Jacksonville, Ill. - The Columbia College men's and women's track & field teams each took home first place finishes in the Jim Green Invite hosted by Illinois College this weekend.

 

The Cougar women edged past William Woods (Mo.) by two points, while the men produced a seven-point victory over runner-up Illinois College.
 

Khristen Bryant continued her dominance in women's pole vault, achieving a new school record with a 4.00-meter vault along with a first place finish. Further, Bryant broke the facility record at Illinois College; making her the first female to jump four-meters in the building. 

 

The Cougars took home five first place finishes in Jason Parker (Men's High Jump - 1.81m), Khristen Bryant (Women's Pole Vault - 4.00m), Madeline Burton (Women's Triple Jump - 10.69m), O'Donnell, Ashrafzadeh, Brinkmann, Homfeldt, Schultz, Burton (Women's Distance Medley - 13:22.97), and Carter Brocato (Men's 3,000-Meter Run - 8.53.78).

 

Men's High Jump

Jason Parker – 1st (1.81m)

 

Women's High Jump

Josie Wright –  2nd (1.48m)

 

Women's Pole Vault

Khristen Bryant – 1st (4.00m)

 

Women's Shot Put

Madeline Burton - 16th (8.86m)

Evelyn Roland – 17th (8.84m)

 

Men's Shot Put

Gavin Frantz – 2nd (14.54m) - PR

Kenny Miller – 6th (12.92m)

Jason Parker - 14th (11.84m) - PR

 

Men's Weight Throw

Gavin Frantz – 3rd (17.94m) - PR

Kenny Miller – 13th (12.19m)

 

Women's Weight Throw

Evelyn Roland – 6th (11.84m) - PR

 

Women's Long Jump

Lily Ashrafzadeh –  2nd (5.34m)

Madeline Burton – 3rd (5.18m)

Gracie Schultz - 9th (4.88m)

 

Men's Long Jump

Grant Erisman – 8th (6.12m)

Andrew Schwarting – 11th (5.88m)

Jace Carr - 12th (5.81m)

Jason Parker - 13th (5.77m)

Trevor Bailey – 16th (5.63m)

 

Women's Triple Jump

Madeline Burton – 1st (10.69m)

Gracie Schultz - 8th (9.89m)

 

Men's Triple Jump

Andrew Schwarting - 5th (11.90m)

Grant Erisman – 4th (12.59m)

 

Women's Distance Medley

Columbia - 1st (13:22.97) 4:03.87, 1:05.18, 2:41.47, 5:32.47

O'Donnell, Ashrafzadeh, Brinkmann, Homfeldt, Schultz, Burton

 

Men's Distance Medley 

Columbia - 2nd (11:27.23) 3.26.20, 53.80, 2:07.54, 4:59.71 

Fisher, Glass, Tegeler, Line, Giles, Carr

 

Women's 55-Meter Hurdles

Makenzie Schwartz – 11th (12.17) - (semifinals)

 

Men's 1-Mile

Alexander Dukes - 4th (4.40.98) - 34.11, 34.37, 36.30,36.04, 35.76, 36.55, 34.38, 33.26

Brock Fisher - 6th (4.50.80) - 35.11, 35.72, 36.55, 36.81, 37.68, 37.99, 33.70

 

Men's 400-Meter Dash

Grant Erisman - 4th (54.10)

 

Women's 400-Meter Dash 

Lily Ashrafzadeh - 3rd (1:03.87)  30.38, 35.00

Khristen Bryant - 8th (1:06.99) 30.56, 36.43

Josie Wright - 9th (1:07.34) 31.08, 36.27

Gracie Schultz - 15th (1:08.73) 31.42, 37.32

Makenzie Schwartz - 20th (1:11.71) 31.69, 40.02

 

Men's 400-Meter Dash

Grant Erisman - 4th (54.10)

 

Men's 800-Meter Run

Ethan Line - 9th (2:07.84)  29.92, 31.54, 32.96, 33.71

 

Men's 200-Meter Dash

Trevor Bailey - 16th (24.83)

Jason Parker - 25th (26.09)

 

Women's 3000- Meter Run

Jada O'Donnell - 3rd (10:56.69) 40.83, 42.41,43.15, 42.94, 42.84, 43.54, 44.08, 44.46, 44.97, 44.57,45.70, 45.57, 46.22, 44.88, 40.60 - PR

Emma Homfeldt - 4th (11:07.90) 41.14, 42.56, 42.93, 43.19, 43.00, 44.05, 44.96, 46.59, 47.36, 47.07, 46.83, 46.57, 45.93, 45.13, 40.67 - PR

Grace Brinkmann - 6th (11:33.52)  42.48, 44.26, 46.01, 45.49, 45.23, 46.12, 46.36, 46.82, 47.40, 47.43, 48.05, 47.64, 48.21, 47.48, 44.59 

 

Men's 3000-Meter Run

Carter Brocato - 1st (8.53.78) 33.99, 36.31, 35.38, 35.49, 35.65, 36.56,36.70,36.71,35.15, 35.78, 35.32, 35.93, 35.60, 35.34, 33.92 - PR

Alexander Dukes - 3rd (8:57.89)  34.28, 36.37, 35.86, 35.26, 34.26, 34.81, 36.54, 36.75, 37.12, 36.25, 36.44, 37.28, 37.58, 37.39, 34.14, 31.90

Will Cherrington - 5th (9:08.30) 34.46, 36.49,36.58, 36.38, 36.12, 37.07, 37.77, 37.51, 37.68, 37.52, 36.60, 37.35,38.38, 36.95, 31.51 - PR

Peter Giles - 12th (9:46.81)  37.75, 39.22, 38.81, 37.62, 38.76, 39.09, 38.97, 39.59, 40.00, 40.40, 40.40, 40.73, 41.36, 40.22, 38.52, 35.83 - PR

Austin Tegeler - 13th (9:51.30) 36.53, 38.51, 39.71, 39.15, 39.32, 39.07, 39.37,40.17, 39.92, 40.72, 40.05, 41.24, 40.99, 39.85, 36.77

 

Up Next:

The Cougars will travel to compete in the 8th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. and the SAU Tune up in Davenport, Iowa.