Senior Day Track and Field Meet Recap

Monmouth College Track and Field held their last regular season meet on May 4th against Cornell College, Grinnell College, Knox College, Heartland Community College, and Sauk Valley. Senior Caleb Toberman won the discus with the 10th best throw in school history at 48.07m, placing him in the top 40 nationally. Toberman also won the shot put at 15.37m, freshmen Gunner Bryant came in second at 14.07m, and sophomore Blake Orwig got third at 13.66m. More highlights for the men: Bryant won the javelin at 46.51m, freshmen Elijah Cherelus won his heat in the 100M with a PR time of 11.17, and junior Eli Newton won the 800m race with a season-best time of 1:55.84. The 4x400m relay team, sophomore Patrick Curry, Newton, freshmen Da’Von Patterson and sophomore Adrian Outlaw, won the final race of the day in 3:24.98. 

For the women, junior Maddie Boley won the discus with a career-best throw of 44.93m. Sophomore Kayla Braun finished second at 38.86m. Boley also won the hammer at 48.67m, with sophomore Jillian Toth in second at 48.49m, and senior Gracie Gibbons in fourth at 43.74m. Braun won the shot put at 12.78m, with Boley in second at 11.70m, and Gibbons in third with a season-best 11.57m. Sophomore Miranda Hursey won the pole vault with an outdoor career-best of 3.30m, the seventh-best in school history. Senior Lindsay Eaton took fifth in the 800m race with a time of 2:38.36. Senior Bethany Allen took fourth in the high jump at 1.33m. 

The Scots compete in the Midwest Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday hosted by Illinois College. “I'm excited for my last conference meet and ready to see what everyone will do. Hopefully a couple prs too,” said Eaton.

Lydia Perez- Sports Edito

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