Evan Lowder anchoring the 4x100m relay at CCIW Championships

Three Titans Earn CCIW Specialty Awards at CCIW Championships

Men finish third, women fifth

5/4/2024 8:33:00 PM

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams competed at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Outdoor Championships Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, as the men's squad turned in 125 points for third place and the women's 71 points was good for fifth. Freshmen Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park.-Lake Park) and Adam Beasley (Bloomington, Ill.-Bloomington), and sophomore Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) earned CCIW specialty awards.

North Central won the meet on both sides as the men picked up 167 points and the women scored 203.5.

Ogunribido and Beasley were named the CCIW Newcomers of the Year while Lowder was named the CCIW Male Track Student-Athlete of the Year. Senior Josh Tong (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North) and freshman Carly Edwards (Metamora, Ill.-Metamora Township) were named IWU's CCIW RESPECT award winners.

Ogunribido garnered the award after an outstanding performance in the women's triple jump as her winning jump of 12.30-meter (40'4.25") broke the CCIW meet record previously held by IWU's Chinny Ekwulugo back in 2009. Ogunribido also ran on the fourth-place 4-by-100-meter relay team (48.34) with freshmen Katarina Petrovic (Willowbrook, Ill.-Hinsdale South), Olivia Skibinski (Peoria, Ill.-Richwoods), and senior Avery Smith (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville North), and finished ninth in the 100m dash (12.57).

Beasley earns the male newcomer of the year award after sweeping titles in the long jump and high jump. The freshman tied the meet record in the long jump on Friday before clearing 2.00m (6'6.75") to win the high jump on Saturday.

Lowder ran away with the triple crown in the 200m, 400m, and the 4-by-100m relay as the anchor. The sophomore turned in a personal best effort of 21.33 in the 200m after his 47.67-second effort in the 400m. Lowder teamed up with freshman Tyrice Bender and sophomores Jahari Scott (Lake Bluff, Ill.-Lake Forest) and Joe Freedman (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) to win the 4-by-100m (42.15).

Freshman Reece Dusek (Peoria, Ill.-Dunlap) turned in a runner-up finish in the men's 400m (48.92) before having to compete in the 100m dash finals just 20 minutes later where he finished ninth (11.87). Sophomore Joel Weber (Roanoke, Ill.-Roanoke-Benson) also ran the 400m finals finishing fifth in 50.40 seconds. Dusek and Weber joined Bender and junior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) for the final event on the track, finishing fourth in the 4-by-400m (3:19.99). Harvey turned in a personal-best effort of 55.11 seconds in the 400m hurdles to finish third overall, three spots better than his seed mark. The Galesburg, Ill. native also finished sixth in the 110m hurdles (15.51) while freshman Matthew Hyland (Burbank, Ill.-Saint Laurence) finished right alongside him in seventh (15.65).

Scott was one of two Titans to score in the men's 100m dash as he came in fourth with a personal-best effort of 10.89 seconds and sophomore Carson Green (Centralia, Ill.-Centralia) finished eighth in 11.24 seconds.

Junior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) turned in a fourth-place finish in the 800m finals in a season-best time of 1:53.28. Senior Joshua Klein (Glen Carbon, Ill.-Edwardsville) garnered All-CCIW honors with a seventh-place finish in the decathlon with 4224 points.

In the field events, IWU picked up four additional all-conference honors in freshman Matt Lindberg (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) with a third-place finish in the high jump (1.94m,, 6'4.25"), junior Matthew Wagner (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic) in the shot put (14.06m, 46'1.50"), and junior Sam Okewole (Tinley Park, Ill.-Tinley Park) and freshman Ethan Godsey (Manteno, Ill.-Manteno) who finished fourth (13.59m, 44'7") and sixth (13.33m, 43'8.75") in the triple jump, respectively.

Junior Evelyn Wilson (Geneseo, Ill.-Geneseo) and senior Lauren Wong (Morton, Ill.-Morton) finished as runner-ups in the high jump (1.59m, 5'2.50") and triple jump (11.28m, 37'0.25"), respectively, while junior Franchesca Smith (Chicago, Ill.-Bloomington) placed sixth in the triple jump (10.76m, 35'3.75").

