NORMAL, Ill. – At Friday's Redbird Intrasquad meet, the Illinois State men's and women's track & field teams battled hard against one another, with the Red Team ultimately prevailing over the Black Team by a score of 142-135.
The Red Team's men propelled their team to victory, wracking-up 81 points as compared to the Black Team's 58 points. The Black Team's women gave their team a fighting chance, totaling 77 points to take down the Red Team women (61 points). At the end of the day, the Red Team was just too much to overcome, as they would go on to win the meet and the bragging rights that came along with it.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
(All times and distances are unofficial)
Men's 100-meter
1st – Andy Hatch (10.50), Red Team
1st – Dion Hooker (10.50), Black Team
Men's 600-meter
1st – Kimathi Johnson (1:21.45), Black Team
Men's 1,000-meter
1st – Jack Anstey (2:26.94), Red Team
Men's 400-meter Hurdles
1st – Cole Maguire (53.90), Red Team
Men's Long Jump
1st – Alex Saunders (6.77m/22-02.50), Red Team
Men's Discus
1st – Logan Calvin (47.30m/155-02.00), Red Team
Women's 100-meter
1st – Kelsie Prear (11.51), Black Team
Women's 1,000-meter
1st – Maddi Exline (2:56.87), Black Team
Women's 400-meter Hurdles
1st – Jordyn Bruce (1:01.58), Black Team
Women's Long Jump
1st – Charde Golliday (5.95m/19-06.25)), Black Team
Women's Discus
1st – Sydney Laufenberg (50.29m/165-00.00), Red Team
Women's Hammer Throw
1st – Julia Bourke (60.48m/198-05.00), Red Team
NEXT UP
The Illinois State men's and women's track & field teams will compete in their first official meets next weekend, when the team splits to compete in the Ole Miss Classic, San Francisco State Distance Carnival, and Stanford Invitational on March 29-30.
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