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Hughes is automatic, Hannam soars at Meet of Champions
Release Date:
April 20, 2009
MONMOUTH, Ill. —
Tanesha Hughes automatically qualified for next
month’s NCAA Outdoor Championships and Tyler Hannam cleared
his first provisional height at last weekend’s Augustana Meet of
Champions where the women were second and the men fourth.
Hughes, a senior thrower from Peoria, won the discus with a
school-record and automatic-qualifying mark of 164’6”. All five of
her throws bettered the automatic mark and her winning throw leads
the nation by more than 10’. Gloria Lehr threw a provisional
143’2” to take second. Hughes and Lehr were 3-4 in the shot put.
Lehr gained the edge on Hughes in the hammer throw, unleashing a
personal-best 146’4” to place third, just in front of Hughes in
fourth.
Hannam, a sophomore jumper from Woodhull, took second in the high
jump with a provisional height of 6’8”. His season-best mark leads
the Midwest Conference and ranks him twelfth nationally. Sean
Wells was fourth.
Logan Hohl clocked his first provisional time of the
season in the 400-meter hurdles and improved his 100- hurdles mark.
The sophomore won the 400- hurdles with a time of 53.58 and moved
into the top 10 in the nation in the event. He also ran a
provisional and personal-best time in the prelims of the 110-
hurdles with a 14.80. He went on to win the finals by .01 in 15.15.
The Scots took the top four spots in the men’s 100- dash.
Saidu Sesay broke the tape in 11.03, Kyle Prout was
second, Michael Blodgett third and Aaron Daverin was
fourth. Sesay was also third in the 200 meters and Blodgett was
fourth in the javelin.
In the relays, Shane Reschke joined Daverin, Prout and
Sesay on the second-place 4x100 relay. Hohl and Reschke were joined
by Patrick Mundschenk and Ryan Hardman on the 4x400
relay. The foursome placed fourth, just two seconds off the pace.
Senior women’s hurdler Shannon Turczyn improved her
provisional standing in the 100-meter hurdles. Her time of 14.49 in
the prelims moves her to sixth in the nation. She went on to win the
finals be nearly a half-second. She also ran a leg on the
third-place 4x100 relay, teaming with Megan McKenna,
Brittany Lowdermilk and Jae Moore.
McKenna and Moore also shined in individual events. McKenna took
first in the triple jump with a mark of 36’4-3/4”. Moore placed
third in the triple jump and was second in the 100- dash and third
in the 200-.
Mary Kate Beyer had a record day in the steeplechase.
Running the event for the first time this season, the sophomore
distance specialist won the race in a school-record time of 11:18.8.
She has the conference’s top time in the event by more than 30
seconds.
Heather Hull and Sarah Stinson took the top two
spots in the high jump. Each cleared 4’11-3/4” with Hull taking
first on attempts.
Brittany McCline set a personal-best mark to place second
in the javelin. Her mark of 120’8” was her first throw this season
over the 120’ mark.
The Scots will have a busy week, traveling to Illinois College
for a Tuesday meet prior to competing at the Loras Invitational
Saturday.
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