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Kylie Wymer
Steve Woltmann
Kylie Wymer

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

Flyers Win 11 Events To Take Team Title At Benedictine Eagle Tune-Up

LISLE, Ill. – Lewis's women's track and field team won 11 events and had 40 top eight finishes as it won the Benedictine Eagle Tune-Up with 290 points on Friday afternoon in Lisle, Ill. The Flyers picked up three NCAA provisional marks and had several individuals record personal records.

Kylie Wymer (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) won the shot put with a season and personal best heave of 14.67 meters (48'1.75"). The heave also improved her provisional qualifying mark and moved her up to 15th in Division II this season. Ratkoslava Karac (Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield) took second in the event with a heave of 12.77 meters (41'10.75").

Alyssa Betlejeski (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) recorded a personal best in the discus with a throw of 39.97 meters (131'2") while Wymer was second in the event with a toss of 36.74 meters (120'6").

Aliza Van Den Elzen (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) and Natasha Bernett (McAlpin, Ill./Lane Tech) finished first and second respectively in the javelin with each recording provisional qualifying marks and achieving personal bests in thee event. Van Den Elzen won the event with a heave of 42.53 meters (139'6") breaking the school record that was set in 1990 and is also a personal best for her while Bernett finished at 42.11 meters (138'2"). Jozlyn Garcia (Sterling, Ill./Sterling HS) finished third in the event.

Jena Martin (Smithville, Mo./Smithville) won the long jump with a leap of 5.12 meters (16'9.75") while Ramon was second and Bernett was third in the event.

Alecea Cardillo (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North), Tsitsi Mahachi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School), Jaden Christian (Braidwood, Ill./Braidwood (Reed-Custer)) and Rachael Ramon (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) took the top four spots in the triple jump. Cardillo won the event with a jump of 11.92 meters (39'1.25").

Jamie Poppen (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) took the top spot in the pole vault clearing the bar at 3.40 meters (11'1.75") while Katelyn Gall (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) was third in the event.

Garcia and Nadia Roberts (Burbank, Ill./Burbank (Reavis)) went first and second in the high jump. Garcia won it clearing the bar at a height of 1.56 meters (5'1.25") while Roberts cleared it at 1.53 meters (5'0.25").

Ramon, Bernett, Alexandra Martinez (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfeild Central) and Kyla Chalmers (Elk Grove Village, Ill./James B. Conant) finished first through fourth in the 100 meters with Ramon recording the winning time of 12.59 seconds. Bernett set a personal record in the preliminary round with a time of 12.66 seconds.

Anna Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) was the winner in the 800 meters with a time of 2:23.53. Dayanna Sanchez (Berwyn, Ill./Morton) was third in the event finishing at 2:30.30.

Chalmers, Faith Wyman (Trenton, Ill./Trenton (Wesclin)) and Martinez finished first, second and fourth respectively in the 200 meters. Chalmers won the event with a time of 26.09 seconds.

Vanessa Peinado (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates), Caroline Pacer (Wheaton, Ill./West Chicago) and Sophia Wilks (Freeport, Ill./Freeport) finished first, third and fifth respectively in the 5000 meters. Peinado won the even the event with a time of 18:45.70.

Lewis' 4x400 meter relay squad of Arianna Amill-Ramos (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook), Abbey Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township), Kassady Learn (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) and Anna Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) won the event with a time of 4:29.45 while the quartet of Pacer, Peinado, Sanchez and Taylor Renkes (Dixon, Ill./Dixon) finished third in the race.

The Flyers are back in action beginning next Thursday competing in the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Missouri S&T's Allgood-Bailey Stadium in Rolla, Mo.
 
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Players Mentioned

Arianna Amill-Ramos

Arianna Amill-Ramos

Distance
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Natasha Bernett

Natasha Bernett

Hurdles/Jumps
5' 6"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Alyssa Betlejeski

Alyssa Betlejeski

Throws
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Alecea Cardillo

Alecea Cardillo

Jumps
5' 3"
Junior
Fr./Fr.
Kyla Chalmers

Kyla Chalmers

Sprints
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Katelyn Gall

Katelyn Gall

Distance
Sophomore
So./So.
Jozlyn Garcia

Jozlyn Garcia

Jumps
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Ratkoslava Karac

Ratkoslava Karac

Throws
Sophomore
So./So.
Kassady Learn

Kassady Learn

Distance
Senior
Sr./Sr.
Jena Martin

Jena Martin

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Fr./Fr.

Players Mentioned

Arianna Amill-Ramos

Arianna Amill-Ramos

Senior
Sr./Sr.
Distance
Natasha Bernett

Natasha Bernett

5' 6"
Junior
Jr./Jr.
Hurdles/Jumps
Alyssa Betlejeski

Alyssa Betlejeski

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Throws
Alecea Cardillo

Alecea Cardillo

5' 3"
Junior
Fr./Fr.
Jumps
Kyla Chalmers

Kyla Chalmers

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Sprints
Katelyn Gall

Katelyn Gall

Sophomore
So./So.
Distance
Jozlyn Garcia

Jozlyn Garcia

Junior
Jr./Jr.
Jumps
Ratkoslava Karac

Ratkoslava Karac

Sophomore
So./So.
Throws
Kassady Learn

Kassady Learn

Senior
Sr./Sr.
Distance
Jena Martin

Jena Martin

Sophomore
Fr./Fr.
Sprints/Jumps