Anderson Sets School Record in Weight Throw

Newton just misses 800m record

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (03/09/2025) — The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Wartburg Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday. Shane Anderson (Lisle, Illinois) won the weight throw with a school record performance of 20.00m, the second-best throw in Division III this season.

Anderson broke the school record of 19.91m that was set by Joe Krall in 2019 at Illinois Wesleyan and matched later that season at the MWC Championships by John Hintz. Anderson threw 19.88m earlier this season at a home meet and won the MWC Championship last week with a throw of 19.57m.

Senior Eli Newton (Dallas City, Illinois) nearly broke the 19-year-old school record in the 800m. He took almost two seconds off his PR and ran 1:53.87, just shy of Kel Bond's school record of 1:53.80. His mark goes down as the second-best in school history after Newton won the event last week at the MWC Championships in 1:56.05.

On the women's side, senior Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) finished second in the weight throw at 17.94m with Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) in fourth at 16.59m and Kayla Braun (Evansville, Illinois) in sixth at 14.94m.

Boley just missed a PR in the shot put as she finished third with a final throw of 13.61m. Braun was ninth at 12.35m and Toth finished 15th at 11.34m.

NEXT UP:

NCAA national qualifiers will be announced on Sunday. Those who qualify will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships in Rochester, New York March 14-15.

NCAA Division III National Rankings (as of 8:00 p.m. on 3/8/25)
2 - Shane Anderson - weight throw - 20.00m
7 - Maddie Boley - weight throw - 18.47m
12 - Caleb Toberman - weight throw - 19.01m
14 - Caleb Toberman - shot put - 16.78m
16 - Maddie Boley - shot put - 13.70m
25 - Jillian Toth - weight throw - 16.76m
29 - Kayla Braun - shot put - 13.35m
34 - Eli Newton - 800m - 1:53.87

Career Highs for indoor meets (does not include those participating in an event for the first time)

Competitor - event - new career high (old career high)
Shane Anderson - shot put - 20.00m (19.88m)
Eli Newton - 800m - 1:53.87 (1:55.46)

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