BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams put on a show for the Titans' Senior Day and Keck Select inside the Shirk Center, Saturday, Feb. 8, as senior Carlyssa King (Decatur, Ill.-Forsyth-Maroa) set a new school record in the women's weight throw. In all, seven individuals cracked the programs' top-10 lists.

King, taking full advantage of her senior day, produced an exceptional personal-best in the women's weight throw to break the school record in the event that has stood since 2018. King's 17.62m (57'9.75") throw was good for a second-place finish and currently ranks second in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and sits 15th in Division III this season. Continuing her senior day showcase, King turned in the eighth-best throw for IWU all-time in the shot put with an 11.29m (37'0.50") mark. 

Senior Nick Fisch (Woodridge, Ill.-Montini Catholic) also utilizing the senior day atmosphere, came away with a win in the men's 5,000m. His time of 15:20.06 moved him up to sixth all-time in IWU history.

Improving his career-best mark in the men's high jump, sophomore Matt Lindberg (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) claimed a first-place finish in the event with a 2.04m (6'8.25") clearance. The mark ranks second in the CCIW, 15th in Division III this season, and sits fifth in IWU laurels. 

Continuing to dominate the triple jump event, sophomore Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) had the win from the jump with an 11.89m (39'0.25") effort on her first attempt. She coasted through the remainder of the competition with over a two-foot advantage from the rest of the field. 

Junior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) turned in a third-place finish with a season-best time of 5:03.07 in the women's mile before shaving a second off of her career-best mark in the 3,000m for fourth-place (10:15.19). Her time is the fastest in the conference this season and ranks second in program history. 

Senior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) broke into Illinois Wesleyan's top-10 list in the men's 60m dash with a 7.09-second effort in the preliminary round, good for No. 6 all-time before bettering his time to 7.04 seconds in the final. Harvey ultimately finished fifth in the field and tied for fifth-fastest for IWU all-time. 

Also moving up in the program's top-10 list was senior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) in the men's mile. The senior clocked a 4:21.19 to move up to five all-time while finishing fourth in the field.

Freshman Alex Reinhart (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) turned in a personal-best effort of 2:18.14 in the women's 800m to finish ninth in the field and cracked IWU's top-10 list at No. 9. Reinhart also owns the second-fastest time in the conference this season. 

Also turning in top-three finishes for the Titans was freshman Jack Thomas (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) in the 5,000m clocking a 15:49.21 for second-place and junior Ashtin Elder (Chenoa, Ill.-Prairie Central) in the heptathlon with 3344 points for third. Elder opened Saturday's competition with a personal-best in the men's heptathlon 60-meter hurdles at 9.66 seconds before also notching a personal-best clearance and the top mark in the pole vault at 3.55m (11'7.75"). Elder closed out the multi in the 1000m (4:34.25).

Illinois Wesleyan heads north for the GVSU Big Meet Friday, Feb. 14 in Allendale, Mich. before heading to the DePauw Invitational Saturday, Feb. 15 in Greencastle, Ind. 

IWU Individual Results
* indicates personal-best performance
q - advances to finals

Men heptathlon
3. Ashtin Elder 3344 

Men hept 60m hurdles
3. Ashtin Elder 9.66 *

Men hept pole vault
1. Ashtin Elder 3.55m, 11'7.75" *

Men hept 1000m
5. Ashtin Elder 4:34.25

Women 60m prelims
24. Imani Ogunribido 8.09
26. Olivia Skibinski 8.12
35. Katarina Petrovic 8.24
39. Davion Lemon 8.33
45. Brandy Petitt 8.42
49. Francesca Smith 8.47 *
51. Carly Edwards 8.50 *
58. Kelsey Moore 8.60

Men 60m prelims
6. Alex Harvey 7.09q *
7. Jahari Scott 7.11q
8. Evan Lowder 7.14q
11. Joe Freedman 7.18
16. Cole Marshall 7.19
19. Reece Dusek 7.21
22. Muhammad Freeman 7.22
36. Nyamedze Maison 7.30
48. Danny Crawford 7.40
49. Bobby Mogged 7.41*
57. Bryce Hess 7.44

Men 60m hurdles prelims
8. Alex Harvey 8.77q
10. Bobby Mogged 8.85
11. Kamden Reynolds 8.92
15. Keagan Uphoff 9.08