Freshman Peyton Stinger (Wonder Lake, Ill.-McHenry Community) earned All-CCIW honors with a fifth-place finish in the 800m (2:21.48) and Smith also finished fifth in the 100m (12.42) – both turning in personal-best times. Sophomore Jordynn Griffin (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) notched an eighth-place finish in the 400m (1:00.67) before teaming up with sophomore Bella Gonzalez (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park), seniors Jules Grunloh (Towanda, Ill.-Lexington) and Peyton Pollman (Mapleton, Ill.-Illini Bluffs) in the 4-by-400m (4:03.55) for fourth place. Junior Emma McGrath (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park) earned all-conference accolades after placing seventh in the 1500m.

IWU Individual Results
* Indicates personal best effort
# top 10 mark in program history
CCIW - Top 8 individual events, Top 4 relays

Men's Decathlon
7. Joshua Klein 4224

Men's Decathlon 110m hurdles
7. Joshua Klein 19.24

Men's Decathlon Discus
3. Joshua Klein 36.02, 118'2"

Men's Decathlon Pole Vault
7. Joshua Klein 2.65m, 8'8.75"

Men's Decathlon Javelin
8. Joshua Klein 32.56m, 106'10"

Men's Decathlon 1500m
6. Joshua Klein 5:27.89

Women's 4x100m
3. I. Ogunribido, K. Petrovic, O. Skibinski, A. Smith 48.34

Men's 4x100m
1. J. Scott, T. Bender, J. Freedman, E. Lowder 42.15

Women's 1500m
7. Emma McGrath 5:01.98
12. Tia Hardt 5:07.05
20. Nile Doucette 5:13.04
21. Brooke Nazos 5:13.83

Men's 1500m
12. Zack Daniel 4:07.13

Men's 110m Hurdles
6. Alex Harvey 15.51
7. Matthew Hyland 15.65

Women's 400m
8. Jordynn Griffin 1:00.67
9. Jules Grunloh 1:00.86

Men's 400m
1. Evan Lowder 47.67
2. Reece Dusek 48.92
5. Joel Weber 50.40

Women's 100m
5. Avery Smith 12.42 *
9. Imani Ogunribido 12.57

Men's 100m
4. Jahari Scott 10.89 *
8. Carson Green 11.24
9. Reece Dusek 11.87

Women's 800m
5. Peyton Stinger 2:21.48 *
9. Emma McGrath 2:30.88

Men's 800m
4. Ernie Waterson 1:53.28

Men's 400m Hurdles
3. Alex Harvey 55.11 *

Women's 200m
9. Jordynn Griffin 26.12

Men's 200m
1. Evan Lowder 21.33 * # 3rd PH

Women's 5000m
9. Annalese Chudy 18:57.17
10. Amanda Wilson 19:01.04
28. Nora Robinson 22:29.96

Men's 5000m
16. Nick Fisch 15:51.91
29. Josh Tong 16:52.80
30. Zack Daniel 16:56.41

Women's 4x400m relay
4. B. Gonzales, J. Grunloh, P. Pollman, J. Griffin 4:03.55

Men's 4x400m relay
2. T. Bender, A. Harvey, J. Weber, R. Dusek 3:19.99

Women's Shot Put
13. Lauryn Moore 11.04m, 36'2.75"

Women's Triple Jump
1. Imani Ogunribido 12.30m, 40'4.25" * # 2nd PH
2. Lauren Wong 11.28m, 37'0.25"
6. Franchesca Smith 10.76m, 35'3.75"

Men's High Jump
1. Adam Beasley 2.00m, 6'6.75"
3. Matt Lindberg 1.94m, 6'4.25"

Women's Discus
15. Loreal Tucker 33.14m, 108'8"

Men's Shot Put
7. Matthew Wagner 14.06m, 46'1.50"

Women's High Jump
2. Evelyn Wilson 1.59m, 5'2.50" *

Men's Triple Jump
4. Sam Okewole 13.59m, 44'7"
6. Ethan Godsey 13.33m, 43'8.75"

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