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Kylie Wymer
Luke Rinne
Kylie Wymer

Men's Track and Field Luke Rinne, Director of Athletic Communications

Both Lewis Track And Field Teams Have Successful Day At Olivet Nazarene

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis University's men's and women's track and field teams had another successful day as the two teams combined for 51 top five finishes, 12 event wins and three NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the Olive Nazarene Invitational in Bourbonnais, Ill.

Recording provisional marks for the Flyers were Kylie Wymer (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) in the shot put as she improved her mark for the national meet. Lewis' women's 4x100 meter relay team of Jada Hoffman (Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy), Allison Heinzer (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland HS), Grace Harris (Dousman, Wis./Homeschooled) and Rose-Marie Ogbuli (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East) improved their provisional time to 45.78 seconds while the 4x400 meter relay time of Tsitsi Mahachi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School), Heinzer, Kyla Chalmers (Elk Grove Village, Ill./James B. Conant) and Harris recorded a time of 3:47.49 which is ranked top five in Division II this year.

Women's Results
100 meters – 1. Hoffman 12.00 seconds; 2. Heinzer 12.03 seconds; 4. Harris 12.30 seconds; 5. Ogbuli 12.33 seconds.
400 meters – 2. Vivica Phillips (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South HS) 59.07 seconds; 3. Chalmers 59.46 seconds; 4. Faith Wyman (Trenton, Ill./Trenton (Wesclin)) 1:00.01.
1500 meters – 3. Anna Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) 4:50.97.
3000 meters – 5. Caroline Pacer (Wheaton, Ill./West Chicago) 10:59.49.
10,000 meters – 5. Sophia Wilks (Freeport, Ill./Freeport) 41:42.22.
100 hurdles – 2. Allison Mack (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park HS) 15.26 seconds.
Steeplechase – 3. Grace Girard (Collins, Iowa/West Marshall) 12:31.25; 4. Grace Schmucker (Fremont, Ind./Fremont) 13:08.33.
4x100 relay – 1. Hoffman, Heinzer, Harris, Ogbuli 45.78 seconds.
4x400 relay – 1. Mahachi, Heinzer, Chalmers, Harris 3:47.49.
High Jump – 4. Jozlyn Garcia (Sterling, Ill./Sterling HS) 1.54 meters (5'5"); 5. Aliza Van Den Elzen (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) 1.54 meters (5'5").
Long Jump – 1. Jaden Christian (Braidwood, Ill./Braidwood (Reed-Custer)) 5.65 meters (18'6.5"); 2. Anna Laudizio (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) 5.41 meters (17'9"); 3. Mahachi 5.40 meters (17'8.75"); 4. Alecea Cardillo (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) 5.38 meters (17'8"); 5. Rachael Ramon (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) 5.34 meters (17'6.25").
Shot Put – 1. Wymer 14.37 meters (47'1.75"); 2. Ratkoslava Karac (Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield) 13.23 meters (43'5"); 3. Alyssa Betlejeski (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) 12.03 meters (39'5.75").
Discus – 1. Karac 43.01 meters (141'1"); 2. Betlejeski 39.57 meters (129'10"); 5. Wymer 38.31 meters (125'8").
Hammer Throw – 3. Betlejeski 42.21 meters (138'6"); 4. Wymer 42.12 meters (138'2").
Javelin – 5. Karac 28.55 meters (93'8").

Men's Results
100 meters – 4. Reese Kocanda (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) 11.07 seconds; 5. Andrew Myjulanych 11.08 seconds.
200 meters – 5. Keegan Zack (Watseka, Ill./Watseka Community) 22.46 seconds.
400 meters – 1. Demontez McCray (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) 50.23 seconds; 5. AJ Smith (Floyds Knobs, Ind./Silver Creek) 51.35 seconds.
1500 meters – 5. Daniel Arimi (Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) 3:59.52.
3000 meters – 3. Anthony Pena (East Moline, Ill./Pleasant Valley (Iowa)) 8:47.63.
10,000 meters – 5. Nate Amster (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) 34:12.86.
Steeplechase – 2. Trey Houmes (Hoopeston, Ill./Hoopeston Area) 9:42.38; 3. Jacob Hinchley (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) 9:53.76; 4. Bryce Medaris (Littleton, Colo./Mullen) 9:55.83.
4x100 meter relay – 1. Kocanda, McCray, Mykulanych, Zack 41.48 seconds.
4x400 meter relay – 1. Jacoby Jones (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville), Rackesh Ragoo (Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville), AJ Smith (Floyds Knobs, Ind./Silver Creek), Ryan Wade (Kingston, Ill./Genoa-Kingston) 3:24.43.
High Jump – 1. Gerwin De Hann 1.90 meters (6'2.75").
Pole Vault – 1. Nick Krella (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) 4.40 meters (14'5.25"); Kyle Brown (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park HS) 4.10 meters (13'5.25").
Long Jump - 1. Zach Olenek (Algonquin, Ill./St. Edward Central Catholic) 6.62 meters (21'8.75").
Shot Put – 5. Gyasi Boisson (Trinidad and Tobago/) 13.81 meters (45'3.75").
Discus – 4. Zyaire Shermon (/) 41.36 meters (135'8"); 5. De Hann 41.30 meters (135'6").

The Flyers return to the track next Friday as they head to Des Moines, Iowa, for the prestigious Drake Relays.
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Players Mentioned

Nate Amster

Nate Amster

Distance
Junior
So./So.
Daniel Arimi

Daniel Arimi

Distance
Sophomore
Fr./Fr.
Kyle Brown

Kyle Brown

Pole Vault
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Trey Houmes

Trey Houmes

Distance
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Jacoby Jones

Jacoby Jones

Sprints
Sophomore
So./So.
Reese Kocanda

Reese Kocanda

Sprints
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Nick Krella

Nick Krella

Jumps
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Bryce Medaris

Bryce Medaris

Distance
Junior
So./So.
Zach Olenek

Zach Olenek

Sprints/Jumps
5' 9"
Sophomore
Fr./Fr.
Anthony Pena

Anthony Pena

Distance
Junior
So./So.

Players Mentioned

Nate Amster

Nate Amster

Junior
So./So.
Distance
Daniel Arimi

Daniel Arimi

Sophomore
Fr./Fr.
Distance
Kyle Brown

Kyle Brown

Senior
Sr./Sr.
Pole Vault
Trey Houmes

Trey Houmes

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Distance
Jacoby Jones

Jacoby Jones

Sophomore
So./So.
Sprints
Reese Kocanda

Reese Kocanda

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprints
Nick Krella

Nick Krella

Senior
Sr./Sr.
Jumps
Bryce Medaris

Bryce Medaris

Junior
So./So.
Distance
Zach Olenek

Zach Olenek

5' 9"
Sophomore
Fr./Fr.
Sprints/Jumps
Anthony Pena

Anthony Pena

Junior
So./So.
Distance