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Event Records
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Mens
Womens
Mens
100 Meters
1.
Fr
Akeem Haye
11.20
(4.5)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Terry Moore
11.30
(.2)
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Jr
Johnny Walker
11.43
(2.7)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Jr
Payton Thomas
11.59
(2.4)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Jr
Robert Trotter
11.80
(2.4)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Fr
Sheldon St. Michel
11.88
(3.3)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
So
Laron Wallace
12.02
(.1)
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
Fr
Ben Winter
12.03
(-.8)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
9.
Fr
Alec Tulsky
12.56
(3.3)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10.
Fr
Michael Pagan
12.59
(3.3)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
200 Meters
1.
So
Terry Moore
21.91
(3.2)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Johnny Walker
22.88
(4.5)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Akeem Haye
22.95
(2.8)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Aaron Crawford
23.42
(4.5)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
So
Brandon Davis
23.85
(3.2)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Jr
Taylor Coleman
23.94
(3.4)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
Fr
Ben Winter
24.47
(-1.2)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
So
Laron Wallace
24.76
(-1.8)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
9.
Jr
Darren Stass
24.90
(3.2)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10.
Fr
Michael Pagan
25.12
(3.9)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
11.
Fr
Alec Tulsky
25.30
(2.9)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
12.
So
Terrance Nicholas
25.95
(-1.2)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
400 Meters
1.
Sr
Kalmon Stokes
47.22
PR
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Jr
Jaylen Robinson
50.82
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Aaron Crawford
53.48
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Fr
Zach Kearse
53.54
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Garrett Kadrie
54.44
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Jr
Darren Stass
55.23
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
1:00.67
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
800 Meters
1.
Jr
Miroljub Marin
1:57.07
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Anthony Barrios
2:03.26
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
D.J. Wolfram
2:05.31
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Fernando Miranda
2:18.28
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
1500 Meters
1.
So
Anthony Barrios
4:01.62
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Sr
Calvin Robinson
4:04.52
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Dylan Powers
4:12.14
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
So
Tj Pitcock
4:12.53
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Fr
Jordan Sherman
4:19.74
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Jr
Matt Meyers
4:20.77
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
Fr
Christian Barajas
4:22.80
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
Fr
Fernando Miranda
4:57.02
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
9.
So
Cody McDougall
5:02.37
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3000 Meters
1.
Fr
Christian Barajas
9:33.92
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Rafael Godinez
10:54.75
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5000 Meters
1.
So
Jimmy Baeskens
15:24.33
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Jr
Nick Shaw
16:03.43
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Jr
Alex Duncan
16:17.56
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
So
Luke Miller
16:42.59
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Matt Bush
16:50.90
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Jr
Edward Chanon
16:51.94
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Fr
Adrian Vargas
17:57.84
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
8.
Fr
Bruce Mccaffrey
18:29.58
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
9.
Fr
Anthony Partida
18:40.60
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10.
Jr
Rafael Godinez
18:43.89
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
10,000 Meters
1.
So
Jimmy Baeskens
32:25.41
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Nick Shaw
33:44.41
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Matt Bush
35:22.96
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
110m Hurdles - 42"
1.
So
Bobby Cooks
14.28
(-1.7)
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Jr
Taylor Coleman
15.74
(2.5)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
So
Terrance Nicholas
17.94
(4.9)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Sheldon St. Michel
19.97
(-.9)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
20.93
(2.9)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
400m Hurdles - 36"
1.
Sr
Kalmon Stokes
51.50
PR
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Fr
Sheldon St. Michel
1:06.96
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3k Steeplechase
1.
So
Tj Pitcock
9:54.66
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Sr
Kevin Crozier
10:08.00
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Matt Meyers
10:26.36
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Jr
Dan Morgan
11:07.79
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Adrian Vargas
11:08.52
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
So
Aaron Lehman
11:41.63
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4x100 Relay
1.
Relay Team
43.10
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4x400 Relay
1.
Relay Team
3:17.64
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jaylen Robinson
Terry Moore
Aaron Crawford
Kalmon Stokes
3:17.78
Apr 30
Drake Relays
DMR 4000m - [1200-400-800-1600]
1.
Calvin Robinson
Kalmon Stokes
Miroljub Marin
Anthony Barrios
10:25.90
Apr 30
Drake Relays
Shot Put - 16lb
1.
