ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Quincy University men's and women's track and field teams opened the outdoor season on Saturday at the Billiken Invite hosted by Saint Louis University. The men turned in a strong showing, finishing third out of 21 teams with 73.5 points, while the women placed 10th out of 17 teams. Across both teams, the Hawks broke five school records and recorded a long list of personal best performances.
The men's side was highlighted by a dominant performance in the jumps from
Jack Thompson. Coming off his Second Team All-America finish at nationals, Thompson wasted no time carrying that momentum into the outdoor season. He won the triple jump with a school record leap of 15.04 meters, earning 10 points and hitting an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Thompson also finished second in the long jump with another school record mark of 6.98 meters, adding eight more points for the Hawks.
Quincy also found success in the triple jump behind
Jerron Baker, who placed second with a jump of 14.60 meters, while
Jarvis Thompson added a sixth-place finish at 13.39 meters.
Logan Dennis also turned in a personal best with a mark of 12.89 meters.
On the track,
Sean Sossou delivered one of the top sprint performances of the day, finishing second in the 200 meters in 21.79 seconds, a personal best and just .32 seconds shy of first place.
Evan Hines also ran a personal-best 22.61 in the event, while
Sam Koenig crossed in 22.87 and
Jarvis Fuller finished in 23.33, both personal records. Hines also posted a PR of 11.28 in the 100 meters.
The Hawks scored heavily in the hurdles as
Aneas Smith finished third in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.18 seconds, a personal best.
Dominick Ricci placed seventh in 15.49 while
Kayden Johnston was eighth in 15.50, with both setting personal records. Ricci followed that up with a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.53, while Johnston added another point with an eighth-place finish in 56.69, a PR. Smith also set a PR in the event with a time of 58.10, while
Luke Schuette crossed in a personal-best 1:04.78.
In the relays, the quartet of
Jarvis Fuller,
Aneas Smith,
Evan Hines, and
Sean Sossou placed seventh in the 4x100 relay with a time of 42.94 to earn two points.
The distance crew also posted several strong efforts.
Austin Haskins recorded a personal-best 17:18.07 in the 5000 meters. In the 1500 meters,
Joe Warning led a group of five Hawks with a PR of 4:12.67.
Vinny Olson followed in 4:22.58,
Jude Mintle finished in 4:35.46,
Owen Weinfurtner crossed in 4:38.38, and
Logan Meyer finished in 4:58.17, with all five setting personal records.
In the field events,
Evan Sweeney was one of the top point scorers for the Hawks. He finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 45.21 meters, fifth in the hammer throw at 50.63 meters, and seventh in the shot put with a toss of 13.53 meters. Ricci also added points in the high jump, tying for fourth with a clearance of 1.82 meters.
On the women's side,
Alexis Fonseca put together a standout race in the 5000 meters, finishing second in 19:09.06. The time was both a personal record and a new school record. Bri Obermaier also turned in a personal-best time of 19:35.01 in the event.
Katie Park added another school record for the Hawks in the 1500 meters, placing second in 4:49.12 while setting a personal best.
Emily Faletti posted a PR of 5:12.56,
Sofia Coglianese finished in 5:45.92, and
Mia Robnett crossed in 6:29.55, with all three setting new personal bests.
Suraya Newman also etched her name into the record books in the triple jump, placing second with a school record leap of 11.30 meters while setting a personal best.
Madison Roberts scored for the Hawks in the 100 meters, placing seventh in 12.55 seconds, a personal best.
Katelyn McCoy recorded PRs in both sprint events, finishing the 100 meters in 13.72 and the 200 meters in 28.76.
Quincy will be back in action on April 2 and 3 at the CMU Invite in Fayette, Missouri.
