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

Lewis Women’s Track And Field Wins Benedictine Invite; Lewis Men’s Track And Field Takes Third

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis University women's track and field team won the Benedictine University Invite with 239 points while Lewis' men's track and field team took third with 133.5 points at the Benedictine Invite on Friday, April 9 at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill.

The Flyer women recorded 38 top eight finishes at the meet while the men recorded 24 top eight finishes. Allison Heinzer (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland HS) recorded the only NCAA II provisional qualifying marks on the day as she improved her times in both the 200 and 400 meters.

Women's Results
100 meters – 2. Jada Hoffman (Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy) 11.92 seconds; 5. Rose-Marie Ogbuli (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield East) 12.53 seconds; 6. Alexandra Martinez (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfeild Central) 12.84 seconds.
200 meters – 1. Heinzer 24.04 seconds; 4. Hoffman 24.41 seconds; 6. Ogbuli 25.62 seconds; Tsitsi Mahachi (Harare, Zimbabwe/Chisipite Senior School) 26.04 seconds.
400 meters – 1. Heinzer 55.19 seconds; 3. Mahachi 58.29 seconds.
800 meters – 5. Charlotte Youell (Joliet, Ill./Joliet West) 2:24.65.
3000 meters – 5. Stephanie Jarvis (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) 10:44.80; 6. Anna Kozak (Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township) 10:52.11
100 hurdles – 1. Natasha Bernett (McAlpin, Ill./Lane Tech) 14.32 seconds; 4. Allison Mack (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park HS) 15.26 seconds.
400 hurdles – 2. Mack 1:05.82; 4. Essence Winters (Belleville, Ill./Belleville East) 1:08.66
High Jump – 5. Jozlyn Garcia (Sterling, Ill./Sterling HS) 1.50 meters (4'11")
Pole Vault – 1. Jamie Poppen (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) 3.55 meters (11'7.75"); 8. Katelyn Gall (Channahon, Ill./Minooka) 2.95 meters (9'8")
Long Jump – 1. Anna Laudizio (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) 5.50 meters (18'0.50"); 2. Jaden Christian (Braidwood, Ill./Braidwood (Reed-Custer)) 5.47 meters (17'11.50"); 3. Alecea Cardillo (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) 5.31 meters (17'5.25"); 4. Bernett 5.26 meters (17'3.25"); 7. Jena Martin (Smithville, Mo./Smithville) 4.83 meters (15'10.25").
Triple Jump – 2. Cardillo 11.78 meters (38'7.75"); 3. Laudizio (11.71 meters (38'5"); 4. Bernett 11.52 meters (37'9.50"); 5. Jaden Christian (Braidwood, Ill./Braidwood (Reed-Custer)) 11.46 meters (37'7.25"); 7. Martin 10.82 meters (35'6").
Shot Put – 2. Kylie Wymer (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) 13.18 meters (43'3"); 3. Ratkoslava Karac (Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield) 12.61 meters (41'4.50"); 4. Alyssa Betlejeski (Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West) 11.88 meters (38'11.75").
Discus – 1. Karac 39.60 meters (129'11"); 3. Betlejeski 37.38 meters (122'8"); 4. Wymer 37.03 meters (121'6").
Javelin – 2. Aliza Van Den Elzen (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) 38.21 meters (125'4"); 3. Bernett 36.37 meters (119'4"); 4. Garcia 34.47 meters (113'1").

Men's Results
100 meters – 2. Reese Kocanda (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) 10.87 seconds; 5. Andrew Mykulanych (Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove) 10.96 seconds.
200 meters – 6. Kocanda 22.52 seconds.
400 meters – 5. Jacoby Jones (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville) 50.20 seconds.
800 meters – AJ Smith (Floyds Knobs, Ind./Silver Creek) 1:58.24.
1500 – Anthony Pena (East Moline, Ill./Pleasant Valley (Iowa)) 4:01.73
3000 – 2. Jacob Hinchley (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township) 8:47.03; 6. Bryce Medaris (Littleton, Colo./Mullen) 8:51.54; 7. Trey Houmes (Hoopeston, Ill./Hoopeston Area) 8:51.94; 8. Ricardo Del Toro (Aurora, Ill./Aurora East) 8:53.34.
110 hurdles – 1. Connor Wagner (Elgin, Ill./Burlington Central) 15.00 seconds
400 hurdles – 1. Wagner 54.19 seconds
4x100 meter relay – 1. Kocanda, Isaiah Davis (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester High School), Myjulanych, Keegan Zack (Watseka, Ill./Watseka Community) 41.76 seconds
Pole Vault – 3. Nick Krella (Batavia, Ill./Batavia) 4.25 meters (13'11.25")
Long Jump – 3. Zach Olenek (Algonquin, Ill./St. Edward Central Catholic) 6.75 meters (22'1.75"); 6. Zack 6.31 meters (20'8.50").
Triple Jump – 5. Olenek 13.50 meters (44'3.50")
Shot Put – 4. Zyaire Shermon (/) 13.01 meters (42'8.25"); 5. Gyasi Boisson (Trinidad and Tobago/) 12.98 meters (42'7"11).
Discus – 5. Shermon 38.91 meters (127'8"); 6. Gerwin De Haan (Oosterzee, Friesland, The Netherlands/) 37.66 meters (123'7"); 7. Boisson 37.15 meters.
Javelin – 1. De Haan 50.84 meters (166'11"); 3. Niklaas Kurth (/) 44.75 meters (146'10").

The Flyers are back in action next Saturday (April 17) as they travel to Bourbonnais, Ill., for the Olivet Nazarene Invite.
 
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Players Mentioned

Gerwin De Haan

Gerwin De Haan

Multi Events
Sophomore
So./So.
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.
Connor Wagner

Connor Wagner

Hurdles/400 meters
6' 3"
Sophomore
So./So.
Keegan Zack

Keegan Zack

Jumps
6' 3"
Sophomore
So./So.

Players Mentioned

Gerwin De Haan

Gerwin De Haan

Sophomore
So./So.
Multi Events
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
Connor Wagner

Connor Wagner

6' 3"
Sophomore
So./So.
Hurdles/400 meters
Keegan Zack

Keegan Zack

6' 3"
Sophomore
So./So.
Jumps