NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan University men's and women's track and field teams took advantage of a beautiful 60-degree spring day as the Titans produced eight new program top-10 marks and posted 17 top-three finishes at Illinois State University's The Normal Invite Saturday, April 12. 

First-place finishes on day two came from senior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) in the men's 800m in 1:53.22 and the 4-by-400m relay quartet of sophomores Carson Green (Centralia, Ill.-Centralia) and Reece Dusek (Peoria, Ill.-Dunlap), junior Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), and senior Alex Harvey (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg). The relay clocked the fastest time in the field of 3:15.56 – a mark that sits fourth-best in IWU laurels. Waterson's 800m time ranks 29th in Division III this season. 

The freshman trio of Jack Thomas (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), Carson Davis (Mt. Zion, Ill.-Mt. Zion), and Martin Howley (Naperville, Ill.-Metea Valley) swept the top-three spots in the men's 5,000m, finishing 1-2-3, respectively (16:09.13, 16:17.90, 17:35.54). 

Lowder, Harvey, and Green each turned in third-place finishes in individual events. Lowder clocked a 47.70 in the men's 400m while Harvey crossed the finish line in 58.09 in the 400m hurdles, and Green had a 6.53m (21'5.50") leap in the men's long jump. Lowder currently sits 13th across Division III in the 400m.

Freshman Alex Reinhart (Normal, Ill.-Normal West) posted a second-place finish in the women's 800m, clocking a time of 2:13.64, a mark that ranks third in program history and 20th in Division III, while sophomore teammate Mackenzie Huber (Lombard, Ill.-Glenbard East) cracked the program's all-time list at No. 10 with a time of 2:17.20. Huber finished fourth in the event in her collegiate debut. 

Seniors Caitlin McCane (Bloomington, Ill.-Tri-Valley) and Lauren Huber (Lombard, Ill.-Glenbard East) finished second (36.43m, 119'6") and third (35.93m, 117'10"), respectively, in the women's javelin throw.  

Freshman Kamden Reynolds (Normal, Ill.-Normal Community) had a third-place finish in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 15.35 seconds. The freshman is the first to move into IWU's all-time list in the event since 2015 as he slides into the No. 10 spot. 

Other third-place finishes in individual events came from sophomore Matt Lindberg (Springfield, Ill.-Glenwood) in the men's high jump (1.95m, 6'4.75") and sophomore Imani Ogunribido (Hanover Park, Ill.-Lake Park) in the women's triple jump (11.63m, 38'2"). The men's 4-by-100m relay of junior Joe Freedman (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville), freshman Nyamedze Maison (Groveland, Ill.-Morton), and sophomores Cole Marshall (Mahomet, Ill.-Mahomet Seymour) and Muhammad Freeman (Effingham, Ill.-Effingham) finished third and sits eighth in IWU's top-10 list with a time of 42.09 seconds. 

Freshman Kelsey Moore (Arcola, Ill.-Arcola) etched her name in Titan annals as she sits 10th in program history in the women's 400m hurdles with her finishing time of 1:07.14. Freshman Sophia Baczak (Aurora, Ill.-Oswego East) also landed on the all-time list in the women's pole vault with her 3.00m (9'10") clearance, tying at No. 10. Sophomore Lauryn Moore (Bolingbrook, Ill.-Bolingbrook) moved up in program history with her toss of 11.88m (38'11.75") in the women's shot put. 

Illinois Wesleyan looks ahead to the Gibson Invitational, Friday-Saturday, April 18-19, in Terre Haute, Ind. 

