MONMOUTH, Ill. – By many track programs’ standards, the Monmouth
College track team had a decent meet at the Cornell Hilltop
Invitational at Mt. Vernon, Iowa last weekend. By Monmouth standards
it could have been better.
"We weren’t very good," said MC track coach Roger Haynes of his
team’s performance at the meet where no team scores were kept.
"We’ve got some work to do." Although the Scots were not up to their
usual high standards, they did see performances that resulted in
four provisional marks and two personal-bests.
The freshmen women ruled the day. Freshman Mary Kate Beyer logged
a personal-best in winning the women’s 3,000-meters. Her time of
10:57.99 was a little more than seven seconds off the school record.
Another freshman, Jae Moore, took third in the 55-meters (7.69) and
was eighth in the 200- (27.99). Classmate Heather Hull ran to a
fourth-place finish in the 55- hurdles (10.13) and was tied for
sixth in the high jump (4’9-3/4). Freshman Morgan Leffel jumped to
eighth place in the long jump (15’5-1/2) and classmate Whitney
Didier captured eighth in the triple jump (31’9-1/2).
The Scots upperclassmen contributed in the pole vault, throws and
high jump. Senior Jessica White cleared 11’5-3/4 to win the pole
vault and freshman Whitney Didier took sixth (9’0-1/4). Senior Jenny
Babos and sophomore Gloria Lehr finished 5-6 in the shot put – Babos
turned in a personal-best 40’3-1/4 and Lehr put the shot 40’1-1/2.
Babos also finished third in the weight throw, while improving on
her provisional mark with a throw of 51’5-1/2. Classmate Megan
Clennon finished second in the high jump (5’1-3/4) and freshman
Sarah Stinson took fourth (4’9-3/4). Shannon Turczyn logged a
finals-qualifying time in the 55- hurdles (9.12), but was unable to
compete in the finals event.
While neither improved on their previous provisional marks for
the men, senior Zach Wilson and freshman Logan Hohl recorded
provisional marks in the weight throw and 55-meter hurdles,
respectively. Wilson won the weight throw with his provisional mark
of 58’11-1/4 which was also a track record at Cornell. Hohl’s time
in the 55- hurdles (7.73) was good for second. Wilson also won the
shot put (50’5-1/2).
The 4x400 relay team of Hohl, Brad Gross, Jacob Stott and Luke
Reschke won the event in a time of 3:24.21. Sophomore Sean Wells’
mark of 6’2 was good for first in the high jump and freshman Tyler
Hannam took ninth (5’10).
Reschke clocked a second-place time in the 200- meters (23.08),
Hohl was second (23.15) and Gross finished seventh (23.35). Seth
Leitner’s 800- performance was good for eighth (2:02.68), just in
front of teammate Clay Staley (2:02.88). Staley finished fourth in
the 3000-meter run (9:05.80). In the pole vault, Peter Sprecher
cleared 14’5-1/4 to capture third and freshman Brock McAnally
finished in a tie for fifth with a height of 12’11-1/5. Brad Begyn
recorded an eighth-place finish in the mile run (4:36.52).
The Scots’ distance medley relay team of Leitner, Patrick
Mundshenk, Tim Bentz and Craig Maher clocked a time of 11:24.04 to
finish sixth. Michael Blodgett took sixth in the triple jump
(39’8-1/2). Nick Law made it to the finals of the long jump,
finishing ninth with a mark of 19’10-1/4. Peyton Lumzy took seventh
in the weight throw (45’4-1/4) and eighth in the shot (45’4-1/4).
Monmouth travels to Bloomington this Saturday for the Illinois
Wesleyan Invitational.
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