Jan. 20, 2007

Complete Results

The Fighting Illini women's track and field team concluded competition at the Indiana Team Classic in Bloomington, Ind., today, turning in solid performances with two provisional qualifying marks and a school record being tied in the pole vault. Overall, the Illini had 18 top-five finishes in the non-team scoring meet.

Junior Ashley Whittaker tied the record in pole vault with a height of 12'07.50" to place third overall. Additionally, freshman Angela Bizzarri won the mile with a provisional qualifying time of 4:46.74.

Senior Yvonne Mensah also tossed in a provisional qualifying mark of 42'04.25", taking first in triple jump. Mensah, who had a stellar day on the track, also claimed second in the 200m with a time of 24.19 and fourth in the 60m with a 7.58.

"We showed some definite improvement in a lot of areas, but we still have a long way to go," head coach Gary Winkler said. "We still need to figure out placement as far as who goes where, but today was a good day for us because we got to compete against great competition."

The Illini had four additional second-place finishes on the day, including junior Mariesa Greene in high jump (5'08.00"), freshman Katie Engel in the 800m (2:12.45), senior Cassie Hunt in the 300m (9:41.96) and LaNeisha Waller in the 60m hurdles (8.50).

The Illini return to action at home when they host the Carle Health Alliance Invite on Saturday, Jan. 27.