BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Returning to the Shirk Center track for the first time in over a month, the Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams showed out with twelve first-place finishes at the I-55 Invitational, Saturday, Jan. 18. 

Seniors CJ Ladewig (Palos Heights, Ill.-Stagg) and Carlyssa King (Decatur, Ill.-Maria-Forsyth) swept the men's and women's weight throw competitions as Ladewig threw a 15.85m (52') mark to win on men's side, while King's 15.72m (51'7") was over six feet further than the next closest competitor in the women's field. Senior Matthew Wagner (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic) and sophomore Lauryn Moore (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) also swept the men's and women's shot put competitions. Wagner's best throw of 14.06m (46'1.50") ties his career-best while Moore's 10.86m (35'7.75") was a season-best for the sophomore and cracked the program's indoor all-time list at No. 10. Moore also placed third in the women's weight throw (11.86m, 38'11"). 

The IWU men's high jumpers claimed first and second-place finishes in Saturday's competition, with sophomore Matt Lindberg (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) taking the top spot with a personal-best leap of 2.01m (6'7"), a mark that ranks fifth in program history indoors and is tied for fourth-best in Division III this season. Freshman Nick Walker (Metamora, Ill.-Metamora) had the next-best jump at 1.95m (6'4.75") and currently ranks 22nd nationally and ties for seventh for IWU all-time indoors.

Sophomore Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) dominated the women's triple jump competition with an 11.94m (39'2.25") jump to win the event, while senior Sam Okewole (Tinley Park, Ill.-Tinley Park) finished second in the men's triple jump with a 13.23m (43'5") leap. 

The Titans had a strong showing in the 1200m races, as junior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) won the nontraditional event on the women's side with a school record time of 3:49.47 with senior Emma McGrath (Oak Lawn, Ill.-Oak Lawn) on her heels in second, both in the event and program history, at 3:49.88. Senior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) won the men's 1200m in 3:09.91, marking the third-fastest time in IWU's record book. Junior Seth Hamerski (Mount Vernon, Ill.-Webber) placed third with a personal-best of 3:13.23 to rank seventh in IWU laurels while sophomore Aidan Nishimura's (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Hersey) 3:25.29 ranks 10th all-time and was good for fifth place in today's competition. 

IWU also swept the top spots in the 3000m races as seniors Nick Fisch (Woodridge, Ill.-Montini Catholic) and Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) won the men's and women's races, respectively. Fisch clocked a personal-best of 8:58.49 while Chudy claimed the win in 10:38.72. Senior Abby Quinn (Chicago, Ill.-Marist) finished second in the women's 3000m with a personal-best of 11:44.65.

Freshman Alex Reinhart (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) was the top finisher in the women's 800m posting a time of 2:20.74 to win with a three-second cushion. The women's 4-by-400m relay was the Titans' final event win as Reinhart, Crabtree, and seniors Bella Gonzalez (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park) and Jordynn Griffin (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) teamed up for a winning 4:10.08 time. 

In her first collegiate 400m race, freshman Caroline Hill (Bement, Ill.-Bement) claimed a runner-up finish as she clocked a time of 1:08.54. Sophomore 

Sophomore Cole Marshall (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet Seymour) turned in the second-best jump in the men's long jump with a 6.43m (21'1.25") mark. 

Turning in third place finishes was junior Bobby Mogged (Piper City, Ill.-Tri-Point) in the men's 60m hurdles (8.98), senior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) in the men's 400m (52.27), freshman Jacob Pinkston (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) in the men's 800m (2:00.67), junior Zach Marquardt (Minneapolis, Minn.-Washburn) in the men's mile (4:31.90), and freshman Sophia Baczak (Aurora, Ill.-Oswego East) in the women's pole vault (2.95m, 9'8"), 

Illinois Wesleyan will be back in the Shirk Center next Friday, Jan. 24, when the Titans host the Jason Dennis Invitational.

Individuals Results
*indicates personal-best performance

Men 60m prelims
8. Reece Dusek 7.21q
10. Nyamedze Maison 7.22
11. Cole Marshall 7.24 *
13. Joe Freedman 7.28
13. Jahari Scott 7.28
17. Noah Sadowski 7.31
18. Bryce Hess 7.32
20. Jaden Preston 7.33
23. Danny Crawford 7.37
26. Muhammad Freeman 7.44
36. Isaac Whitaker 7.86

Women 60m prelims
4. Imani Ogunribido 8.03q
5. Olivia Skibinski 8.11q
9. Davion Lemon 8.29
10. Jordynn Griffin 8.31
11. Katarina Petrovic 8.33
17. Brandy Pettit 8.61

