Track and Field Earns five Top Five Finishes In Two-Meet Weekend

Four Titans turned in personal-best efforts

4/18/2026 8:24:00 PM

AZUSA, Calif. & ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams wrapped up a two-meet weekend in Azusa, Calif. at the Bryan Clay Invitational, and in Rock Island, Ill. at the Augustana Meet of Champions.

Representing the Titans in California, senior Evan Lowder (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) had the best time amongst all Division III runners in the men's 400m dash, clocking a 47.51 to finish 17th.

At Augustana, sophomore Jacob Pinkston (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) took home first in the men's 800m with a time of 1:56.84. Freshman Victoria Lopez (Berwyn, Ill.-Morton West) ran the women's 5000m in 19:55.60, good for fifth place. Joining Lopez with a fifth-place finish was freshman Cameron Rask (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community), who finished fifth in the men's 100 meter with a time of 10.87 in the finals.

In the field events, freshman Gwendolyn Boettinger (Hickory Hills, Ill.-Stagg) was fifth in the women's high jump after jumping 1.53m. In the men's pole vault, senior Isaac Whitaker (Bloomington, Ill.-Central Catholic) cleared 4.70m to finish fourth.

The Titans are back in action Thursday, April 23, with a three-meet weekend. IWU will head to Monmouth Thursday, April 23, Des Moines, Iowa, for the prestigious Drake Relays Thursday-Saturday, April 23-25, and down the road to Decatur, Ill. for the Millikin Friday Night Invite Friday, April 24.

Bryan Clay Invitational
*denotes personal best
# advanced to final

Men's 400m
17. Evan Lowder 47.51

Augustana Meet of Champions

Women's 100m - prelims
3. Olivia Skibinski - 12.43 #
23. Lydia McIntyre - 13.12
35. Katarina Petrovic - 13.30

Women's 100m - final
6. Olivia Skibinski - 12.50

Men's 100m - prelims
5. Cameron Rask - 10.83*#
23. Nyamedze Maison - 11.07
39. Joe Freedman - 11.35
41. Amir Byrd - 11.37
53. Hubert Przybylko - 11.52
55. Colton Wilkes - 11.62*

Men's 100m - final
5. Cameron Rask - 10.87

Women's 5000m
5. Victoria Lopez - 19:55.60

Men's 1500m
14. Seth Hamerski 4:14.32
43. Aidan Nishimura 4:24.83

Women's 400m
6. Jordynn Griffin 1:02.01
12. Bella Gonzalez 1:03.26

Men's 400m
34. Darien Weaver 54.69
41. Jack Demakis 55.95
43. Justin Trammell 57.36

Women's 800m
35. Grace Grant 2:38.44

Men's 800m
1. Jacob Pinkston 1:56.84
16. Seth Hamerski 2:02.05
52. Sam Fogarty 2:10.44
67. Aidan Nishimura 2:15.70
68. Terrance Smith 2:17.53

Women's 200m
8. Jordynn Griffin 25.69*
18. Olivia Skibinski 26.21
33. Isabella Gonzalez 26.80

Men's 200m
10. Cameron Rask 22.03*
22. Danny Crawford 22.66
62. Hubert Przybylko 23.96
64. Colton Wilkes 24.00
66. Justin Trammell 24.24

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
8. Brooke Nazos 12:11.24
14. Ella Revell-Beck 12:24.64

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
16. Zach Marquardt 10:17.38

Women's High Jump
5. Gwendolyn Boettinger 1.53m
18. Cassidy Madden 1.33m

Women's Long Jump
11. Loran Tate 4.98m
18. Sarah Polley 4.76m

Men's Long Jump
15. Amir Byrd 6.17m

Women's Triple Jump
6. Victoria Brown 11.19m
26. Sarah Polley 10.22m
27. Loran Tate 10.18m

Men's Pole Vault
4. Isaac Whitaker 4.70m
12. Sam Churchill 4.10m

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