ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - In the team's final meet before next week's NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, a contingent of Firebirds participated in the Augustana Twilight in Illinois.
Katelyn Smith continued her torrent pace through the final stretch of the season, shattering the program record in the 5,000-meter. Smith broke the previous record by nearly ten seconds, completing the race in just 17:41.90. The time is one of the top 100 in the nation.Â
Aubrey Schoeneman took first in the shot put this evening, throwing 13.92m. Schoeneman's top mark this season is 14.00m, which positions her at 13th in the event nationally, earning her qualification to the NCAA Championships in the shot put. Schoeneman will also participate in the discus in Rochester, as her mark of 44.67m from mid-April positions her at 17th nationally.Â
Alexis Mattox will also represent the Firebirds in New York, as the senior will compete in the hammer throw. Mattox took fourth in the event tonight, but her mark of 52.70m set last week in Naperville is the 21st-best in the country.
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"Our last chance meet today was highlighted by
Katelyn Smith breaking the school record in the 5,000 meter run," noted Carthage Firebirds head women's track & field coach
Stephanie Domin.Â
"For our throwers,
Alyssa Gulsvig had two lifetime PRs in the shot put and discus. Her shot put mark puts her ninth on the all-time list in program history."
"We are excited to take two throwers to the NCAA meet next week in Rochester, NY.
Aubrey Schoeneman will compete in the shot put and discus and [Alexis] Mattox will compete in the hammer throw."
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- The NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place from Friday, May 26 through Saturday, May 27 in Rochester, New York. Two Firebirds - Aubrey Schoeneman and Alexis Mattox - will make the trek to the Northeast.Â
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