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Three School Record Broken at First Outdoor Track & Field Meet of the Season

Three School Record Broken at First Outdoor Track & Field Meet of the Season
Posted: Apr 01, 2023

By Jami Sponaugle 

Decatur, Ill. - Hosted by Millikin University at the Frank M. Lindsay Field, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks Outdoor Track & Field team competed in their first outdoor meet of the season at Big Blue Alumni Invite.

Continuing where they left off from the indoor season, three school records were broken, as well as a handful of all-time rankings were set.  

The women's side finished the meet in 7th place with 31 points, while the men's side finished in 8th with 31 points. 

Scarlet Hawk Women's Highlights

  • Zoe Turner broke the school record and placed second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.66s. Turner currently ranks first in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)

  • Olivia Jameson broke the school record and placed first in High Jump with a height of 1.60m. Jameson currently ranks first in the NACC

  • London Francis broke the school record in Hammer Throw with a distance of 29.85m. 

  • Annika McKown jumped a height of 4.54m in Long Jump, ranking her 3rd all-time.

  • McKown jumped a height of 1.40m in High Jump, ranking her 5th all-time.

  • Francis jumped a distance of 3.46m in Long Jump, ranking her 9th all-time.

Scarlet Hawk Men's Highlights

  •  Rishi Goyal raced a time of 20.49s in the 110 meter hurdles, ranking him 2nd all-time.

  • Javier Bernal threw a distance of 31.18m in Hammer Throw, ranking him 4th all-time.

  • Anand Purushothaman jumped a distance of 11.13m in Triple Jump, ranking him 7th all-time.

  • Ty Garrison jumped a distance of 10.99m in Triple Jump, ranking him 8th all-time.

  • Zach Barisa ran a time of 2:02.76s in the 800 meter run, ranking him 9th all-time. 

Head Coach Tyler McQuality's Comments

"40 degrees & 30mph winds were no match for our team! I was very proud of our team's mindset to compete despite the less than ideal conditions. I know this was a great building block to springboard us into the rest of our spring outdoor season!"

Assistant Coach Kasey Jones Comments

"A tremendous start to the season. The weather was less than cooperative and that did not stop the Scarlet Hawks from putting up some impressive marks. The groundwork has been laid for the rest of the season and we are excited to see where we can go!" 

Up Next 

On Friday, the Hawks travel to Naperville, Ill. to take part in the First Chance Invitational hosted by North Central College. Tentatively, throwing events are scheduled for 12:00 p.m., track events at 3:45 p.m., and the rest of the field events at 4:00 p.m.