Men's and Women's Track & Field Have Record Breaking Day at St. Ambrose Invite

DAVENPORT, Iowa- The Illinois College men's and women's track & field team traveled to compete at the St. Ambrose Invitational on Saturday. The Blueboys finished eleventh while the Lady Blues finished ninth out of 15 teams. 

The Blueboys set two school records on the day. Devin Boggs set the new IC school record finishing eighth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:36.89. Will Ross was able to set a school record of his own placing first in the triple jump with a mark of 49-1.5 (14.97-meters). Jackson Lee also had a significant performance in the pole vault finishing second after clearing a height of 11-11.75 (3.65-meters).

The Lady Blues were led by Madeline Benson placing third in the pole vault after clearing a height of 10-00 (3.05-meters). This mark ranks second in the IC school record books. Elizabeth Bowns had a spectacular performance in the throwing events placing third in the weight throw (49-1.75, 14.98-meters). Renee Hartman also had an impressive showing placing fourth in the shot put (40-11.75, 12.49-meters).

Both the men's an women's teams will compete next hosting the Jim Green Invitational on Saturday, 2/5 at 10:00 AM.