Courtney Hill Director of Operations - Track and Field/Cross Country | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Courtney Hill Director of Operations - Track and Field/Cross Country | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
The Illinois track and field teams concluded their participation in the Florida Relays with notable performances. Junior Bara Sajdokova made a strong debut in her outdoor season, winning the high jump with a leap of 1.90 meters (6-2 3/4). This jump broke a 31-year-old school record previously held by Carmel Corbett at 1.86 meters (6-1 1/4) set in 1993. Sajdokova's performance places her second nationally for the year.
Redshirt junior Rose Yeboah secured second place in the high jump with a clearance of 1.83 meters (6-0), marking the fifth-highest in program history and ranking fifth nationally this year.
In other events, freshman Cody Johnston improved his pole vault mark to 5.60 meters (18-4 1/2), winning his event and achieving third place in the program's record book. Junior Jessica McDowell claimed gold in the 400 meters with a time of 51.41 seconds, which is fourth fastest nationally this season.
The women's 4x100 meter relay team, consisting of freshmen Asia Thomas and Sophia Beckmon, sophomore Azariyah Bryant, and McDowell, finished sixth with a time of 44.24 seconds. Bryant also achieved fourth place in the 100 meters with a time of 11.34 seconds, ranking as the program's fourth-fastest.
Freshman Michail Rose placed fifth in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.97 seconds, narrowly missing out on entering the program's top-10 list by .06 seconds. Senior Will Rezny recorded an outdoor personal best in shot put at 18.32 meters (60-1 1/4), placing seventh historically for Illinois.
Senior Tyler Sudduth had the seventh-best discus throw at 55.57 meters (182-03), while senior Aiden Ouimet set a personal best in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.30 seconds.
Sophomore Tadeas Placek finished ninth in the 800 meters with a personal best of 1:48.02, and junior Nicolas Dovalovsky also achieved a personal best at this distance with a time of 1:50.07.
Junior Tacoria Humphrey concluded her meet experience by setting a personal best in the 100-meter dash at 11.57 seconds.
The Illinois track and field teams will take next week off before hosting their next competition at home during the Gary Wieneke Memorial on April 13 at Demirjian Park.
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