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Scots track team back to normal at Bloomington Release Date:
February 11, 2008
MONMOUTH, Ill. – Monmouth College has guaranteed at least three
athletes – all pole vaulters – will be qualified for the NCAA
national championships next month.
Seniors Jonny Henkins (Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee) and Peter Sprecher
(Canton, Ill.) joined classmate Jessica White (Galesburg,
Ill./Galesburg) as automatic qualifiers after last weekend’s Keck
Invitational at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Henkins
and Sprecher each cleared 16’7-1/4 to punch their tickets to
nationals. Henkins was declared the winner on attempts. Their marks
rank them tied for second in the nation and tops in the Midwest
Conference. White equaled her previous automatic height and school
record while winning the women’s pole vault (12’3-1/2). White is
ranked first in the MWC and tied for first nationally.
“We were much better,” declared MC coach Roger Haynes of the meet
where his men’s team finished second and the women were fifth. “We
had some of the older kids step up and contribute more than they
had. I feel better that we’re beginning to make progress toward the
conference meet.”
In the rest of the women’s field events, Jenny Babos (Leland,
Ill./Somonauk) won the weight throw with a provisional qualifying
50’10. Gloria Lehr (Knoxville, Ill./Knoxville) and Babos each threw
personal-bests in the shot put to finish 4-5 (41’10-3/4 and
41’3-3/4, respectively). Megan Clennon took fifth in the high jump
(5’1), Sarah Stinson and Heather Hull tied for eighth (4’11). Morgan
Leffel (Viola, Ill./Sherrard) triple jumped a personal-best 33’5-1/4
to capture seventh and had a personal best 1:01.71 for a tenth place
in the 400-meters.
In the men’s field events, Zach Wilson (Lacon, Ill./Midland)
continued his dominance in the throws, winning both while posting
provisional marks in the shot put and weight throw (51’3 and 59’7,
respectively). Sam Cokinos placed fifth in the shot (45’11-3/4) and
Peyton Lumzy captured seventh in the weight throw (45’5-3/4) and
tied for eighth in the shot (44’4-3/4). Pole vaulter Brock McAnally
(Crystal Lake, Ill./South) took fourth, clearing a personal-best
14’7-1/4. Sean Wells high jumped 6’2-3/4 to claim second in that
event. Michael Blodgett captured fourth in the triple jump (41’3).
Brad Gross and Blodgett finished 7-8 in the long jump (20’4-1/2 and
20’1, respectively).
The Scots’ improved performances were not limited to the field
events. Shannon Turczyn made “big progress” in the 55-meter hurdles,
posting a conference best 8.62 to take second. Freshman Mary Kate
Beyer (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria) clocked personal-bests in the
mile run (5:33.00) to take fifth and the 5000-meters (19:06.27) to
claim sixth. Beyer’s 5K time ranks her second in the conference. The
distance medley relay team of Kaile Schreiner, Amy Aghababian,
Michelle Nutting and Jayme Ayers turned in a fifth place time of
14:05.29.
Luke Reschke (Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo) won the 200-meters with a
personal-best time of 22.67. His third place time in the 400-
(49.46) was a personal-best and provisional qualifying time. He is
ranked eighth nationally in the 400- and his 200- time is third in
the conference. Jacob Stott and Logan Hohl finished 5-6 in the 400-
(50.28 and 50.36, respectively). Reschke, Stott, Hohl and Brad Gross
teamed to finish third in the 4x400 relay in a provisional
qualifying time of 3:20.30 which ranks sixth in the nation. Brad
Begyn’s (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) fifth place finish in the
3000- was a personal-best (8:59.44). Scott Sheller took fifth in the
5000- (15:55.53). Gross finished eighth in the 200- (23.32). Aaron
Daverin (Herscher, Ill./Herscher), competing in his first meet this
season, turned in a fifth place finish in the 55-meters (6.60) and
is ranked fifth in the league.
The Scots have two meets remaining before the Midwest Conference
Indoor Championships at Illinois College Feb. 29 – Mar. 1. Men's
Indoor Track |
Women's Indoor Track
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