IWU Individual Results

Men 100m prelims
9. Jahari Scott 11.04
11. Nyamedze Maison 11.14
15. Joe Freedman 11.20

Women 100m prelims
12. Olivia Skibinski 12.58
21. Katarina Petrovic 13.17

Men 110m hurdles prelims
3. Bobby Mogged 15.61
4. Kamden Reynolds 16.52
7. Keagan Uphoff 16.52

Men 110 hurdle finals
3. Kamden Reynolds 15.35
4. Keagan Uphoff 15.98
5. Bobby Mogged 16.06

Men 200m
10. Cole Marshall 22.41
13. Carson Green 22.48
19. Nick Walker 22.83

Women 200m
5. Olivia Skibinski 25.70

Men 400m
3. Evan Lowder 47.70
7. Reece Dusek 49.23
9. Noah Sadowski 50.79
12. Jack Demakis 52.44

Women 400m
4. Jordynn Griffin 58.21
10. Bella Gonzalez 1:00.02

Men 400m hurdles
3. Alex Harvey 58.09
5. Luke Alberstett 59.01
7. Kamden Reynolds 59.71
8. Keagan Uphoff 1:00.19

Women 400m hurdles
4. Kelsey Moore 1:07.14

Men 800m
1. Ernie Waterson 1:53.22
8. Aidan Nishimura 1:56.55
14. Jacob Pinkston 2:01.69
16. Sam Fogarty 2:04.17

Women 800m
2. Alex Reinhart 2:13.64
4. Mackenzie Huber 2:17.20
5. Lauren Huber 2:18.90
12. Skyler Tomecki 2:34.45

Men 1500m
20. Seth Hamerski 4:24.47
21. Matt Lunsford 4:39.65

Women 1500m
4. Adriana Crabtree 4:38.51
11. Emma McGrath 4:55.43
18. Brooke Nazos 5:22.01
19. Annika Blackburn 5:41.27

Men 3000m steeplechase
6. Zach Marquardt 10:01.39

Men 5000m
1. Jack Thomas 16:09.13
2. Carson Davis 16:17.90
3. Martin Howley 17:35.54

Men discus throw
11. Nate Henderson 32.52m, 106'8"

Women discus throw
11. Lauren Patterson 23.15m, 75'11"

Men high jump
3. Matt Lindberg 1.95m, 6'4.75"
7. Nick Walker 1.90m, 6'2.75"

Women high jump
8. Lauren Huber 1.55m, 5'1"

Men javelin throw
7. Carson Green 45.10m, 147'11"
8. Jayden Mangruem 42.20m, 138'5"
9. Ashtin Elder 41.81m, 137'2"

Women javelin throw
2. Caitlin McCane 36.43m, 119'6"
3. Lauren Huber 35.93m, 117'10"
7. Lauren Patterson 19.62m, 64'4"

Men long jump
3. Carson Green 6.53m, 21'5.25"
5. Jahari Scott 6.41m, 21'0.50"
6. Brooks Johnson 6.24m, 20'5.75"
8. Muhammad Freeman 6.02m, 19'9"

Women long jump
6. Brandy Petitt 5.15m, 16'10.75"
7. Sarah Polley 4.83m, 15'10.25"

Men pole vault
6. Isaac Whitaker 4.42m, 14'6"
X. Sam Churchill NH

Women pole vault
9. Sophia Baczak 3.00m, 9'10"

Men shot put
8. Matt Wagner 13.83m, 45'4.50"

Women shot put
6. Lauryn Moore 11.88m, 38'11.75"

Men triple jump
6. Ethan Godsey 13.63m, 44'8.75"
8. Sam Okewole 13.10m, 42'11.75"
X. Jeffery Woodard NM

Women triple jump
3. Imani Ogunribido 11.63m, 38'2"
8. Franchesca Smith 10.89m, 35'8.75"

Men 4x100m
3. J. Freedman, N. Maison, C, Marshall, M. Freeman 42.09

Women 4x100m
4. K. Petrovic, O. Skibinski, B. Gonzalez, I. Ogunribido 48.26

Men 4x400m
1. C. Green, R. Dusek, A. Harvey, E. Lowder 3:15.56

Women 4x400m
3. B. Gonzalez, L. Huber, A. Reinhart, J. Griffin 3:57.84