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Boley, Men's 4x100 Relay Pick up Wins at Redbird Challenge

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (03/30/2025) — The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams opened the outdoor season this weekend with the two-day Redbird Challenge hosted by Illinois State University. The meet included Division I programs like host ISU, Marquette, Bradley, Iowa, Valparaiso and UW-Milwaukee in addition to Division II and Division III programs.

MEN

The men's 4x100 relay team won the event with a time of 41.89 seconds, just outside the top 10 times in school history. Johnny York (Elmwood, Illinois), Janius Taylor (Lakeland, Florida), Da'Von Patterson (Ponte Vedra, Florida) and Kani Carson (Lincoln, Illinois) combined to win the event. Patterson and Carson joined Adrian Outlaw (Galesburg, Illinois) and Patrick Curry (Chicago, Illinois) to finish fourth in the 4x400m relay in 3:27.37.

Taylor finished fourth in the 200m race in 21.87 seconds while Peter Soutsos (Highland Park, Illinois) was fifth in the 400m hurdles in 1:05.12.

Tashawn Ruffin (Bloomington, Illinois) finished second in the triple jump at 13.67m.

Shane Anderson (Lisle, Illinois) was fourth in the hammer throw on Friday at 52.54m. Gunner Bryant (Curryville, Missouri) was sixth in the discus at 42.62m and Colton Hutson (Mount Pleasant, Iowa) was seventh in the javelin at 44.88m. Blake Orwig (Wyoming, Illinois) took eighth in the shot put at 13.77m

WOMEN

Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) won the shot put on Saturday at 12.60m. She also took second in the discus with the third-best throw in school history at 46.59m. Boley took third overall and second among D3 throwers in the hammer throw on Friday with a toss of 48.02m.

Kayla Braun (Evansville, Illinois) was fourth in the shot put at 11.55m and seventh in the discus at 38.81m. Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) finished sixth in the shot put at 11.20m. She was also fourth in the hammer at 47.62m and Abbie Johnson (LaHarpe, Illinois) made the finals with a PR of 39.76 to finish ninth.

NEXT UP:

The Scots head to Augustana next Saturday for a day long meet.

NCAA Division III National Rankings (as of 8:30 p.m. on 3/29/25)
3 - Maddie Boley - discus - 46.59m
11 - Maddie Boley - hammer throw - 48.02m
13 - Jillian Toth - hammer throw - 47.62m
15 - Maddie Boley - shot put - 12.60m
17 - Men's 4x100m relay - 41.89
18 - Shane Anderson - hammer throw - 52.54m
28 - Tashawn Ruffin - triple jump - 13.67m
34 - Kayla Braun - discus - 38.81m
42 - Miranda Hursey (Hanna City, Illinois) - pole vault - 3.28m

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

Competitor - event - new career high (old career high)
Isaac Anderson - hammer throw - 37.55m (36.32m)
Melissa Bivolarov - 1500m - 5:37.57 (5:44.34)
Maddie Boley - dicus - 46.59m (44.55m)
Megan Dailey - pole vault - 3.13m (3.11m)
Colton Hutson - javelin - 44.88m (43.69m)
Abbie Johnson - hammer throw - 39.76m (38.27m)
Peter Soutsos - 110m hurdles - 15.92 (16.02)
Jillian Toth - discus - 35.93m (32.42m)


SA
Shane
Anderson
  • engineering
  • Class of 2025
  • Lisle, Illinois
MB
Madelyn
Boley
  • health science and human movement
  • Class of 2025
  • Beecher, IL
MD
Megan
Dailey
  • social science education
  • Class of 2025
  • Pendleton, IN
IA
Isaac
Anderson
  • physical education
  • Class of 2026
  • Peoria, IL
KB
Kayla
Braun
  • business administration
  • Class of 2026
  • Evansville, Ill.
Patrick Curry Jr.
Patrick
Curry
  • communication
  • Class of 2026
  • Chicago, IL
MH
Miranda
Hursey
  • business administration
  • Class of 2025
  • Hanna City, IL
AJ
Abbie
Johnson
  • elementary education
  • Class of 2026
  • Laharpe, IL
BO
Blake
Orwig
  • business administration
  • Class of 2026
  • Wyoming, IL
AO
Adrian
Outlaw
  • engineering
  • Class of 2026
  • Galesburg, Illinois
PS
Peter
Soutsos
  • chemistry
  • Class of 2025
  • Highland Park, Ill.
JT
Jillian
Toth
  • psychology
  • Class of 2025
  • El Paso, Illinois
JY
Johnny
York
  • business administration
  • Class of 2026
  • Peoria, Illinois
MB
Melissa
Bivolarov
  • biochemistry
  • Class of 2026
  • Arlington Heights, Ill.
CH
Colton
Hutson
  • business administration
  • Class of 2025
  • Mount Pleasant, IA
DP
Da'Von
Patterson
  • engineering
  • Class of 2027
  • Ponte Vedra, FL
TR
Tashawn
Ruffin
  • exercise science
  • Class of 2027
  • Bloomington, Illinois
KC
Kani
Carson
  • Lincoln, Illinois

Monmouth College

Nathan Baliva 309-457-2322 nbaliva@monmouthcollege.edu

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