BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Carthage Firebirds women's track & field team finished in fourth place out of nine teams at the CCIW Indoor Track & Field Championships after two days of competition in Illinois, edging out Millikin by four points. Ten different student-athletes took home all-conference honors for Coach Domin's team, while four of those ten earned all-conference distinction in multiple events.

Christina Hall (long jump), Abbey Calhoun (triple jump), and Aubrey Schoeneman (shot put) all took second-place in an event over the weekend. 



 

1. North Central (Ill.) - 144.5
2. Elmhurst - 141.5
3. Wheaton (Ill.) - 75
4. Carthage - 65.5
5. Millikin - 61.5
6. Illinois Wesleyan - 59
7. Carroll (Wis.) - 46.5
8. Augustana (Ill.) - 36.5
9. North Park - 33

 

• Abbey Calhoun - 4th - pole vault (3.31m)*
  • 7th - long jump (5.11m)*
  • 2nd - triple jump (11.05m)*
• Christina Hall - 2nd - long jump (5.25m)*
• Hannah Lizano - 3rd - weight throw (16.65m)*
• Aubrey Schoeneman - 6th - weight throw (15.96m)*
  • 2nd - shot put (13.95m)*
• Alexis Mattox - 7th - weight throw (15.76m)*
  • 7th - shot put (12.39m)*
• Teagan Johnston - 8th - pentathlon*
  • 5th - high jump (1.45m)*
• Nicole Tarpley - 10th - weight throw (14.67m)
• Anna Kegel - 5th - 60-meter dash (7.99)*
• Kylie Smith - 7th - 3,000-meter run (10:32.95)*
  • 9th - 5,000-meter run (18:47.43)
• Alyssa Gulsvig - 4th - shot put (13.08m)*
• Liv Carel - 5th - shot put (12.56m)*
• Madison Payne - 9th - shot put (11.52m)

* All-Conference





"We came up a little short on our team goal at the CCIW championship this past weekend," said Carthage head women's track & field coach Stephanie Domin. "Friday night we had some missed opportunities which hurt us in the end. We did, however, bounce back after a slow start and put together a great day two of the championships."

"Our sprints group was lead by freshman Anna Kegel who finished fifth in the 60-meter dash. To compete at this level as a freshman is outstanding. I am looking forward to seeing Anna perform over the next four years."

"Sophomore Kylie Smith led the distance group with two lifetime PRs over the weekend. Kylie finished seventh in the 3000-meter run with a spectacular finish. Her time moves her up to third on the all-time Carthage top-ten list in this event. She just missed placing by finishing ninth in the 5000-meter run with a PR time of 18:47.43. This mark is sixth on the all-time Carthage list."

"Sophomore Abbey Calhoun had a jam-packed weekend by scoring in three events and adding 15 points to our point total. Abbey was second in the triple jump, fourth in the pole vault with a lifetime best (seventh in program history), and she also finished seventh in the long jump. Freshman Christina Hall placed second in the long jump - just narrowly being nudged out of first place."

"Teagan Johnston placed eighth in the pentathlon on Friday and them came back on Saturday to place fifth in the high jump." 

"Our throws squad scored the majority of our points this weekend. In the weight throw, Hannah Lizano placed third, Aubrey Schoeneman finished sixth with a lifetime-best throw, and Alexis Mattox finished seventh."

"The throwers continued to perform well in the shot put by scoring 19 points. Aubrey Schoeneman finish second with a lifetime-best mark of 13.95m, Alyssa Gulsvig
finished fourth with a lifetime-best throw, Olivia Carel finished fifth, Alexis Mattox finished seventh, and Madison Payne finished ninth." 

"We missed some missed opportunities on Friday and unfortunately we could not get those points back. We will have a short reset and we will be ready for the Outdoor CCIW Track & Field Championships in May."



  

• Indoor season is far from over despite the completion of the CCIW Championships; the Firebirds are set to host the Firebird Finale this Friday, March 3 beginning at 3 p.m.