Full Results
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark./BOSTON – The No. 4 women's and No. 12 men's track and field teams completed the Tyson Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 15) from Randal Tyson Track Center. Halle Hill was the lone competitor at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston where she broke national champion Olivia Howell's three-year-old (2022) school record mile (4:33.75) with a time of 4:32.86.
Morgan Smalls entered her name into the high jump top-10 list with the program's ninth-best leap today, 1.80m (5-10 3/4). Tadeas Placek returned to the 800m top-10 list on the program's 10th-fastest time (1:48.92).
Tori Thomas was the highest finishers across all events for the Orange and Blue today when she took sliver in the pole vault invitational section, 4.44m (14-6 3/4). Asia Thomas was the next highest taking fifth place in the 200m invitational (23.33).
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue track and field crews return to action on Saturday (Feb. 22) at the Alex Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind.
NOTES
Event Winners and Top-10 Program Marks
- Halle Hill broke the school record mile in her 20th-place finish (4:32.86).
- Morgan Smalls placed sixth in the high jump invitational with the program's ninth-best clearance, 1.80m (5-10 3/4).
- Tadeas Placek placed 20th in the 800m invitational with the program's 10th-fastest time (1:48.92).
Full Illini Results
- Tori Thomas placed second in the pole vault invitational, 4.44m (14-6 3/4).
- Asia Thomas placed fifth in the 200m (23.33).
- Kam Garret placed sixth in the high jump invitational, 2.15m (7-0 1/2).
- Mia Morello placed seventh in the pole vault, 4.09m (13-5).
- Trey Sato placed ninth in the 800m (1:50.99).
- The men's 4x400m relay team placed 10th (3:09.23).
- Alex Sohn placed 16th in the shot put, 17.77m (58-3 3/4).
- Jackson Gilbert placed 18th in the 200m (21.26).
