(CHARLESTON, Ill., May 11)—The McKendree University men's and women's track and field teams closed out regular-season competition for the 2014 outdoor season Friday night at the Eastern Illinois University Last Chance Meet.
 
There were a pair of record-setting performances for the McKendree women's program at the meet. The first came in the women's 400-meter hurdles, where junior Irma Maciukaite (Pasvalys, Lithuania/Petro Vileisio Gymnasiumq) established a team program record in the event. Maciukaite won the race with a time of 1:00.29, edging the previous Bearcats' mark of 1:00.45 which was set by Neisha Thompson back in 1999.
 
Sophomore Hannah Wilhelm (Trenton, IL/Wesclin) cleared a distance of 45.08 meters with her toss in the hammer throw on Friday to set a new team mark. Wilhelm bested the old record of 45.02 meters posted just last year by Kristin Wykoff (Highland, IL/Triad) at the Saint Louis University Invitational. Wilhelm was fifth in Friday's hammer throw finals.
 
In the women's 800-meter run, freshman Karis Johnson (Indianapolis, IN/Lawrence Central) took fourth place with a time of 2:22.26, while junior Christine Cunningham (St. Jacob, IL/Triad) was sixth in the race at 2:25.45.
 
The McKendree men's team had two individuals competing in the 100-meter dash at Eastern Illinois. Sophomore Donovan Friscia (Jacksonville, FL/Bartram Trail) registered a fourth-place finish with his time of 10.61 seconds in the finals, while senior Jordon Henderson (St. Louis, MO/Cardinal Ritter) took eighth place at 10.88 seconds.
 
Next up for McKendree is the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, which will be held May 22-24 in Allendale, Mich.