CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams traveled to Wabash College for the Huntsman Family Track and Field Invitational Saturday, April 6. 

IWU saw ten improvements to its top-10 program history lists while eight Titans won their respective events. 

Junior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) swept in the 110- and 400-meter hurdle races clocking a 15.62-second effort in the 110m hurdles and 56.05 seconds in the 400m hurdles. Freshman Adam Beasley (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington) won the long jump with a 7.07m leap to rank fourth in the program's all-time list. Beasley also took second in the high jump with a 2.01m clearance, a mark good for third in program history outdoors. 

Junior CJ Ladewig (Palos Heights, Ill.-Stagg) threw a monstrous personal best of 51.42m to win the hammer throw and rank fourth in program history. Sophomore Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) was just shy of the program record in the 400m dash, turning in a 47.14 to win the event and ranks second all-time at IWU. Sophomore Isaac Whitaker (Bloomington, Ill.-Central Catholic) won the pole vault with a 4.45m clearance. 

Freshmen Reece Dusek, Noah Sadowski (Burr Ridge, Ill.-Hinsdale South), and Tyrice Bender teamed up with Harvey for the 4-by-400m relay where the quartet clocked a 3:20.22 effort to take second place and ranks fifth in IWU history. 

A pair of Titans earned second-place finishes from the men's squad with junior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) in the 800m (1:54.46), and sophomore Zack Daniel (Lake Barrington, Ill.-Barrington) in the 1500m (4:06.04). 

Turning in third-place efforts for the men were Bender in the 200m (22.54), sophomore Jahari Scott (Lake Bluff, Ill.-Lake Forest) in the 100m (10.97) and the long jump (6.48m), fifth-year Drew Tatlock (North Pekin, Ill.-Pekin Community) in the high jump (1.85m), sophomore Sam Okewole (Tinley Park, Ill.-Tinley Park) in the triple jump (13.08m) and junior Matthew Wagner (Normal, Ill.Central Catholic) in the men's shot put (13.64m).

The women's throws squad led the way for the Titans as junior Carlyssa King (Decatur, Ill.-Maroa-Forsyth) won the hammer throw with a 46.88m toss, good for fifth in program history. Freshman Loreal Tucker (Herrin, Ill.-Herrin) turned in a runner-up finish in the discus throw with a personal best mark of 37.36m. Tucker's effort ranks ninth all-time for IWU. Also bettering her mark in the program's top-10 list was freshman Lauryn Moore (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) who finished third in the women's shot put with a personal best effort of 11.28m to sit eighth in program history.  

Freshman Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) won the triple jump with an 11.64m mark to move into the No. 6 spot all time, and was also a part of the 4x100m relay quartet with freshmen Olivia Skibinski (Peoria, Ill.-Richwoods) and Katarina Petrovic (Willowbrook, Ill.-Hinsdale South) and senior Avery Smith (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North) that finished second overall with a 48.96 second time. 

Also turning in runner-up finishes were senior Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) in the triple jump (11.05m), sophomore Brooke Nazos (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) in the 3000m steeplechase (12:08.31), and freshman Peyton Stinger (Wonder Lake, Ill.-McHenry Community) in the 400m (1:01.96). 

Third-place efforts came from seniors Tori Burke (Clinton, Ill.-Clinton) in the 200m dash (26.93), Peyton Pollman (Mapleton, Ill.-Illini Bluffs) in the 400m dash (1:02.72), and Nile Doucette (New Orleans, La.-Taylor Science Tech Academy) in the 800m run (2:28.77).

IWU is back on the road next Saturday, April 13 as the Titans travel to Greenville, Ill. for the Greenville Select. 

