Final Results (PDF)

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams took a short trip to Jacksonville, Ill. Thursday, April 2 for the Illinois College Thursday Throwdown as two Titans garnered event wins. 

Freshman Ashlyn Rager (Carmi, Ill.-Carmi-White County) picked up her first career event win in the women's discus throw, chucking a career-best 36.62m on her second-to-last throw. Rager defeated the IC freshman Ellie Bartling by just four inches. 

Sophomore Kelsey Moore (Arcola, Ill.-Arcola) also gathered a win in the women's 400m hurdles, running a time of 1:12.45 in the event. 

Senior Taylor French (Romeoville, Ill.-Plainfield East) traded in her volleyball shoes for a javelin this spring, finishing second in Thursday's competition. French nearly matched her career-best with a throw of 38.07m to take runner-up honors in the women's javelin.  

Additionally in throws, sophomore Daniel Nash (Lincoln, Ill.-Lincoln) threw a career-best 14.12m in the men's shot put, earning him fifth-place in the event. 

Senior Bobby Mogged (Piper City, Ill.-Tri-Point) turned in a top-five finish in the men's 110m hurdles, turning in a time of 15.77 which was good for a fourth-place finish. In the women's edition of the short sprint hurdles, Moore continued her successful afternoon by finishing fourth with a time of 16.04. Freshman Jinna Hiser (Mt. Zion, Ill.-Mt. Zion) was right behind her teammate, crossing the finish line in 17.27 good for fifth-place. 

IWU returns to action this weekend Saturday, April 4, for the Huntsman Family Invitational, hosted by Wabash College. Links to follow can be found on the track & field page of iwusports.com.

IWU Individual Results
*denotes personal-best

Women's Hammer Throw
10. Danielle Nsonguila - 36.47m* 
20. Ashlyn Rager - 25.55m*
21. Kya Knox - 22.98m*

Men's Hammer Throw
22. Nate Henderson - 31.77m*

Women's Shot Put
6. Kya Knox - 9.90m

Men's Shot Put
5. Daniel Nash - 14.12m*
17. Julian Garcia - 11.45m

Women's Javelin
2. Taylor French - 38.07m
6. Natalie Carter - 28.48m
7. Lauren Patterson - 25.56m*

Men's Javelin
10. Luke Huffaker - 39.32m

Women's Discus Throw
1. Ashlyn Rager - 36.62m*
8. Danielle Nsonguila - 30.43m*
15. Jolie Tracy - 26.33m
17. Lauren Patterson - 23.97m

Men's Discus Throw
16. Nate Henderson - 34.10m
18. Roman Flores - 32.86m
– Julian Garcia - NM

Women's 100m hurdles
4. Kelsey Moore - 16.04
5. Jinna Hiser - 17.27

Men's 110m hurdles
4. Bobby Mogged - 15.77
6. Kamden Reynolds - 17.02
9. Roman Flores - 19.35*

Women's 100m
7. Jinna Hiser - 13.01*
13. Natalie Carter - 13.71*

Men's 400m
6. Jack Demakis - 55.41
8. Justin Trammell - 56.59

Women's 400m hurdles
1. Kelsey Moore - 1:12.45

Men's 200m
29. Justin Trammell - 23.87*