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Scots in position to defend Midwest Conference titles
Release Date:
May 8, 2009
MONMOUTH, Ill. —
The Monmouth
College men’s and women’s track teams are in position to defend
their Midwest Conference titles after Day 1 of the Championships in
Waukesha, Wis. The women have a 92-49 lead over Carroll heading into
Saturday’s finals and the men narrowly trail Grinnell 56-52.
The women picked
up two individual titles as they swept the top three spots in the
discus and the top two in the hammer throw. NCAA qualifier
Tanesha Hughes flung the discus 161’3” to outdistance teammates
Gloria Lehr and Allison Renfro. Lehr got revenge in
the hammer throw where she won with a mark of 153’4”, easing by
Amanda Streeter in second.
The women gained
points with second place finishes from Mary Kate Beyer in the
10,000-meter run, Heather Hull in the high jump and Megan
McKenna who was runnerup in the long jump and pole vault.
Monmouth’s men
brought home one individual crown on Opening Day. Senior Dan
Higgins’ provisional distance in the javelin took first. His
throw of 193’9” won by nearly a foot.
Sam Cokinos
and Peyton Lumzy bunched points in the shot put. Cokinos
placed second and Lumzy was third. Damon Bautista gained
second-place points in the 1500-meter run.
The Scots placed
10 women and 11 men in nine out of a possible 10 events for
tomorrow’s finals.
Monmouth’s men
have won the last eight Midwest Conference Outdoor titles and the
women the last four.
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