IWU Individual Results
* Indicates personal-best performance
# IWU top-10 program history (PH) performance 

Women's 100m
4. Avery Smith 12.87
5. Katarina Petrovic 12.91
6. Olivia Skibinski 12.95
9. Tori Burke 13.18
13. Davion Lemon 13.37
14. Carly Edwards 13.57
15. Bella Gonzalez 13.63
18. Madyson Synstad 14.22

Women's 200m
3. Tori Burke 26.93
7. Jules Grunloh 27.33
9. Peyton Stinger 27.79
12. Carly Edwards 28.05

Women's 400m
2. Peyton Stinger 1:01.96
3. Peyton Pollman 1:02.72

Women's 800m
3. Nile Doucette 2:28.77
6. Skyler Tomecki 2:32.94

Women's 1500m
5. Emma McGrath 5:03.77
6. Tia Hardt 5:04.71
7. Nile Doucette 5:04.79
9. Skyler Tomecki 5:15.64

Women's 5000m
5. Annalese Chudy 18:11.37
6. Amanda Wilson 18:18.10
11. Abby Quinn 20:24.48

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
2. Brooke Nazos 12:08.31

Women's 4x100m
2. I. Ogunribido, O. Skibinski, K. Petrovic, A. Smith 48.96

Women's Triple Jump
1. Imani Ogunribido 11.64m
2. Lauren Wong 11.05m

Women's Shot Put
3. Lauryn Moore 11.28m * # 8th PH
6. Carlyssa King 9.81m

Women's Discus Throw
2. Loreal Tucker 37.36m * # 9th PH
6. Lauryn Moore 28.28m

Women's Hammer Throw
1. Carlyssa King 46.88m * # 5th PH
3. Loreal Tucker 36.79m

Women's Javelin
5. Jadyn Bothe 26.23m

Men's 100m
3. Jahari Scott 10.97 
4. Tyrice Bender 11.23
11. Joe Freedman 11.35
17. Cole Marshall 11.45
20. Bryce Hess 11.62
24. Jaden Preston 11.76

Men's 200m
3. Tyrice Bender 22.54
6. Noah Sadowski 22.72
10. Cole Marshall 22.95
12. Joe Freedman 23.07
14. Joel Weber 23.17
15. Yae Hosea 23.19
19. Bryce Hess 23.29
20. Matthew Hyland 23.30
24. Jaden Preston 23.46
28. Luke Alberstett 24.28
30. Quincy Carlson 24.41
31. Sam Morris 25.12

Men's 400m
1. Evan Lowder 47.14 * # 2nd PH
2. Reece Dusek 49.17
17. Yae Hosea 53.20
18. Sam Morris 55.20
20. Angel Macias 59.50

Men's 800m
2. Ernie Waterson 1:54.46
5. Seth Hamerski 1:56.19
7. Aidan Nishimura 1:58.48
14. Faheem Mujahid 2:04.03
19. Matt Lunsford 2:07.65

Men's 1500m
2. Zack Daniel 4:06.04
18. Lukas Rico 4:45.10

Men's 5000m
5. Nick Fisch 15:19.63 * # 6th PH
12. Josh Tong 16:27.07 

Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Alex Harvey 15.62
5. Matthew Hyland 16.10
9. Quenten Fisher 16.80
13. Ashtin Elder 24.54

Men's 400m Hurdles
1. Alex Harvey 56.05
10. Quincy Carlson 1:02.52
11. Luke Alberstett 1:02.61

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
5. Zach Marquardt 10:28.93

Men's 4x400m
2. R. Dusek, N. Sadowski, T. Bender, A. Harvey 3:20.22 # 5th PH
4. E. Waterson, E. Lowder, Y. Hosea, S. Hamerski 3:31.12

Men's High Jump
2. Adam Beasley 2.01m # 3rd PH
3. Drew Tatlock 1.85m

Men's Pole Vault
1. Isaac Whitaker 4.45m 

Men's Long Jump
1. Adam Beasley 7.07m # 4th PH
3. Jahari Scott 6.48m
8. Carson Green 6.17m

Men's Triple Jump
3. Sam Okewole 13.08m
4. Ethan Godsey 13.03m

Men's Shot Put
3. Matthew Wagner 13.64m
8. Sam Hea 10.63m
9. Justin Arya 10.49m
11. Joshua Klein 9.86m

Men's Discus Throw
12. Justin Arya 32.02m

Men's Hammer Throw
1. CJ Ladewig 51.42m * # 4th PH
10. Sam Hea 37.89m