one a record-breaking, automatic qualifier for nationals and the
other another record-breaking performance and provisional qualifier.
On the women’s side, senior Jessica White (Galesburg,
Ill./Galesburg) punched her ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships
in the pole vault with a school record and automatic qualifying
height of 12’3-1/2. Her mark, which broke her own school record set
at last year’s indoor nationals, is tied for the top vault in the
nation. Freshman Logan Hohl (Orion, Ill./Orion), who last week just
missed a provisional qualifying time in the men’s 55-meter hurdles,
turned the trick on his home track while winning the event in 7.61.
Hohl’s time is the third fastest in the nation and broke the Scots’
freshman record set in 1989 by All-American and 1992 national
champion Charles Burton.
All told, the Scots had six athletes in six events post automatic
or provisional marks in only the second meet of the season. Senior
Jenny Babos’ (Leland, Ill./Somonauk) winning mark in the women’s
weight throw (51’5) qualified her provisionally for the March meet.
In the men’s competition, senior pole vaulter Jonny Henkins
(Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee) provisionally qualified with his winning
pole vault mark (15’9-3/4). Classmate Peter Sprecher (Canton,
Ill./Canton), who made the provisional mark last week, again cleared
the mark to finish second (15’5). Another senior, Zach Wilson
(Lacon, Ill./Midland) took first in the shot put with a
personal-best and provisional mark of 51’7-1/4. He also won the
weight throw, posting a provisional distance of 59’8-1/4, besting
last week’s provisional performance by 6".
Other firsts for the women came from Megan Clennon in the high
jump with a personal-best jump of 5’3 and Gloria Lehr in the shot
put (40’6). The men received other first place performances from
Luke Reschke in the 400-meters with a personal-best time of 49.89
and the 4x200 relay team of Hohl, Reschke, Brad Gross and Saidu
Sesay.
Second place finishes for the women were recorded by Babos in the
shot put (40’2-1/4); freshman Morgan Leffel, a personal-best 1:02.05
in the women’s 400-meters; and Kaile Schreiner, a personal-best in
the 5,000-meters (19:55.74). Clay Staley finished second in the
men’s mile (4:25.54) and placed third in the 3,000-meters (8:55.23).
The women’s 4x200 relay team of Leffel, Jae Moore, Katey Vaccarello
and Shannon Turczyn ran to a third place finish (1:51.34).
Other personal-bests were recorded by freshman Mary Kate Beyer
who finished fourth in the mile (5:33.77); classmate Peyton Lumzy in
the men’s weight throw (45’9-3/4)