Fr
David Blutcher
12.58m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Brandon Pichen
12.47m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Sr
Jon Olmo
11.63m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Sr
Josiah Douglas
11.41m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
So
Eddie Gonzalez
10.52m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
So
Ed Lewis
10.23m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
So
Cody Murtaugh
8.89m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
8.
So
Terrance Nicholas
8.56m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
9.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
7.91m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Discus - 2kg
1.
So
Brandon Pichen
35.72m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Sr
Darren Harms
35.30m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Sr
Josiah Douglas
33.03m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
David Blutcher
32.76m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
So
Eddie Gonzalez
32.29m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Sr
Jon Olmo
31.09m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
So
Ed Lewis
27.75m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
So
Cody Murtaugh
26.63m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
9.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
15.20m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Javelin - 800g
1.
Sr
Brian Rudelich
52.39m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Fr
Akeem Haye
49.35m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Spencer Littlefield
44.15m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Jr
Matt Meyers
40.71m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Sr
Darren Harms
36.95m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Fr
Michael Pagan
34.40m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Jr
Darren Stass
31.45m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
8.
So
Ed Lewis
30.20m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
9.
Fr
Sheldon St. Michel
29.60m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
So
Eddie Gonzalez
29.60m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
11.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
24.30m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
12.
So
Terrance Nicholas
21.00m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
High Jump
1.
Jr
Austen Stewart
2.07m
PR
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Sr
Brian Rudelich
2.00m
PR
May 19
Augie Twilight Qualifier
3.
Jr
Spencer Littlefield
1.77m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Sr
Darren Harms
1.72m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Pole Vault
1.
So
Sean Ganey
4.21m
May 19
Augie Twilight Qualifier
2.
So
Brandon Davis
4.15m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Casey Kurinec
3.70m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Long Jump
1.
Fr
Michael Hampton
6.30m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Bobby Cooks
6.06m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Payton Thomas
5.95m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Jr
Robert Trotter
5.76m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
So
Jonathan Martinez
5.69m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
So
Terrance Nicholas
5.69m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Jr
Darren Stass
5.55m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
Fr
Zach Turnbow
4.68m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Triple Jump
1.
Fr
Michael Hampton
12.94m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Jr
Robert Trotter
12.16m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
So
Jonathan Martinez
11.73m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Jr
Taylor Coleman
11.51m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Hammer - 16lb
1.
So
Brandon Pichen
50.02m
May 19
Augie Twilight Qualifier
2.
So
Eddie Gonzalez
38.83m
May 19
Augie Twilight Qualifier
3.
Fr
David Blutcher
31.59m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Sr
Jon Olmo
31.26m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
So
Ed Lewis
30.88m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Sr
Josiah Douglas
30.81m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
So
Cody Murtaugh
29.94m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Womens
100 Meters
1.
So
Deterrica Simpkins
12.00
(2.6)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Lisa Rodriguez
12.51
(3.7)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Jr
Crystal Abernathy
12.51
(2.6)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Breonna Guillory
12.97
(1.8)
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Jr
Kamish Langston
13.16
(1.0)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Fr
Gina Ramundo
13.35
(2.8)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
Sr
Lindsey Wille
13.51
(.2)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
8.
Fr
Caitlyn Graff
13.74
(1.6)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
9.
Fr
Briana Daniel
14.07
(2.8)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10.
So
N'Crai Pittman
15.19
(1.6)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
11.
Fr
Hayley Hoffman
16.33
(1.6)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
200 Meters
1.
So
Deterrica Simpkins
24.33
(2.4)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Crystal Abernathy
26.52
(.0)
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Jr
Kamish Langston
26.66
(3.2)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Breonna Guillory
26.88
(4.0)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Sr
Liz Canady
27.15
(3.2)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Fr
Gina Ramundo
27.49
(3.5)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
Jr
Taylor Jefford
27.83
(3.1)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
8.
Fr
Briana Daniel
28.78
(2.8)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
9.
Fr
Alyssa May
29.08
(2.8)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10.
Fr
Tammy Larson
29.28
(.0)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
11.
Sr
Lindsey Wille
29.31
(-3.3)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
12.
So
N'Crai Pittman
34.82
(-3.3)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
13.
Fr
Hayley Hoffman
35.69
(-1.7)
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
400 Meters
1.
Jr
Crystal Abernathy
59.66
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Sr
Liz Canady
1:02.28
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Kamish Langston
1:02.41
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Alyssa May
1:05.20
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Fr
Tammy Larson
1:07.30
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
800 Meters
1.
