GREENVILLE, IL- Mckendree track and field set 19 personal records at the Greenville College Select Meet setting them up for success next weekend in their last regular season meet of the year.
The Bearcat Men tied for 5th at the meet scoring 50 points. They were led by senior,
Malachi Carroll (Omaha, NE/Harry A. Burke), who not only won the 100m and 200m dash but also hit NCAA provisional times in both events. He ran 10.47 in the 100m and 21.09 in the 200m. He was joined by several other sprint squad members who set personal bests.
Dorian Foster (Belleville, IL/Belleville West),
Mason Young (Chatham, IL/Glenwood), and
Emmanuel Segbedzi (Accra, Ghana) all had their best time of the year in the 100m dash and Foster and Segbedzi came back to run their best times in the 200m dash as well.
Roemello Byndloss (Kingston, Jamaica/Holmwood Tech) had a great day breaking the 50 second barrier in the 400m dash with a time of 49.46 for the first time this season. He was closely followed by teammate Holdent Hutchcraft who ran a new personal best of 51.23. On the distance side
John Bush (Ballwin, MO/Marquette) ran his best time of the season in the 800m run and
Braden Voss (Belleville, IL/Althoff Catholic) and
Caleb Kickham (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt West) had their best 1500m times of the year.
Braden Voss then came back to throw in his first ever Javelin event and with a mark of 28.82m moved into 22nd in the GLVC Performance List.
The women's team placed 11th at the meet with their highest scorer being
Sophia Paschal (Godfrey, IL/Alton). Paschal placed 3rd in the Steeple Chase with a time of 12.36.39 which currently ranks her 8th in the GLVC. The next highest finisher of the day was
Azia Douglas (Cahokia Heights, IL/Althoff Catholic) who placed 5th in the 400m hurdles. Other Bearcats had standout days as well.
Tori King (Belleville, IL/Belleville East) set a new personal best in the 100m and the 200m with times of 13.42 and 27.82. Rachel Staresinic (Stoney Creek, Ontario) competed in her first outdoor track and field meet for the bearcats placing 23rd in the 100m with a time of 14.00.
Colleen Zinke (Maryville, IL/Collinsville) had a huge new personal record in the 1500m run with a time of of 5:29.44 and
Kira Johnson (Perham, MN/Perham) threw for the first time in the javelin and earned a mark of 16.86m.
The Bearcats return for their last meet of the regular season next Saturday, April 22 at the Dewey Allgood Hexagonal at Missouri S&T.
Complete Results from Greenville College Select Meet
Men's Results
100m Dash
1. Carroll- 10.47
22. Foster- 11.39
34. Young- 12.07
37. Segbedzi- 12.32
200m Dash
1. Carroll- 21.09
19. Foster- 23.04
36. Segbedzi- 24.68
42. Young- 25.10
400m Dash
4. Byndloss- 49.46
12. Hutchcraft 51.23
800m Run
9. Bush- 1:56.73
14.
Oshawi Burgher- 1:59.49
1500m Run
39.
Seth Kasinger- 4:29.78
47. Voss- 4:44.19
53. Kickham- 5:03.79
5000m Run
16.
Blake Westrater- 17:03.65
110m Hurdles
3.
Johnathan Bumpers- 16.20
400m Hurdles
3.
Julian Juszczyk- 58.32
4x400m Relay
5. Mckendree A (Bumpers, Hutchcraft, Burgher, Bush)- 3:22.56
12. Mckendree B (Kasinger, Voss, Kickham, Westrater)- 3:53.25
High Jump
2. Harter- 1.95m
Javelin
20. Voss- 28.82m
Women's Results
100m Dash
18. King- 13.42
23. Staresinic- 14.00
200m Dash
19. King- 27.82
800m Run
15. Lucas- 2:30.52
35. Zinke- 2:51.12
1500m Run
21. Zinke- 5:29.44
400m Hurdles
Douglas- 1:13.42
Steeple Chase
3. Paschal- 12:36.39
Shot Put
11. Johnson- 8.93
Discus
15. Johnson- 8.93
Javelin
18. Johnson- 16.86