Harris Qualifies for DIII Championships

Published: April 13, 2021

The weekend action saw 14 NCCAA qualifying marks and one NCAA DIII qualifier.

Rochaunda Harris (East St. Louis, IL/East St. Louis) gave the women their first NCAA qualifier of the year in the Weight Throw with a lifetime best throw of 15.65m (51-04.25). Harris won the event by more than four feet. Senior Jaclyn Johnson-Cross (Belleville, IL/Belleville East) complimented Harris' performance with a season best of her own, throwing 13.81m (45-03.75) to capture third place.

Senior Abby Owens (Orion, IL/Orion) finished third in the High Jump with a season best of 1.57m (5-01.75). A pair of freshmen, Tricia Gall (Troy, IL/Triad) and Jalyn Jant (Litchfield, IL/Litchfield), had success of their own in the jumps area. The tandem finished fifth and sixth in the Triple Jump with final marks of 10.41m (34-02) and 10.19m (33-05.25), respectively.

Michelle Sutton (Sr./Springport, MI/Jackson), once again, ran away with the Mile. For the second week in a row Michelle's victory was uncontested as she posted a time of 5:21.02. Her closest competitor was her teammate, senior Sara Schlink (Washington, IL/Washington), who ran a lifetime best of 5:36.12 to finish in second place overall.

The ladies also saw second place finishes from seniors Talen Gerber (Fairbury, IL/Prairie Central) and Shanna Ambuehl (Kinmundy, IL/South Central). Gerber took second in the 800m Run with a 2:23.77 and Ambuehl opened her season in the 5,000m Run with a respectable 19:32.36.

No Team scores were kept.