Griffins Track Competes at Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL – On Saturday the Griffins competed in the SLIAC/True Blue Invitational hosted by Illinois College, prepared and coming in the with high expectations.
On the women's side, freshman Becca Buehler ran a lifetime best of 61.79 in the 400m, good for third place in the SLIAC. Senior Alyssa Tonner placed second in the SLIAC in 5,000m in 19:13, the race slowed by hot conditions.
On the men's side freshman Dallas Haywood jumped to a personal best and 6th place finish in the SLIAC with a personal best of 5.59m. Junior Justin Horneker finished 6th in the 1500m run. A 4X400 team of Justin Horneker, Chris Brown, Doan Trieu, and Cristian Sellars broke the school record and was good enough for 4th place in the SLIAC.
The Griffins will take a week off before heading to North Central College in Naperville, IL for the first of two Last Chance meets.