KENOSHA – The Carthage College women's track & field team concluded the 2026 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Art Keller Stadium on Saturday. The Firebirds finished in sixth place overall after posting multiple personal bests, All-CCIW performances and an individual event champion.
- Elmhurst - 142
- North Central - 128
- Illinois Wesleyan - 121.5
- Wheaton - 116
- Augustana - 112
- Carthage - 91
- Carroll - 53.5
- Millikin - 27
- North Park - 27
SPRINTS
Angelina Gersch placed seventh in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:10.68 to earn two points for the Firebirds.
DISTANCE
Jessie Pakaski* placed third in the 1,500m with a time of 4:46.08 to score six points for Carthage.
Pakaski* later placed seventh in the 800m finals with a time of 2:24.93. Kristin Farabaugh* finished in eighth place with a time of 2:30.53. The duo combined for three team points.
Kylie Florance* placed eighth in the 5,000m, crossing the finish line in 18:38.27 to scare a point for the Firebirds.
THROWS
Carthage placed four student-athletes in the top eight finishers in the shot put, with Lillian Townsend leading the charge. Townsend* claimed the CCIW title with a throw of 13.19m. Ava Freund* placed fourth with a mark of 12.63m, while Caylene Von-Schilling* placed sixth at 12.27m. Madison Payne* rounded out the scoring for the Firebirds with an eighth place finish at 12.00m. Carthage earned 19 points in the event.
Jackie Tuzil* placed second in the discus throw with a personal best mark of 47.88m. Eiley Schoeneman* placed fifth with a personal best throw of 37.23m. The duo scored 12 points in the event.
RELAYS
The 4x100m relay, which featured Anna Kegel, Kylie Kutner, Christina Hall, and Marisa Serpico, placed fifth overall with a season best time of 49.75 seconds. The group scored four points for the Firebirds.
The 4x400m relay, made up of Kutner, Noelle Marsh, Mandy Nelson, and Shaylen Quinn, placed seventh in a season best time of 4:10.61 and scored two points for Carthage.
MULTIS
Julia Kraus* placed seventh in the heptathlon with a total score of 3,525 points. Kraus' highest scoring event was the 100m hurdles, where she scored 630 points with a time of 16.71 seconds.
Addison Huppert* finished in eighth place with a final score of 3,512 points. Huppert's top event was the 200m, scoring 632 points with a time of 27.99 seconds.
The duo scored three team points.
*Earned All-CCIW honors
"I am really proud of many performances this weekend at the CCIW Championships," said Head Coach Stephanie Domin. "We fought hard and many individuals had All-CCIW performances and lifetime best performances. Unfortunately we came up short on our team goal."
"This is a special group," added Domin. "They are young, hard working and passionate about Track & Field. We will definitely build and learn from our experience this weekend and will be stronger in the future. I am especially thankful and proud of our seniors that have had so much development over the four years. They have been strong leaders in our program from day one and I am excited to follow their next journey."
National Rankings
- Tuzil moved up to seventh in the discus throw at the NCAA Division III level with a mark of 47.88m
The Firebirds return to action on Friday, May 8 at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite and the Augustana Penultimate. For more information, visit our
athletics.carthage.edu.