Women 60m hurdles prelims
14. Kelsey Moore 9.87

Men 60m hurdles final
7. Alex Harvey 8.61

Men 200m
17. Danny Crawford 23.10
23. Noah Sadowski 23.21
25. Joe Freedman 23.27
36. Nyamedze Maison 24.32
38. Keagan Uphoff 24.34
43. Kamden Reynolds 24.46 *

Women 200m
18. Olivia Skibinski 26.83
20. Jordynn Griffin 26.94
29. Davion Lemon 27.52
39. Caroline Hill 28.32 *
43. Carly Edwards 28.52

Men 400m
5. Reece Dusek 50.69
13. Nick Walker 52.31
17. Luke Alberstett 52.84

Women 400m
10. Bella Gonzalez 1:01.58
17. Caroline Hill 1:04.62 *

Men 800m
30. Aidan Nishimura 2:05.97
34. Jacob Pinkston 2:06.86
52. Sam Fogerty 2:14.44 *
53. Matt Lunsford 2:14.69
58. Terrance Smith 2:22.40
63. Angel Macias 2:25.75
66. Luke Smith 2:31.47 *

Women 800m
9. Alex Reinhart 2:18.14 *
21. Emma McGrath 2:26.46
40. Skyler Tomecki 2:37.42

Men 1 mile
4. Ernie Waterson 4:21.19 *
12. Zack Daniel 4:27.05
16. Zach Marquardt 4:30.08 *
45. Carson Davis 4:56.45 *
50. Lukas Rico 5:01.24
63. Griffin Owens 5:30.70

Women 1 mile
3. Adriana Crabtree 5:03.07
9. Emma McGrath 5:18.43 *
34. Maddie Halstead 5:54.56
42. Annika Blackburn 6:03.23 *

Men 3000m
23. Zach Marquardt 9:12.96 *
42. Martin Howley 10:23.75 *

Women 3000m
4. Adriana Crabtree 10:15.19 *
8. Annalese Chudy 10:39.23
17. Abby Quinn 11:21.35 *

Men 5000m
1. Nick Fisch 15:20.06 * 
2. Jack Thomas 15:49.21

Men high jump
1. Matt Lindberg 2.04m, 6'8.25" *
9. Nick Walker 1.85m, 6'0.75"
11. Keagan Uphoff 1.80m, 5'10.75"

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

Men long jump
4. Jahari Scott 6.67m, 21'10.75"
7. Nick Walker 6.46m, 21'2.50"
8. Brooks Johnson 6.44m, 21'1.50"
12. Muhammad Freeman 6.15m, 20'2.25"
22. Cole Marshall 5.87m, 19'3.25"

Women long jump
7. Sarah Polley 5.09m, 16'8.50"
12. Brandy Petitt 4.88m, 16'0.25"

Men triple jump
4. Sam Okewole 13.37m, 43'10.50"
8. Cole Marshall 12.53m, 41'1.50"
11. Jeffery Woodard 11.89m, 39'0.25"

Women triple jump
1. Imani Ogunribido 11.98m, 39'0.25"
5. Franchesca Smith 10.98m, 36'0.25"
16. Rylee Bramley 9.76m, 32'0.25"

Men pole vault
6. Isaac Whitaker 4.55m, 14'11"
10. Sam Churchill 4.25m, 13'11.25" *

Women pole vault
16. Sophia Baczak 2.81m, 9'2.50"

Men weight throw
10. CJ Ladewig 16.10m, 52'10"
23. Sam Hea 13.03m, 42'9"

Women weight throw
2. Carlyssa King 17.62m, 57'9.75"

Men shot put
14. Matthew Wagner 12.97m, 42'6.75"
36. Nate Henderson 10.68m, 35'0.50"

Women shot put
12. Carlyssa King 11.29m, 37'0.50" *
16. Lauryn Moore 10.86m, 35'7.75"
33. Lauren Patterson 7.59m, 24'11"

Men 4x400m
7. N. Walker, L. Alberstett, N. Sadowski, K. Uphoff 3:32.06

Women 4x400m
5. B. Gonzalez, K. Moore, A. Reinhart, J. Griffin 4:05.54
13. E. McGrath, P. Stinger, S. Tomecki, C. Hill 4:22.20