Toberman Wins Shot Put at Meet of Champions

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (04/21/2024) — The Monmouth College track and field teams finished the two-day Augustana Meet of Champions on Saturday. After competing in the discus, javelin and 10,000m on Friday, the other events were contested on Saturday.

Men
Caleb Toberman (Clifton, Illinois) added to his successful Friday night with two big throws on Saturday in a loaded field. He won the shot put with a career-best throw of 15.67m and finished third in the hammer with a career best throw of 56.53m. The hammer throw is the second-best in school history as Toberman surpassed Joe Krall's 2019 MWC Championship throw.

Women
Kayla Braun (Evansville, Illinois) took third in the shot put with a career-best throw of 13.21m and Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) took fifth at 13.10m. Boley was also fourth in the hammer with a career-best throw of 50.40m that ranks fifth in school history. Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) took fifth in the hammer at 46.03m and Gracie Gibbons (Altona, Illinois) took ninth in both the shot put and the hammer.

Miranda Hursey (Hanna City, Illinois) finished seventh with an outdoor career-best of 3.29m in the pole vault. Maddie Rusk (Annawan, Illinois) also had an outdoor career high in the long jump at 5.23 as she finished third.

Samantha Costello (Morris, Illinois) took sixth in the 5000m in a career-best time of 20:05.47.

NEXT UP:

The Scots head to Illinois Wesleyan on Friday for their final regular-season road meet. In addition, Boley will compete in the discus on Friday at the prestigious Drake Relays.

NCAA Division III National Rankings (as of 10:30 pm 4/20/24)
14 - Maddie Boley - shot put - 13.47m
15 - Maddie Boley - discus - 43.67m
21 - Caleb Toberman - hammer throw - 56.53m
24 - Kayla Braun - shot put - 13.21m
35 - Caleb Toberman - shot put - 15.67m
42 - Kayla Braun - discus - 41.74m
42- Caleb Toberman - discus - 46.81m

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)
Bethany Allen - triple jump - 9.76m (9.60m)
Chloe Allen - 100m - 14.28 (14.37)
Chloe Allen - triple jump - 9.36m (9.34m)
Melissa Bivolarov - 3000m Steeplechase - 13:38.40 (14:04.22)
Maddie Boley - hammer throw - 50.40m (47.94m)
Kayla Braun - shot put - 13.21m (12.46m)
Kayla Braun - hammer throw - 41.65m (39.18m)
Elijah Cherelus - 100m - 11.45 (11.60)
Neo Colter - 3000m steeplechase - 10:17.89 (10:24.30)
Samantha Costello - 5000m - 10:05.47 (10:14.83)
Emma Crofton triple jump - 9.68m (9.55)
Lane Grice - 100m - 11.62 (11.65)
Miranda Hursey - pole vault - 3.29m (3.25m)
Abbie Johnson - hammer throw - 37.13m (36.13m)
Alec Mahar - 200m - 24.47 (25.09)
Makaiha Moore-Bell - 100m - 13.18 (tie)
Logan Morse - 200m - 23.71 (24.46)
Blake Orwig - hammer throw - 45.70m (44.58m)
Tayler Raska - 100m - 13.56 (13.58)
Maddie Rusk - long jump - 5.23m (5.12m)
Peter Soutsos - 110m hurdles - 16.37 (16.61)
Xander Stoub - 5000m - 16:32.27 (16:49.57)
Bryson Thomas - 100m - 11.29 (11.34)
Caleb Toberman - shot put - 15.67m (14.95m)
Caleb Toberman - hammer throw - 56.53m (54.31m)