Ndia Johnson (Belleville, IL/Belleville West Township) broke the McKendree University women's track & field school record in the weight throw at the TRXC Opportunity Meet No. 4 on Friday.
 
Johnson's throw of 55-feet 6 ½ inches shatters her pervious record of 54-feet 5 ½ inches from last season. Johnson would also place first in the event as well.
 
Results 
-  Mya Watson-Blake (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township) placed in the high jump at 5-feet 1 ¼ inches.
-  Watson-Blake would also finish first place in the 200-meter dash at 25.96 seconds.
-  Madelyn Daiber (Pocahontas, IL/Greenville) placed first in the shot put at 37-feet 10 inches.
-  Watson-Blake placed second in the long jump at 17-feet 3 ¼ inches.
-  A'Ja Nauden pfinished in second place in the 60-meter dash at 8.02 seconds.
-  Johnson placed third in the shot put at 36-feet 9 ½ inches.
-  Azlynn Sherrod-Butler (East Moline, IL/United Township) placed third in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.28 seconds.
-  Sherrod-Butler would also place third in the 60-meter dash at 8.19 seconds.

To view full results: https://liveresults.trxctiming.com/meets/TRXC_Timing_Opportunity_4_2021/1
 
Coaches Quote 
"I don't think I tell my team how proud I'm of them enough... so I want to say that I'm impressed with how they have handled themselves through this though time of uncertainty, to just continued to take it one day at the time and put in work," McKendree head coach Agne Eggert said. "A lot of personal achievements and battles are not always visible in the results but that doesn't diminish the achievement in itself. We leave this indoor season with a new school record in the weight throw by Ndia Johnson (Belleville, IL/Belleville West Township) and a hope to represent McKendree University at Division II Nationals by Eugene Omalla. None of this would be possible without the help of my assistant Tommy Whittaker."