Women 60m final
4. Olivia Skibinski 8.20
6. Imani Ogunribido 8.24

Men 60m hurdles prelims
2. Alex Harvey 8.76q
3. Bobby Mogged 8.96q
5. Kamden Reynolds 9.01q
6. Keagan Uphoff 9.16q
12. Dax Alger 10.68
13. Ashtin Elder 11.10

Men 60m hurdles finals
3. Bobby Mogged 8.98
5. Keagan Uphoff 9.07
6. Kamden Reynolds 9.25
8. Alex Harvey 9.69

Women 60m hurdles prelims
10. Kelsey Moore 11.06

Men 200m
8. Danny Crawford 23.38
12. Bryce Hess 23.56
13. Noah Sadowski 23.57
15. Nick Walker 23.78
17. Joe Freedman 23.85
18. Cole Marshall 23.86
19. Jaden Preston 24.01
25. Bobby Mogged 24.94
27. Kamden Reynolds 25.04

Women 200m
4. Jordynn Griffin 26.90
6. Olivia Skibindki 27.04
7. Bella Gonzalez 27.47
11. Davion Lemon 28.38
17. Carly Edwards 29.02

Men 400m
3. Alex Harvey 52.27
8. Jack Demakis 54.12
11. Joel Weber 54.85

Women 400m
2. Caroline Hill 1:08.54

Men 800m
3. Jacob Pinkston 2:00.67
11. Sam Fogerty 2:14.55
14. Terrance Smith 2:21.62
19. Angel Macias 2:31.11

Women 800m
1.Alex Reinhart 2:20.74
6. Skyler Tomecki 2:39.46

Men 1200m
1.Ernie Waterson 3:09.91
3. Seth Hamerski 3:13.23 *
5. Aidan Nishimura 3:25.29

Women 1200m
1.Adriana Crabtree 3:49.47
2. Emma McGrath 3:49.88

Men 1 mile
3. Zach Marquardt 4:31.90 *
13. Carson Davis 5:00.67
16. Lukas Rico 5:18.65

Women 1 mile
6. Maddie Halstead 6:17.29

Men 3000m
1. Nick Fisch 8:58.49 *
4. Jack Thomas 9:04.43
6. Zack Daniel 9:20.29
16. Martin Howley 10:30.19
20. Griffin Owens 11:43.13

Women 3000m
1. Annalese Chudy 10:38.72
2. Abby Quinn 11:44.65 *
6. Annika Blackburn 12:27.19

Men high jump
1. Matt Lindberg 2.01m, 6'7" *
2. Nick Walker 1.95m, 6'4.75" *
T-7. Keagan Uphoff 1.80m, 5'10.75" 

Women high jump
4. Evelyn Wilson 1.55m, 5'1"

Men long jump
2. Cole Marshall 6.43m, 21'1.25"
4. Nick Walker 6.40m, 21'0"
6. Brooks Johnson 6.07m, 19'11"
9. Jeffery Woodard 5.92m, 19'5.25"
10. Muhammad Freeman 5.82m, 19'1.25"
12. Kyler Williams 5.62m, 18'5.25"
14. Ashtin Elder 5.56m, 18'3"

Women long jump
8. Sarah Polley 4.72m, 15'6"
10. Brandy Petitt 4.52m, 14'10"

Men pole vault
4. Isaac Whitaker 4.30m, 14'1.25"
6. Sam Churchill 4.00m, 13'1.50"
X Ashtin Elder NH

Women pole vault
3. Sophia Baczak 2.95m, 9'8"

Men shot put
1. Matthew Wagner 14.06m, 46'1.50"
11. Nate Henderson 10.44m, 34'3"

Women shot put
1. Lauryn Moore 10.86m, 35'7.75" *
10. Lauren Patterson 7.52m, 24'8.25"

Men triple jump
2. Sam Okewole 13.23m, 43'5"
7. Jeffery Woodard 12.02m, 39'5.25"
8. Caleb Eads 11.75m, 38'6.75"
X Kyler Williams NM

Women triple jump
1. Imani Ogunribido 11.94m, 39'2.25"
4. Franchesca Smith 10.77m, 35'4"
7. Sarah Polley 10.31m, 33'10"

Men weight throw
1. CJ Ladewig 15.85m, 52'
8. Sam Hea 13.12m, 43'0.5" *
15. Jack Hansen 10.98m, 36'0.25" *

Women weight throw
1. Carlyssa King 15.72m, 51'7"
3. Lauryn Moore 11.86m, 38'11"

Men 4x400m relay
2. A. Harvey, N. Sadowski, C. Green, R. Dusek 3:28.39

Women 4x400m relay
1. A. Reinhart, B. Gonzalez, A. Crabtree, J. Griffin 4:10.08