca Smith 8.50
19. Paige Griffin 8.68
22. Jadyn Bothe 8.78

Men's 60m
2. Jahari Scott 7.08
8. Tyrice Bender 7.24
12. Joe Freedman 7.27*
22. Muhammad Freeman 7.40
29. Brian Campbell 7.46
33. Jaden Preston 7.48
41. Bryce Hess 7.58
56. Matthew Hyland 7.91

Men's 400m
1. Reece Dusek 50.89
8. Joel Weber 52.23
32. Luke Alberstett 56.24
33. Quincy Carlson 56.35 *

Women's 800m
6. Peyton Stinger 2:28.56 *
7. Tia Hardt 2:29.46 *
12. Skyler Tomecki 2:33.96 *

Men's 800m
2. Seth Hamerski 1:58.01 *
14. Aidan Nishimura 2:03.25
39. Kade Murray 2:13.59
46. Angel Macias 2:15.65 *

Women's 200m
1. Jordynn Griffin 26.69
5. Bella Gonzalez 27.23
6. Carly Edwards 27.29 *
7. Peyton Pollman 27.31
10. Kayla Nelson 27.62 *
13. Davion Lemon 27.76
16. Jules Grunloh 27.87
17. Franchesca Smith 27.95
28. Jahael Paul 29.95

Men's 200m
4. Tyrice Bender 23.06 *
5. Alex Harvey 23.15 *
9. Joe Freedman 23.67 *
15. Bryce Hess 23.97
21. Quincy Carlson 24.07 *
24. Jaden Preston 24.14
25. Brian Campbell 24.14

Women's 3,000m
2. Adriana Crabtree 10:48.89
5. Brooke Nazos 11:15.91 *
7. Nile Doucette 11:38.86
17. Nora Robinson 13:06.98
18. Madison Negele 13:25.69

Men's 3,000m
10. Zach Marquardt 9:27.65 *

Women's 4x400m
1. A. Smith, B. Gonzalez, J. Griffin, P. Pollman 4:09.80

Men's 4x400m
2. R. Dusek, T. Bender, S. Hamerski, A. Harvey 3:28.54

Men's Long Jump
3. Jahari Scott 6.55m, 21'6"
8. Brooks Johnson 6.33m, 20'9.25"
14. Muhammad Freeman 5.91m, 19'4.75"
25. Joshua Klein 5.11m, 16'9.25"

Women's Long Jump
13. Tori Burke 4.59m, 15'00.75" *
14. Bella Gonzalez 4.58m, 15'00.50"
17. Paige Griffin 4.35m, 14'03.25"

Men's Weight Throw
2. CJ Ladewig 15.97m, 52'4.75" *
12. Matthew Wagner 12.90m, 42'4"
22. Sam Hea 10.83m, 35'6.50"

Women's Weight Throw
2. Carlyssa King 15.07m, 49'5.50" *
8. Loreal Tucker 13.59m, 44'7" *

Women's Shot Put
12. Lauryn Moore 10.65m, 34'11.25" *
15. Carlyssa King 9.81m, 32'2.25"

Men's Shot Put
14. Matthew Wagner 12.44m, 40'9.75"
19. Justin Arya 11.28m, 37'00.25"
23. Sam Hea 10.76m, 35'03.75"

Women's High Jump
4. Evelyn Wilson 1.56m, 5'1.25"

Men's High Jump
1. Adam Beasley 1.98m, 6'6" * 
3. Matt Lindberg 1.88m 6'2"
12. Ashtin Elder 1.63m, 5'4.25"
– Drew Tatlock NH

Women's Triple Jump
2. Imani Ogunribido 11.42m, 37'5.75"
3. Lauren Wong 11.36m, 37'3.25"

Men's Triple Jump
5. Ethan Godsey 13.31m, 43'8"

Men's Pole Vault
1. Isaac Whitaker 4.56m, 14'11.50"