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[Final Results]
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – Monmouth continued its impressive championship streak by winning both the men’s and the women’s side of the 2012 Midwest Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships which were held in Jacksonville, Ill.
On the women’s side Monmouth racked up 224 points and was 112.50 points better than runner-up Carroll. St. Norbert ended the women’s meet in third place with 95 points. The championship was the 11th straight for the Fighting Scot women and 16th overall.
The Monmouth men won its 13th straight championship, 19th overall, with 208 points. Carroll was the second place finisher with 125 points and St. Norbert rounded out the top-three with 97 points.
Four Midwest Conference records were broken on the second day. Allison Devor set a new mark in the weight throw while Melissa Norville broke her own record in the triple jump in the field events. Emily Schudrowitz also broke her own record in the 800-meter dash and LJ Hyland set a new top time in the 60-meter dash.
The results from the second day of action are as
Weight Throw
Men: DeAndre Smith, Monmouth College (53’01.50”)
Women: Allison Devor, Monmouth College (57’11.75”)*
Triple Jump
Men: Kyle Mengarelli, Monmouth College (45’03”)
Women: Melissa Norville, Illinois College (40’05.50”)*
High Jump
Men: Matt Hassler, Monmouth College (6’05.50”)
Pole Vault
Women: Morgan Ryan, Monmouth College (10’06”)
Distance Medley Relay
Men: Carroll University (10:36.85)
Women: Carroll University (12:40.09)
60-Meter Hurdles
Men: Justin Johnson, St. Norbert College (8.38)
Women: Melissa Norville, Illinois College (8.90)
60-Meter Dash
Men: LJ Hyland, Carroll University (6.97)*
Women: Chimdi Eze-Echesi, Illinois College (8.03)
400-Meter Dash
Men: Matt Wood, Ripon College (50.06)
Women: Lindsay Gruenke, Carroll University (58.84)
800-Meter Run
Men: Cory Zimmerman, Ripon College (1:56.71)
Women: Emily Schudrowitz, St. Norbert College (2:13.70)*
3,000-Meter Run
Men: Joe Pliner, Carroll University (8:42.05)
Women: Megan O’Grady, Carroll University (10:16.88)
200-Meter Dash
Men: Kiante Green, Monmouth College (22.11)
Women: Bailey Jackson, Monmouth College (26.28)
4x400-Meter Relay
Men: Monmouth College (3:32.78)
Women: Carroll University (4:04.27)
The Midwest Conference also honored the men’s and women’s Indoor Track Performers of the Meet and Coach of the year which were as followed:
Women’s Field Performers of the Meet: Missy Norville (Illinois C.) Allison Devor (Monmouth)
Women’s Track Performers of the Meet: Megan O’Grady (Carroll), Rachel Bowden (Monmouth), Lindsay Gruenke (Carroll)
Women’s Coach of the Year: Roger Haynes (Monmouth)
Men’s Field Performers of the Meet: DeAndre Smith (Monmouth), Caleb Cox (Illinois C.)
Men’s Track Performers of the Meet: Kiante Green (Monmouth), Joe Pliner (Carroll)
Men’s Coach of the Year: Shawn Thielitz (Carroll)
The 2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place on March 9-10, 2012 which are hosted by Grinnell College at the Charles Benson Bear ’30 Recreation and Athletic Center.