Scots have big day at Lee Calhoun track meet

April 16, 2001

The newly-surfaced track at Bobby Woll Memorial Field hosted its first big collegiate action Saturday as Western Illinois University’s Lee Calhoun Memorial Meet was held in Monmouth. Fighting Scots sprinter Constance Jackson found the fresh surface and the Division I competition to her liking, as she bested her previous school record in the 200-meter dash and also posted a season-best time in the 100-meter dash. She has qualified automatically for the national meet in the 200 and provisionally in the 100.

Jackson won the 200 in 24.35, and she placed second in the 100 (12.25). Although not all of the weekend’s best times in the nation have been posted, Jackson now ranks second among all Division III sprinters in the 200 and fifth in the 100. Her previous school record in the 200 was 24.51.

Shot putter Eric Holmes may have the best Division III throw in the nation with his 54’6-1/2 effort Saturday, which was good for second Saturday behind an athlete from DePaul University. His throw came within two inches of Monmouth’s school record.

Jill Hoops also posted a provisional qualifying mark, running the 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.36, good for third place. She’s now ranked seventh in the nation. Melissa Jones came up a half-inch shy of a provisional mark in the high jump, clearing 5’4.

Both of Monmouth’s pole vaulters had big days. Aaron Walker captured first in the event by equaling his own school record of 14’6. On the women’s side, Cheris Beaty set a school record for the second straight week by clearing 9’6, good for fourth place.

Monmouth’s men placed sixth at the meet, trailing Eastern Illinois University, WIU, Illinois State University, Truman State University and DePaul, the latter by just a half-point. The Fighting Scots’ women placed fourth, beaten by WIU, ISU and DePaul.

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