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Track & Field Wraps Up Division III Keck Invite

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Women's Track & Field | February 7, 2016

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (Duhawks.com) - The Loras track and field program competed at the Division III Keck Invite on Saturday, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan. The men's team posted 10 top-five finishes, totaling 86 points and a second place finish. The women's team placed fifth with 46 points and added three top-five finishes.

LORAS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Senior Bree Powers finished fifth in the 60m Dash, posting a career-best time of 8.03. Her previous best came two weeks ago at the Midwest Invite (8.14)
  • Freshman Allie Serres posted a person best in the 800m Run with her time of 2:22.40, finishing fifth in the heat.
  • Junior Emily Day posted a career-best time in the 3000m Run, finishing ninth with a time of 11:14.34.
  • Loras' 4x400 Relay team posted a season-best time, finishing fourth with their time of 4:05.10. Team consisted of junior Alexis Hanson, Serres, Powers and sophomore Emily Ney.
  • Junior Elizabeth Brandenburg smashed her indoor personal best in the pole vault with a height of of 3.74m. Her mark ranks 11th in Division III and is .06m off her overall best of 3.80m set at the 2015 NCAA Division III Track & Field National Championships.
  • Freshman Taylor Schaefers set a personal best in the long jump, reaching a distance of 4.34m, edging her previous mark of 4.31m.
  • Junior Sofia Lyskanowski set a personal best in the shot put with a distance of 10.27m. Her previous top mark came in the season opener in the Duhawk/Spartan Dual with a distance of 10.09m.
  • Freshman Savannah Nesvik topped her previous best in the weight throw, set previously at the Midwest Invite. On Saturday, Nesvik reached a distance of 12.09m, besting her previous mark by .46m.
  • Junior Zach Minch placed sixth in the 60m Dash finals, checking in with a time of 7.25.
  • Senior Nick Ball finished fifth in the 200m Dash with his time of 23.22.
  • Senior Brandon Gradoville placed third in the 400m Dash, posting a time of 51.49.
  • Senior Zach Frey posted a second place finish in the 800m Run with his time of 1:54.45. Frey's best time came at the 2015 Iowa Conference Indoor Championships when he ran it in 1:53.60. His time ranks ninth in Division III.
  • Junior Brien Nugent and sophomore Kylian Lally both recorded personal bests in the 800m, with Nugent posting a time of 2:00.27 and Lally finishing with a time of 2:01.20.
  • Freshman Jack Carroll won the 1 mile and was rewarded with a personal best, shaving nearly 13 seconds off his previous time of 4:36.10, finishing in 4:23.85.
  • Freshman Nathan Kimbrell's time in the 1 mile also served as a personal best, clocking in at 4:31.20, edging his prior top time of 4:39.48.
  • After earning All-American honors in the fall at the 2015 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships, sophomore Mason Tope won the 5000m Run in 15:22.29.
  • Senior JP Sevcik finished second in the 5000m, cutting 12 seconds off his previous best time, finishing in 15:35.12.
  • Sophomore Gerrand Moody enjoyed a career day in the 60m Hurdles, posting the top time in both the preliminaries and finals. In the prelims, Moody clipped his previous best with a time of 8.53 before topping that mark with his time in the finals of 8.43. His finals' time puts Moody at 31st overall in Division III and sets a Loras all-time record, which was previously held by Tim Derr and set at NCAA Qualifier meet in 2013.
  • Loras' 4x400 Relay recorded a season best time, finishing second in 3:27.26. The team included Gradoville, Lally, senior Jake Brock and Frey.
  • Freshman Garrett Roberson and senior Dan Vatch both cleared 1.79m in the High Jump, placing fourth and fifth respectively.
  • Sophomore Hunter Dunlap posted a sixth-place finish in the Pole Vault, reaching a height of 4.04m. Sophomore Nick Dreska checked in right behind Dunlap with his height of 3.74m.
  • Senior Keontae Neely placed third in the Long Jump with his mark of 6.27m. Neely followed up with a fourth-place finish in the Triple Jump with a distance of 12.46m.
  • Junior Zach Soer added a personal best in the Shot Put, clipping his previous best mark of 12.64m with his distance of 12.73m, finishing in ninth place.
  • As a team, Loras' women finished fifth with a team score of 46 points.
  • Loras' men's team earned a second place finish with 86 team points.

UP NEXT
Loras returns to the tri-state area next week with the UW-Platteville Invitational.

Players Mentioned

Nick Ball

Nick Ball

Senior
Elizabeth Brandenburg

Elizabeth Brandenburg

Junior
Jake Brock

Jake Brock

Senior
Emily Day

Emily Day

Junior
Zach Frey

Zach Frey

Senior
Brandon Gradoville

Brandon Gradoville

Junior
Alexis Hanson

Alexis Hanson

Junior
Kylian Lally

Kylian Lally

Sophomore
Sofia Lyskanowski

Sofia Lyskanowski

Junior
Keontae Neely

Keontae Neely

Senior

Players Mentioned

Nick Ball

Nick Ball

Senior
Elizabeth Brandenburg

Elizabeth Brandenburg

Junior
Jake Brock

Jake Brock

Senior
Emily Day

Emily Day

Junior
Zach Frey

Zach Frey

Senior
Brandon Gradoville

Brandon Gradoville

Junior
Alexis Hanson

Alexis Hanson

Junior
Kylian Lally

Kylian Lally

Sophomore
Sofia Lyskanowski

Sofia Lyskanowski

Junior
Keontae Neely

Keontae Neely

Senior