ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In the final qualifying meet before NCAA nationals, the University of Chicago outdoor track & field teams competed at the Augustana College Midwest Twilight on Thursday.
Loren Brown won the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.05 that currently ranks 13th in NCAA Division III.
The Maroon women also took runner-up in five other events as well. The 4x100-meter relay squad of Camila Garanton, Gabriela Meschino, Isabel Layne and Maddie Lyons put up the sixth-best time in the nation at 46.45. Maya Ordonez's time in the 800 meters (2:10.88) is currently 12th nationally while Caitlin Jorgensen ranks 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:45.75). Meschino crossed the finish line in the 200 meters in 24.73 and Rebecca Stewart posted a top triple jump of 11.83 meters.
On the men's side, Simon Dixon took second place in the shot put at 16.15 meters. Jack Barbour also placed second with a time of 9:09.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
UChicago Women's Top Finishers
100-meter hurdles – Loren Brown (1st, 14.05)
800 meters – Maya Ordonez (2nd, 2:10.88)
3,000-meter steeplechase – Caitlin Jorgensen (2nd, 10:45.75)
Triple Jump – Rebecca Stewart (2nd, 11.83 meters)
200 meters – Gabriela Meschino (2nd, 24.73)
4x100-meter relay – 2nd, 46.45 (Camila Garanton, Gabriela Meschino, Isabel Layne, Maddie Lyons)
Shot Put – Molly Laumakis (5th, 13.39 meters)
100 meters – Maddie Lyons (7th, 12.23)
Hammer Throw – Molly Laumakis (8th, 49.27 meters)
Pole Vault – Lindsay Recker (10th, 3.47 meters)
UChicago Men's Top Finishers
Shot Put – Simon Dixon (2nd, 16.15 meters)
3,000-meter steeplechase – Jack Barbour (2nd, 9:09.77)
400-meter hurdles – Andrew Ray (4th, 53.45)
Javelin – Seyi Kadiri (5th, 52.55 meters)
1,500 meters – Joe Lemna (6th, 3:47.50)
NEXT MEET:
- Thursday-Saturday, May 25-27 – UChicago at NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships (at Rochester, N.Y.)