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CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Eastern Illinois men's and women's indoor track and field paced all competitors at their own annual John Craft Invitational on Saturday (Jan. 24), as both Panther units picked up team titles while combining for 17 first place marks.
The Panther men tallied 235 team points to beat out instate foe Illinois State (159) for second. Â Bradley (48), Saint Louis (37.5) and Western Illinois (34) rounded out the standings. Â In dual-meet scoring, the guys went a perfect 4-0 as they easily downed Bradley (135-25), Illinois State (104-71), Saint Louis (134-32), and Western Illinois (138-26) in head-to-head competition.
Reigning Ohio Valley Conference Male Track Athlete of the Week
Calvin Edwards again nabbed a first place mark as the junior out-ran the 200-Meter Dash (22.04) competition.
Classmare
Norvel Mohammed won the 400-Meter Dash (49.34), while senior
Danny Trevor was victorious in the 400-Meter Hurdles (54.60) and sophomore
Riley McInerney improved his season time in the Mile Run (4:11.68) with a first place finish. Â Trevor also garnered the Heptathlon title with a 2210 point tally.
Sophomore
Kendall Williams nabbed a pair of field titles, winning both the Long Jump (22-08-50) and Triple Jump (46-06.25), as senior
David Johansson led a Panther sweep of the Weight Throw event (55-01.50). Â
The Eastern women, meanwhile, posted 240 total points to also better the Redbirds (173), SLU (58), Leathernecks (48), and Braves (12). Â In their respective dual-meet scores the ladies also finished 4-0, beating Bradley (143-20), Illinois State (105-69), Saint Louis (130.5-28.5), and Western Illinois (138-28).
Junior
Angelica Anyaogu captured a pair of first places, first in her 60-Meter Dash (7.67) race and then again in the Long Jump (18-09.75) field event. Â Classmates
Dhiaa Dean and
Amina Jackson also added their own first place tallies in the respective 600-Meter Run (1:34.11) and 400-Meter Hurdles (1:03.68) events.
Sophomore
Kristen Paris also secured two additional race titles, crossing the line first in the both the 800-Meter Run (2:15.17) and Mile Run (5:01.88).
In additional field events, junior Janie Howse won the Weight Throw (57-02.25), while sophomore Bryn Buckwalter and newcomer
Haleigh Knapp earned victories in the Shot Put (43-11.25) andÂ
High Jump (5-07), respectively.Both Eastern units will now prepare for next weekend's Indiana Relays which will take place on Jan. 30-31 in Bloomington, Ind.
John Craft InvitationalSat., Jan. 24, 2015
Lantz Fieldhouse (Charleston, Ill.)
Men's Team Standings1 – Eastern Illinois … 2352 – Illinois State … 159
3 – Bradley … 48
4 – Saint Louis … 37.5
5 – Western Illinois … 34
Men's Double-Dual ScoringEastern Illinois ... 4-0Illinois State ... 3-1
Saint Louis ... 2-2Western Illinois ... 1-3
Bradley ... 0-4......EIU def. ISU ... 104-71EIU def. SLU ... 134-32EIU def. WIU ... 138-26EIU def. BU ... 135-25ISU def. SLU ... 119.5-43.5ISU def. WIU ... 124-34ISU def. BU ... 127-19SLU def. WIU ... 79-53SLU def. BU ... 77-37WIU def. BU ... 58-37Â
Women's Team Standings1 – Eastern Illinois … 2402 – Illinois State … 173
3 – Saint Louis … 58
4 – Western Illinois … 48
5 – Bradley … 12
Women's Double-Dual ScoringEastern Illinois ... 4-0Illinois State ... 3-1
Saint Louis ... 2-2Western Illinois ... 1-3
Bradley ... 0-4......
EIU def. ISU ... 105-69
EIU def. SLU ... 130.5-28.5
EIU def. WIU ... 138-28
EIU def. BU ... 143-20
ISU def. SLU ... 96-53
ISU def. WIU ... 100-43
ISU def. BU ... 101-21
SLU def. WIU ... 79-61
SLU def. BU ... 103-28
WIU def. BU ... 73-38
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Illinois Track Club, Judson College, Maryville (Mo.), McKendree, Rend Lake, and Wabash Valley also competed but did not post team scores... for more info, contact Bart Rettberg, Asst. SIDÂ