Jr
Jessica Campbell
2:26.01
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Fr
Jazzmine Reyes
2:28.21
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
1500 Meters
1.
Jr
Jessica Campbell
5:01.19
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Sr
Soryia Sabir
5:28.13
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
So
Emily Vanderwaal
5:29.26
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Janeth Sanchez
5:55.72
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3000 Meters
1.
Fr
Jazzmine Reyes
11:35.47
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Fr
Eyo Toe
12:13.40
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Aubrey Kelson
13:02.11
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5000 Meters
1.
Sr
Christina Luptak
18:45.70
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Sr
Sherry Maschmeyer
19:53.62
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Eyo Toe
21:06.88
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4.
Fr
Aubrey Kelson
21:58.92
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Janeth Sanchez
21:59.71
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Fr
Autumn Oley
22:12.24
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Sr
C.J. Iwanicki
23:27.22
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
10,000 Meters
1.
Sr
Christina Luptak
38:29.16
PR
Apr 30
Drake Relays
100m Hurdles - 33"
1.
Sr
Talia Sheedlo
14.53
(.1)
PR
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Jr
Taylor Jefford
15.77
(1.9)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Fr
Caitlyn Graff
17.11
(3.8)
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Devon Matz
17.90
(2.9)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Jr
Ashley Johnson
18.43
(-.5)
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Fr
Hayley Hoffman
22.65
(2.9)
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
400m Hurdles - 30"
1.
Sr
Talia Sheedlo
1:05.26
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Fr
Devon Matz
1:12.40
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3k Steeplechase
1.
Sr
Sherry Maschmeyer
12:55.48
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
4x100 Relay
1.
Relay Team
47.41
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
2.
Breonna Guillory
Deterrica Simpkins
Lisa Rodriguez
Crystal Abernathy
48.33
Apr 30
Drake Relays
4x200 Relay -
1.
Crystal Abernathy
Lisa Rodriguez
Kamish Langston
Deterrica Simpkins
1:40.90
Apr 30
Drake Relays
4x400 Relay
1.
Relay Team
4:35.84
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Shot Put - 4kg
1.
So
Hannah Meager
11.40m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Kylie Knur
9.87m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Fr
Kendra Negron
8.76m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Katie Terry
7.91m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Discus - 1kg
1.
So
Hannah Meager
38.47m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Kylie Knur
33.59m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Kylee Quick
29.70m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Katie Terry
29.29m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Fr
Kendra Negron
25.71m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Javelin - 600g
1.
Sr
Jenna Taylor
28.00m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
So
Kylie Knur
26.65m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Fr
Kathleen Sweeney
26.27m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Sr
Talia Sheedlo
25.10m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Jr
Ashley Johnson
23.48m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Sr
Soryia Sabir
22.60m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
7.
Sr
C.J. Iwanicki
19.55m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
8.
Sr
Nikki Burke
16.20m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
High Jump
1.
Sr
Talia Sheedlo
1.55m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Sr
Jenna Taylor
1.55m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
3.
Fr
Destinee Haugabook
1.50m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Fr
Breonna Guillory
1.50m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
5.
Fr
Adriana Ramirez
1.42m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
6.
Fr
Alyssa May
1.35m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Jr
Ashley Johnson
1.30m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
Pole Vault
1.
So
Rebecca Moore
2.95m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Fr
Adriana Ramirez
2.80m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Long Jump
1.
Fr
Destinee Haugabook
4.76m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Fr
Caitlyn Graff
4.76m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Taylor Jefford
4.75m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Gina Ramundo
4.63m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
5.
Jr
Teasia Kimmons
4.10m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
6.
Sr
Nikki Burke
3.74m
PR
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
7.
Sr
C.J. Iwanicki
3.34m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Triple Jump
1.
Jr
Taylor Jefford
10.23m
Apr 9
Millikin Big Blue
2.
Fr
Destinee Haugabook
9.54m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
Jr
Teasia Kimmons
9.07m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Hammer - 4kg
1.
So
Hannah Meager
41.60m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
2.
Jr
Kylee Quick
35.16m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
3.
So
Kylie Knur
35.03m
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
4.
Fr
Kendra Negron
28.84m
PR
Apr 16
Wheaton Don Church Twilight
Heptathlon -
1.
Sr
Talia Sheedlo
4660
PR
May 28
NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships
*Recent improvement