Friday Results
MONMOUTH, Ill. – The Illinois Women's Track and Field squad crowned two conference champions on the first day of the annual Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Huff Athletic Center.
Sophomore
Deja Anderson took the title in the long jump with a leap of 5.48 meters. Junior
Fynesse Jones was third at 5.38 meters.
Anderson and Jones then teamed with senior
Brooke Oakley and sophomore
Haley Garrett to win the 4x200 meter relay with a school record time of 1:44.12.
The sprint medley relay squad of freshman
McKenzie Murray, Oakley, freshman
Kami Rhoades, and sophomore
Caroline Peters finished fourth with a time of 4:21.33.
IC also got points in the shot put as senior
Leslie Earles finished sixth (11.51 meters), junior
Delanie Teno was seventh (11.51 meters), and freshman
Natalie Hastings was eighth (11.47 meters).
The Lady Blues qualified four individuals for the finals of the 60-meter dash in Anderson (who ran the fastest time of the day at 7.89 seconds), Garrett, Jones, and Murray.
Sophomore
Aleese Trimingham cruised to the finals in the 60-meter hurdles, posting the fastest time of the day (9.34 seconds). She will be joined in the finals by senior
Patricia Rivera.
IC is currently fourth in the team standings with 37 points. Grinnell leads with 55 points.
Up Next
IC will conclude the annual Midwest Conference Indoor Championships on Saturday.
