Monmouth College

Track Racks up Top 10 Finishes, PRs at IWU Meet

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (02/08/2026) — The Monmouth College men's and women's track and field teams competed among more than 20 teams at the Keck Select hosted by Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday. The Scots posted 17 top-10 finishes and seven personal bests.

WOMEN

Jillian Toth (El Paso, Illinois) took second in the weight throw with a season-best 16.11m. Kayla Braun (Evansville, Illinois) was third at 14.60m and Brynn Hogan (Galena, Missouri) placed sixth at 14.07m.

Braun finished second in the shot put with a season-best 12.89m while Toth was fourth at 10.96m and Hogan was ninth at 10.50m.

Maddie Rusk (Annawan, Illinois) was eighth in the long jump at 5.23m.

MEN

Blake Orwig (Wyoming, Illinois) took second in the weight throw at 16.28m with Michael Moreno (Galesburg, Illinois) in third at 16.05m. Gunner Bryant (Curryville, Missouri) placed eighth at 15.20m

Bryant was fifth in the shot put at 14.84m. Landon Erxleben (Pekin, Illinois) took sixth at 14.09m with Orwig in seventh at 13.94m.

Kaden Foglesong (Ipava, Illinois) finished seventh in the 60m hurdles in 8.96 seconds after running a PR 8.91 in the qualifying round.

Logan Morse (Yates City, Illinois) placed fifth in the high jump at 1.85m.

Johnny York (Elmwood, Illinois) was eighth in the long jump at 6.37m.

The men's 4x400m relay team of Da'Von Patterson (Ponte Vedra, Florida), Morse, Andrew Peterson (Galesburg, Illinois), Adrian Outlaw (Galesburg, Illinois) and Jerry Reed (Danville, Illinois).finished eighth in a season-best 3:30.36.

NEXT UP:
The Scots return home to host the Roger Haynes Invitational next Saturday at 10:45 a.m.

NCAA Division III National Rankings (as of 8:00 p.m. on 2/7/26)

32 - Jillian Toth - weight throw - 16.11m
38 - Kayla Braun - shot put - 12.89m
45 - Kaden Foglesong - heptathlon - 4275 pts
49 - Blake Orwig - weight throw - 17.20m

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)
Gunner Bryant - shot put - 14.89m (14.23m)
Landon Erxleben - weight throw - 14.24m (14.08m)
Kaden Foglesong - 60m hurdles - 8.91 (8.99)
Erin Jay - weight throw - 11.37m (10.59m)
Sophia Kern - long jump - 4.66m (4.55m)
Andrew Peterson - 800m - 2:00.75 (2:01.51)
Dame Thioubou - weight throw - 14.17m (12.21m)