RESULTS
The Trojan track & field team travelled to Bloomington, Illinois over the weekend to take part in the Illinois Wesleyan Titan Open this past Saturday. Over the course of the day the team netted 13 top-10 finishes and 11 team record performances.
On the women's side, pole vaulter Cara Grinde had another solid outing, taking second with a mark of 3.35m (11'0"). This was Cara's third consecutive meet completing a vault above the NAIA qualifying mark for nationals and she currently ranks as the #12 pole vaulter in NAIA. Cara's vault teammate Amanda Miller took 4th in the event with a season best effort of 2.89m (9'6").
Jasman Edmond once again led the way in the sprints and edged ever so closer to attaining a qualifying mark in the 55m dash, where she ran to a 6th place finish in a time of 7.62. Jasman followed that race up with a 13th place finish (27.59) in a very competitive event.
Senior Heather Dixon had a great day in the distance events, setting school records in both the mile (5:49.21 - 8th place) and the 3000m (11:33.77 - 11th).
In the throwing events, Abbie Herrold had a great day in the shot put, placing 10th with a throw of 10.31m (33'10").
For the men, Philiph Tonui shined once again, as he produced a runner-up finish in a great mile race (4:27.36), which followed his 3rd place effort in the 5000m (15:36.20). Both times erased school records that he already owned.
John Anderson knocked half a second off of his best 55m Hurdle time, finishing 17th in 8.67 seconds.
The men's 4x400m relay team of John Anderson, Brett Jones, Philiph Tonui, and Ben Griffin broke the school record in that event, finishing 9th with a time of 3:36.36.
In the men's field events, Gheron Dorsett had a great effort in the men's weight throwt, throwing for a best of 12.28m (40'3.5"). Brett Jones set a new personal best in the pole vault, going 3.73m (12'3") which was good for 11th place.
Two members of the coaching staff also performed well on Saturday. Coach Jason Scott won the men's pole vault with a personal best mark of 5.41m (17'9"), a height that should qualify him for the USA Indoor National meet at the end of February. At last year's USA Indoors, Coach Scott finished 4th overall in that event. Also, Coach Beth Scott took part in the 800m race and finished 3rd with a time of 2:19.37.
The team will head back to the Land of Lincoln for a return trip to Illinois College for the Jim Green Classic this Saturday. Among the highlights will be a number of Trojans attempting to attain NAIA indoor qualifying standards including Philiph Tonui (5000m), Carissa Eichmeyer (3000m Racewalk), Jasman Edmond (55m), and Brittni Bastean (High Jump)
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