Amelia Marino Head Women's Track and Field Coach | Illinois Wesleyan Titans Website
Amelia Marino Head Women's Track and Field Coach | Illinois Wesleyan Titans Website
The Illinois Wesleyan University track and field teams participated in the Greenville Select event on April 13 in Greenville, Illinois. The Titans achieved five event victories, with notable performances from several athletes.
Freshman Imani Ogunribido excelled in the triple jump, achieving a personal best of 12.23 meters. This leap is the second-best mark in Division III this season and ranks as the second-farthest jump by a Titan historically. Junior Carlyssa King set a new personal record in the hammer throw with a distance of 50.08 meters, securing second place and moving to fourth in the CCIW rankings this season.
Freshman Loreal Tucker won the hammer throw with a personal best of 38.84 meters and placed fourth in discus with a toss of 35.33 meters. Sophomore Evelyn Wilson achieved a personal best in the high jump at 1.58 meters, finishing second.
In men's events, freshmen Adam Beasley and Matt Lindberg secured first and second places respectively in the high jump. Beasley also placed fourth in long jump with a leap of 7.03 meters.
Sophomore Evan Lowder led four Titans who entered or moved up in IWU's top-10 for the men's 200-meter dash with his time of 21.37 seconds, ranking third historically for IWU and twelfth nationally this season.
The men's team won the 4x400-meter relay with Bender, Dusek, Harvey, and Lowder clocking at 3:13.47, tying for fourth-fastest nationally this season.
Next on their schedule is the Meet of Champions hosted by Augustana College on April 19-20.
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