KENOSHA, Wis. — The Carthage College men's and women's track and field teams were in action today, with the men placing first and the women in second against Carroll and North Park on Saturday at the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center.

"It was good to be back in action after a couple week layoff from competition," said men's head coach Josh Henry.

The women began in the morning as Aubrey Tesch took first in the high jump after clearing 1.55 meters on her second attempt. Ilana Milos lept 4.43 meters on her last attempt in the long jump to place third, with Ashley Hannam winning the triple jump on a jump of 9.20 meters. Julia Cozzi took second in the pole vault after clearing the bar at 2.95 meters.

In throws for the women, Alexis Mattox took second place with a mark of 12.13 meters, tying her personal best, whie Hannah Lizano placed second in the weight throw at 15.27 meters.

On the track, Cailey Ciezadlo took second in the 55-meter dash finals at 7.69 seconds, with freshman Sarah Kerfin taking third. Malena Chiodi won the mile for the Firebirds with a time of 6:19.09, before Grace Robinson set a new PR in the 400 at 1:04.81 to take second. In the 800, Jillian Schirmacher was first to cross the finish line in 2:53.16, with Ciezadlo picking up another top finish for Carthage in the 200 with a time of 26.97 seconds.

Laura Sanders took first in the 3,000-meter run on a time of 11:53.92 to score for the Firebirds, with Carthage's DMR team adding another win on a time of 14:55.09.

In the afternoon, the men's throwers got things started with a third-place finish in the shot put from Diego Torrez on a toss of 13.10 meters. In the weight throw, Matthew Ausse placed second with a mark of 16.90 meters.

David Rogers took second in the 55-meter dash finals on a time of 6.69 seconds, with Alassane Guisse giving the Firebirds a first-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.46 seconds. In the men's 400, freshmen Adam Kedzior and Ethan Meyer went one and two, respectively, with times of 54.40 and 56.10 seconds.

"Today, we really shined on the track with some great days from Al Guisse, David Rogers, and Cody Canegan in the sprint events," said Henry. "On the distance side of things we had some guys really step up and make big improvements which helped put us over the top in a very close team competition.

Cameron Miles took third in the 800-meter run for Carthage, before Cody Canegan set a PR with a 22.99 to win the 200 and Rogers in second at 23.39. In the 3,000, Patrick McManaman was first to cross the finish line at 9:41.16 with Ethan Neal right behind in second place. The Firebirds' 4x400-meter relay team would close out the meet with a second-place finish with a time of 3:44.63.

"We are looking forward to attempting to improve upon some marks next week and seeing how many men we can qualify for the CCIW Elite Meet at IWU in two weeks," said Henry.

The women's team totaled 109 team points to place second behind Carroll at 121 and ahead of North Park's 13. The men's total of 104 secured them first place ahead of the Pioneers and Vikings.

Each Carthage team will be back in action next Saturday, hosting Carroll and North Park yet again in the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center.

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