WALNUT, Calif. -- The Illinois men's and women's track team is back on the road again for the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays, hosted by Mt. San Antonio College at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on Thursday-Saturday (April 14-16). The Mt. SAC Relays have featured Olympic champions, world champions, and record-setting performances throughout its 62-year history. With hundreds of athletes from all levels of competition heading to Mt. SAC, USATF has partnered with the meet to hold invitational events featuring the world's best athletes.

The Illini will be joined by a multitude of other Division I institutions, with the collegiate events starting on Thursday with the men's discus throw at 1 p.m. CT, the women's hammer throw prelims at 12 p.m. CT on Friday and the women's hammer throw finals at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday.

Follow the Action
Live results will be available here and Illini fans can follow the action on @IlliniTrackXC on Twitter. There will also be a live stream (subscription needed) available HERE via RunnerSpace.com.

Last Time Out
The Illinois women's and men's track and field teams saw success across the board, highlighted by nine event champions, as they competed at home in the Illini Classic on Saturday (April 9) at Gary R. Wieneke Track and Demirjian Park.

In the field events, the Orange and Blue saw multiple top three finishes, with redshirt-junior Brian Keyes finishing in third in the men's hammer throw with a toss of 54.67m to begin the meet. Later in the day, Keyes registered another third-place finish, this time in the discus throw, with a mark of 48.86m. Junior Tyler Sudduth finished second in the same event with a mark of 50.92m. In the final field event, Sudduth grabbed a shot put championship with a 17.97m mark.

Both the women's and men's teams saw excellent performances in the vertical events, with freshman Collin Kao winning the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.75m. On the women's side, sophomore Kelsey Rothas, junior Noor Abdellatif, and junior Jess Streepy swept the women's pole vault, with Rothas winning the event with a 3.75m vault, Abdellatif behind her with a 3.50m mark, and Streepy rounding out the sweep with a 3.35m climb. Freshman Tacoria Humphrey and graduate student Kristin Higgins replicated their teammates success in the women's high jump, combining for a one-two finish, both leaping to a 1.70m mark. Humphrey won the event after using only one attempt to lift herself over the bar, while Higgins used all three of her attempts.

The women's 4x100 team of juniors Nicole Nguyen, Danni Stoughton and Jeanea Epps and freshman Logan Neely cruised to victory to begin the running events for the Illini, crossing the finish line at 47.78. Shorty after, senior Bret Dannis won the 110m hurdles, setting a personal best along the way, with a time of 13.90. Freshman CJ Shoaf placed third in the same event with a time of 14.80.

Freshman Maggie Gamboa won the women's 3000m steeplechase in a time of 11:02.01 and junior Katie Hohe finished third with a time of 11:18.10. Freshman DeVontae Ford earned a runner-up finish in the 400m dash with a time of 47.52, while on the women's side, Stoughton finished third with a time of 56.08. Senior Jaden Jackson won the 400m hurdles for the second-straight meet with a time of 53.53, with junior Mason Barr finishing third with a time of 56.02. In the women's 400m hurdles, Neely won the event in a time of 1:01.69, while senior Kionnah Weaver finished right behind Neely, recording a 1:04.04 mark. In the 1,500m, redshirt-junior Colin Yandel finished second with a time of 3:52.98 and senior Emma Milburn set a new personal-best while finishing third, marking a 4:25.48.

Illini in the Rankings
The Illinois men are ranked at No. 16 in the most recent Outdoor USTFCCCA Midwest Regional TFR, with the Illini women coming in at No. 11.

Next Up
Illinois is set to host its final home meet of the season with the Illini Invitational next Friday-Saturday (April 22-23) at Demirjian Park. 

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