KENOSHA, Wis. — Led by the weight throwing trio of Hannah Lizano, Alexis Mattox, and Olivia Carel, the Carthage women's track and field team sits in a tie for sixth place after day one at the CCIW Conference Championship, which took place on Friday in the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center.

The Firebirds scored 23 total points through six events today, and look to climb the leaderboard on a busy second day tomorrow, beginning at 10:45 a.m.
 

Head Coach Stephanie Domin

"I am proud of how the team competed tonight as a whole. Hannah Lizano, Alexis Mattox, and Olivia Carel stepped up big in the weight throw to place second, fourth, and seventh. Iliana Milos also stepped up huge in the long jump placing fourth. We have a big day tomorrow and need to bring the same energy and hype we did today."
 

Highlights

• The Firebirds totalled 15 points in the weight throw, highlighted by all-conference award-winner Hannah Lizano, who took second place on a throw of 16.94 meters on her very first attempt.
• Alexis Mattox added five points with a fourth-place finish, hitting 16.82 meters on her final attempt, while freshman Liv Carel picked the perfect day for a PR with a throw of 14.96 meters to place seventh.
• In the long jump, Ilana Milos lept a season-best 5.16 meters on her first attempt of the day, placing fourth overall and scoring five points for Carthage.
• The women's DMR team of Kylie Smith, Teresa Topolski, Julie Heinrichs, and Claire Guenther took sixth place to score three points to close out the day.

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