Women's Track & Field Kicks Off 2022-23 Season in Kenosha

KENOSHA, Wis. - The Carthage College women's track and field team began its 2022-23 season today at Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center in Kenosha with the Forever Red Alumni Classic. The classic featured four schools - Carthage, Lake Forest, Bryant & Stratton, and UW-Parkside - as well as a number of program alumni. Two Firebirds took first in their respective field events, while a number of Carthage student-athletes took home top-five finishes.

Carthage - 150
UW-Parkside - 122
Lake Forest - 29
Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) - 19
Carthage Alumni - 1

Aubrey Schoeneman - 1st - shot put (13.35 m)
Alexis Mattox - 1st - weight throw (17.03 m)

Malena Chiodi - 2nd - one-mile run (6:02.27)
Leela Desharnais - 4th - one-mile run (6:05.75)
Elizabeth Eck - 5th - one-mile run (6:08.15)
Jill Forgac - 2nd - 400-meter dash (1:08.04)
Sarah Kerfin - 3rd - 200-meter dash (27.49)
Anna Kegel - 4th - 200-meter dash (27.50)
- 2nd - long jump - (5.17 m)
Teresa Topolski - 5th - 200-meter dash (27.64)
Christina Hall - 3rd - long jump (5.07 m)
Abbey Calhoun - 2nd - triple jump (11.09 m)
Liv Carel - 2nd - shot put (12.24 m)
- 3rd - weight throw (15.13 m)
Alexis Mattox - 3rd - shot put (12.24 m)
Alyssa Gulsvig - 4th - shot put (12.20 m)
Mikayla Wright - 5th - shot put (12.20 m)
Hannah Lizano - 2nd - weight throw (16.98 m)
Aubrey Schoeneman - 4th - weight throw (14.68 m)
Nicole Tarpley - 5th - weight throw (14.52 m)

"This meet was a great start for the women's program. We had a lot of great performances to build on and improve on over the season," said Carthage head women's track & field coach Stephanie Domin.

"We are excited to have a few top ten performances and strong NCAA-ranked marks this early in the season. Aubrey Schoeneman placed first in the shot put with a lifetime PR (personal record) of 13.35, which puts her seventh on the Carthage all-time shot put list. Abbey Calhoun placed second in the triple jump with a PR of 11.09, which puts her third on Carthage's all-time triple jump list. We had strong performances by Sarah Kerfin and Teresa Topolski in the sprint events. Freshmen Anna Kegel and Christina Hall both had outstanding days for their collegiate debuts."

"We are looking forward to the rest the season and having a full squad on January 14th."

Track and field will head to Oshkosh, Wisconsin one week from today for the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Saturday, December 10. The start time for the meet is to be announced.