A High Five of Champions for IC at the Fighting Scot Invitational
MONMOUTH, Ill. – Five championships highlighted the Illinois College men's track and field team's performance at the Fighting Scot Invitational on Saturday at April Zorn Memorial Stadium.
The 4x100 relay team of Brady Borntreger, Jaden Saunders, Miles Weddington, and Dylan Doss won in a time of 42.34 seconds.
Doss also brought home individual titles in the 400 meters (50.80 seconds) and the long jump with a leap of 7.17 meters. Teammate Adam Sipes was third with a mark of 6.37 meters while Saunders was fifth (6.29 meters).
Adam Hernandez took first in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.59 seconds with teammate Austin Robinson coming in fourth in 16.30 seconds.
IC's other title came from Jackson Lee who won the pole vault by clearing 4.15 meters.
The Blueboys got second-place finishes from Will Detmer in the 800 meters (1:57.74) and Deon Rodgers in the discus (47.66 meters) Saunders was third in the 100 meters (11.00 seconds).
IC had four individuals take fourth with Nathan Barth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.63), Drake Mudd in the triple Jump (11.75 meters), Deon Rodgers in the shot put (13.41 meters) and Melvin Hodge in the hammer throw (48.48 meters).
The Blueboys will be back on the hilltop next weekend as they play host to the 2024 Midwest Conference Championship at England Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
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