(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Feb. 15) – The McKendree University men's and women's track and field teams closed out a busy weekend in Indiana on Saturday afternoon at the UIndy Team Invitational hosted by the University of Indianapolis.
Azlynn Sherrod-Butler (East Moline, IL/United Township High School) reached a new personal best time in the 60H at 9.05, which moved her up to the fourth-place position in conference rankings.
Zach Llewellyn's (Alton, IL/Alton) 15.68m throw in shot put moved him up to the second-place position in conference rankings. The men's 4x400m relay team placed first and moved them up to the sixth-place position in conference rankings.
Laila Graham (Fairview Heights, IL/Belleville East) placed second in the triple jump for the first time in her career at 11.30m, which moved her up to the eighth-place position in conference rankings.
"It was a good preview meet for us, seeing the conference track," said head coach
Agne Eggerth. "I am pleased with the teams' efforts this weekend as we are coming away with a few Personal and Season bests."
Below are the results for the men's team and here is the
link for the full results:
60m:
Malik Whitehead (Streamwood, IL/Hoffman Estates) – 7.26
Johnathan Bumpers (Alton, IL/Alton) – 7.40
Preston Holt (Miami, FL/Miramar) – 7.43
200m:
Whitehead – 23.52
Holt – 23.59
Bumpers – 23.78
Michael Adderley (Nassau, BA/) – 23.94
Corey Pottard, Jr. (O'Fallon, IL/Del Rio (TX)) – 24.05
Dontea Jones (Centralia, IL/Centralia) – 25.99
Jaylen Gary (Springfield, IL/Springfield High School) – 26.31
400m:
Jimmy Reed (Belleville, IL/Belleville West) – 52.11
Jaimie Omalla (Tororo, Uganda/Rift Valley Academy) – 52.44
Meshar Rogers-Prince (Apopka, FL/Apopka) – 54.77
Pottard – 55.04
Dalvin Humphrey (Calumet Park, IL/Alan B Shepard) – 1:05.79
800m:
Humphrey – 2:00.27, second overall.
Reed – 2:13.26
4x400m Relay:
McKendree A: Bumpers, J. Omalla,
Najee Sylvester (Markham, IL/Hillcrest High Shcool), Holt – 3:30.92, first overall.
High Jump:
Gary – 1.80m
Long Jump:
Adderley – 6.71m, first overall.
Triple Jump:
Torrey Deal (Madison, IL/Granite City) – 13.61m, first overall.
Jones – 12.63m
Bumpers – 11.86m
Shot Put:
Zachary Llewellyn – 15.68m, third overall.
Cody Heusohn (Dupo, IL/Dupo) – 11.05m
Weighted Throw:
Llewellyn – 14.77m
Heusohn – 10.13m
Below are the results for the women's team and here is the
link for the full results:
60m:
A'ja Nauden (Park Forest, IL/Rich East) – 8.02
Azlynn Sherrod-Butler (East Moline, IL/United Township High School) – 8.12
Madison Davis (Du Quoin, IL/Du Quoin) – 8.15
Megan Molinari (Waterloo, IL/Waterloo) – 8.68
200m:
Davis – 27.02
Sherrod-Butler – 27.46
Nauden – 27.62
400m:
Tsitsi Mahachi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School) – 59.72
Shayna Phillips (Effingham, Il/Effingham) – 1:01.91
800m:
Deimante Bedalyte (Lithuania) – 2:31.50
1 Mile Run:
Kayla Tirey (Collinsville, IL./Collinsville) – 5:35.00
Madelyn Tepe (Venedy, IL/Okawville) – 5:43.70
3,000m:
Colleen Corkery (Edwardsville, IL/Edwardsville) – 12:42.30
60m Hurdles:
Sherrod-Butler – 9.05, second overall.
Katelyn Conner (Green City, MO./Green City) – 10.15
4x400m Relay:
McKendree A: Davis, Nauden, Corkery, Tirey – 4:21.71, third overall.
Triple Jump:
Laila Graham (Fairview Heights, IL/Belleville East) – 11.30m, second overall.
Conner – 10.15m
Molinari – 9.85m
Shot Put:
Madelyn Daiber (Pocahontas, IL/Greenville High School) – 11.84m
Ndia Johnson (Belleville, IL/Belleville West Township) – 11.25m
Weighted Throw:
Daiber – 12.40m
Quinn Breeding (Saint Louis, MO/Lindbergh) – 10.97m
On the schedule next for the Bearcats is the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship. The four-day event will be Feb. 29 – March 1, in Indianapolis, Ind.
