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Track athletes take home six individual titles in Illinois

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The Marquette men’s and women’s track and field teams won six individual titles at the Lee Calhoun Invitational in Macomb, Ill. this weekend. The women’s team took first with a total of 178 points, while the men took third with 125 points.

Junior William Koeck broke his own school record by winning the men’s hammer throw with a distance of 60.84 meters, and senior Bret Hardin placed third with a throw of 55.85 meters.

Senior Carlye Schuh again placed first in multiple events, winning the women’s 200-meter dash with a time of 25.81 seconds and the long jump with a leap of 5.94 meters.

Sophomore Kayla Spencer won the women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 4:49.52, while junior Haley Loprieno took second in 4:52.30.

Junior Samantha Kennedy won the women’s hammer throw with a toss of 56.03 meters. Senior Kristen Gaffey took second in the women’s discus with a distance of 42.83 meters and fourth in the shot put with a put of 12.84 meters.

Sophomore Kellie Greenwood claimed the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase crown with a time of 11:18.38, and freshman Abigail Busse placed second in 12:16.00. Sophomore William Hennessey was runner-up in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:46.45, while junior Marc DiVerde took fourth in 9:56.44 and sophomore Ryan Shields finished fifth in 10:03.24.

Freshman Bridget Bodee took second in the women’s high jump with a height of 1.55 meters, and senior Michael Saindon placed second on the men’s side with a height of 2.08 meters.

Marquette took second through fifth in the women’s 5000-meter run, beginning with freshman Brittney Feivor (time of 18:13.34), followed by junior Rebecca Pachuta (18:30.94), freshman Maggie O’Loughlin (19:25.72) and freshman Tammi Del Ponte (20:17.77).

Freshman Arra Strong finished second in the women’s 100-meter dash with a time of 12.45 seconds and fourth in the 200-meter dash in 26.79 seconds. Freshman Brandon Bell took fifth in the men’s 100-meter dash with a time of 10.90 seconds.

Junior Krista McClure finished runner-up in the women’s 800 meter run with a time of 2:17.74, while sophomore Michael Corr placed fifth in the men’s 800 with a time of 1:57.40.

Freshman Christian Zambrano took third in the men’s 1500-meter run with a time of 4:04.10, while classmate Nate Gomoll placed fourth with a time of 4:04.84. Junior David Sadjak finished fifth in 4:07.59.

Freshman Allison Parker finished fourth in the women’s 400-meter dash with a time of 58.83 seconds, and sophomore Anton Rice placed fifth in the men’s 400-meter dash with a time of 49.43 seconds.

Sophomore Tatyana Pashibin placed third in the women’s heptathlon with 4,134 points, and classmate Jordan Smith finished fifth in the men’s decathlon with a total of 4,526 points.

Other noteworthy finishes include junior Abby Croft, who took third in the women’s pole vault with a vault of 3.33 meters, and sophomore Brett Tobin who placed fifth in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 13.23 meters.

The Golden Eagles resume action Thursday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Cal.

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