Monmouth College trio earn track Performer of the Week honors

Release Date: February 1, 2005

Zach Barr

Jeff Rebholz

Christina Reiner

MONMOUTH, Ill. – In what might be a preview of things to come, a trio of Monmouth College track performers shined at last week’s Midwest Invitational at Monmouth and have been rewarded with Midwest Conference Performer of the Week honors in indoor track and field.

Men’s junior distance runner Zach Barr (Roseville, Ill./HS) has picked up where he left off from his All-American cross country season. The junior topped an impressive 3000-meter field at the Midwest Invitational on Saturday, winning in 8:44.33. He also helped the Scots’ distance medley relay team break a school record by 13 seconds, running a 4:18 anchor leg. The week before, Barr kicked off the season with victories in the 800- and 1500-meter run (2:02.42 and 4:04.19).

One week after breaking the school record in the weight throw, sophomore Jeff Rebholz (Henry, Ill./Henry-Senachwine) shattered the mark, unleashing a throw of 55'7 to win the event at the six-team meet. Rebholz also added a victory in the shot put (50'2-3/4), and he had won both events at the Fighting Scots’ season-opening meet the week before. His mark in the weight throw is ranked ninth in the nation.

Christina Reiner (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) has opened the season with fine performances in the field for Monmouth. Reiner placed second in the long jump with a distance of 16’4 and cleared 5’0-1/2 in the high jump to finish in a tie for fifth. She also posted a height of 9’2-1/2 in Saturday’s pole vault after clearing 9’6 earlier in the season. She is ranked second in the MWC in the long jump and high jump and third in the pole vault.

Physical education majors, Barr is the son of Terry and Jeanne Barr of Roseville and Rebholz is the son of Jackie Miller and Jeff Rebholz, both of Henry.

Reiner, an education major, is the daughter of Richard and Laura Reiner of Clarendon Hills.

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