Scots Win Five More Events Saturday, Both T&F Teams Finish Second

Maddie Boley Named Field Performer of the Year

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (02/25/2024) — The Monmouth College track and field teams added four individual wins plus a relay win on Saturday as both the men's and women's team finished in second place at the Midwest Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. Junior Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) was named the Field Performer of the Year for the second straight season. The women finished second with 114.5 points, 21 behind Ripon. The men finished with 108.5 points, 29 behind Ripon.

Women
In the weight throw, Boley won the event with a new PR of 16.81m and the fourth-best throw in Monmouth history. Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) took second at 14.76m with Brynn Hogan (Galena, Missouri) in seventh at 13.05m and Gracie Gibbons (Altona, Illinois) in eighth at 13.03m.

In the triple jump Carina Engst (Bloomington, Illinois) finished second at 10.65m. Delaney Rexroat (Monmouth, Illinois) took sixth at 10.21m with Emma Crofton (Neponset, Illinois) in seventh at 10.18m.

In the 60m dash, Makaiha Moore-Bell (Knoxville, Illinois) finished fifth in 8.03 seconds with Madison Rusk (Annawan, Illinois) right behind her in sixth at 8.09 seconds.

In the 200 Rusk took fifth in 26.70 while Moore-Bell was seventh with a PR of 27.08. Engst finished seventh in the 400m race in 1:03.17.

The distance medley relay, Lindsay Eaton (Danvers, Illinois), Ally Celus (Annawan, Illinois) Danielle Johnson (Annawan, Illinois) and Samantha Costello (Morris, Illinois) took seventh in 13:53.85

The 4x400m relay team of Rusk, Moore-Bell, Johnson and Carina Engst (Bloomington, Illinois) finished sixth.

Men
Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois) led a 1-2-3 sweep for Monmouth in the weight throw. Toberman defended his title from last year with a winning throw of 18.67m. Shane Anderson (Lisle, Illinois) took second at 18.01m and Blake Orwig (Wyoming, Illinois) was third with a PR of 17.26m. Gunner Bryant (Curryville, Missouri) finished eighth with a PR of 15.23m,

Adrian Outlaw (Galesburg, Illinois) won the 400 with a career-best run of 50.99 seconds while Patrick Curry, Jr. (Chicago, Illinois) finished seventh in 51.80 seconds.

Eli Newton (Dallas City, Illinois) won the 800m race in 1:55.43, the second-fastest time in school history and the top time since Kel Bond set the school record of 1:53.80 in 2006.

The 4x400 relay team of Curry, Outlaw, Newton and Xavier Camper (Grayslake, Illinois) won in 3:24.34 with IC on their heels at 3:24.47

In the 60m race, Da'Von Patterson (Ponte Vedra, Florida) finished eighth in 7.20 seconds.

In the high jump, Curry finished sixth at 1.81m. In the pole vault Riley Bernas (Aurora, Illinois) finished fourth at 3.80m.

The distance medley relay team of Xander Stoub (Palos Heights, Illinois), Logan Morse (Yates City, Illinois), Braden Bernas (Aurora, Illinois) and William Plumley (Geneseo, Illinois) took seventh in 11:12.67.

NEXT UP:

Select members of the team will compete in last chance qualifiers next weekend in an attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships.

NCAA Division III National Rankings (as of 6pm 2/24/24)
8 - Shane Anderson - weight throw (19.05m)
11 - Caleb Toberman - weight throw (18.77m)
24 - Maddie Boley - weight throw (16.81m)
40- Maddie Boley - shot put (13.06m)
44 - Blake Orwig - weight throw (17.26m)
45 - Maddie Rusk - long jump (5.47m)

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)
Maddie Boley - weight throw - 16.81m (15.77m)
Gunner Bryant - weight throw - 15.23m (14.98m)
Xavier Camper - 400m - 52.74 (53.15)
Samantha Costello - 3000m - 11:45.37 (11:53.05)
Emma Crofton - triple jump - 10.18m (9.95m)
Carina Engst - triple jump - 10.65m (10.26m)
Carina Engst - 400m - 1:03.17 (1:04.81)
Makaiha Moore-Bell - 200m - 27.08 (27.43)
Blake Orwig - weight throw - 17.26m (16.01m)
Adrian Outlaw - 400m - 50.99 (51.62)
Da'Von Patterson - 200m - 23.32 (23.34)
William Plumley - 3000m - 9:29.81 (9:35.03)
Xander Stoub - 3000m - 9:33.50 (9:37.75)
Bryson Thomas - 200m - 23.98 (23.99)

Media Attachments

MWC_Indoor_Final_Results.pdf

Results

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The 2024 Indoor champions. Back row (Eli Newton 800, 4x400, Xavier Camper 4x400, Adrian Outlaw, 4x400, 400, Caleb Toberman weight & shot) Front Row (Miranda Hursey pole vault, Madison Rusk long jump. Maddie Boley, weight throw, Patrick Curry, Jr. 4x400) Photo by Kenzie Baker (Monmouth College)

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