MWC Champs
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Men's Track & Field Nathan Baliva

Women's Track & Field Wins MWC Championship

Peckham, Haynes Win Individual Awards

The Monmouth College women's track and field team claimed the 2022 Midwest Conference Outdoor Championship on Saturday with a two-day total of 167 points. The women out-pointed Grinnell by 31 points while the men's team finished third overall with 126 points. 

Senior sprinter Jordan Peckham (Farmington, Illinois) was named the Women's Track Performer of the Year, adding to the same award she won at the MWC Indoor Championships in February. Head coach Roger Haynes was named the Women's Coach of the Year, his 53rd career MWC Coach of the Year award. The conference title is the 83rd on the track for Haynes, 30th with the women's team and 16th outdoor with the women. 

Peckham won the 100m race on Saturday with a time of 12.20. She returned to the track and won the 200m race as well, with a time of 25.09. Peckham also ran in both of the women's relays with the 4x100m team finishing fourth and the 4x400m team finishing fifth. 

Kareema Lawal (Aurora, Illinois) started the day by winning the hammer throw with a heave of 50.00m. Amanda Dybal (Apex, North Carolina) finished third in the event, Addi Cox (Morton, Illinois) was fourth and Maddie Boley (Beecher, Illinois) scored in eighth place. 

Boley, a freshman, won the discus throw at 42.19m. Dybal finished fourth and Cox finished seventh. 

Kara Fisher (Monmouth, Illinois) won the 800m with a career-best 2:21.61. Mik Moore (Washington, Illinois) was fourth in 2:26.83 while Arika Hofmann finished fifth at 2:27.75. 

Linsey Turner (Elburn, Illinois) finished second in the triple jump at 10.65m with the winner at 10.66m. Freshman Lauren Anderson (Cambridge, Illinois) was sixth in the high jump at 1.51m with Bethany Allen (Monmouth, Illinois) in eighth. 

Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez (Denver, Colorado) was second in the 3000m steeplechase at 11:57.77. Nicole Hoyer (Montgomery, Illinois) was seventh in the 400m race at 1:03.79. 

On the men's side, senior Riley Dulin (Monmouth, Illinois) was the lone winner on the day. He won by more than 15 seconds, running at 15:27.14 to claim the title in his final race of the weekend. 

C.J. Bonifer (Columbia, Kentucky) finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase with a career-best 10:19.51. Neo Colter (Geneseo, Illinois) was sixth at 10:25.78.

Reed Bona (Dyersburg, Tennessee) took second in the 400m hurdles at 57.77. Alexander Brock (Lexington, Illinois) finished third in the 400m race at 50.39. 

Eli Newton (Dallas City, Illinois) finished seventh in the 800m race at 1:58.16. Both the men's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams finished fourth. 

Andy Bird (Hamilton, Illinois) finished second in the shot put at 13.63m. Joseph Oradiegwu (Richmond, Texas) was third in the triple jump at 13.93m while Maurice Greene (Galesburg, Illinois) finished seventh at 12.52m. Oradiegwu also finished seventh in the 100m race at 11.19 and Sam Phillips (Cape Coral, Florida) was fifth in the javelin at 41.77m

The Scots will have select members competing in Last Chance Qualifiers next weekend with the participants for the NCAA DIII National Championships to be announced on Sunday, May 22. The Outdoor Championships will be held May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio.
 
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Players Mentioned

Andy Bird

Andy Bird

Junior
Reed Bona

Reed Bona

Sophomore
C.J. Bonifer

C.J. Bonifer

Junior
Alexander Brock

Alexander Brock

Junior
Riley Dulin

Riley Dulin

Junior
Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene

Sophomore
Joseph Oradiegwu

Joseph Oradiegwu

Junior
Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips

Sophomore
Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez

Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez

Junior
Addi Cox

Addi Cox

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Andy Bird

Andy Bird

Junior
Reed Bona

Reed Bona

Sophomore
C.J. Bonifer

C.J. Bonifer

Junior
Alexander Brock

Alexander Brock

Junior
Riley Dulin

Riley Dulin

Junior
Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene

Sophomore
Joseph Oradiegwu

Joseph Oradiegwu

Junior
Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips

Sophomore
Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez

Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez

Junior
Addi Cox

Addi Cox

Sophomore