THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD… Upper Iowa travels to Minnesota for the first time in their 2023-24 campaign. The Peacocks will be competing in the Saint Mary's Invitational in Winona, Minn. on Saturday, Apr. 13 with field events set to begin at 11 a.m. and running events starting at 12 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Stay connected to Peacock track and field this week through the Live Stats that can be found at https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/34102. The link will be included with this story.
PEACOCKS ENTRIES… 15 Peacocks will be competing in 16 events (six field and ten track disciplines).
- Hammer Throw: Myah Brinker
- Shot Put: Genevieve Chenoweth, Angelina Monfrey
- Triple Jump: Madelyn Rettler
- Pole Vault: Katie McEnery
- Javelin: Genevieve Chenoweth, Zakaria Fuller
- Discus: Myah Brinker
- 4x100m: Jordan Sekafetz, Haylie Hutchinson, Leah Ries, Jillian Dodds
- 4x100m: Mackenzie Rader, Eryn Sabelka, Madelyn Rettler, Amanda Pisciotta
- 1500m: Jadyn Schultz
- 100m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson, Leah Ries, Jordan Sekafetz
- 400m: Jillian Dodds
- 100m: Kysta Ramirez
- 800m: Eryn Sabelka
- 400m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson, Mackenzie Rader, Kysta Ramirez, Jordan Sekafetz
- 200m: Amanda Pisciotta
- 4x400m: Jillian Dodds, Mackenzie Rader, Eryn Sabelka, Haylie Hutchinson
SEASON OPENER… Upper Iowa is coming off a ninth-place finish at Wartburg College where they accumulated 20 points as a team.
Haylie Hutchinson led the way for the Peacocks, highlighted by a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15:33. She added an eighth-place finish in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:08.60, earning seven points between the two events. In the first track and field meet of her career,
Madelyn Rettler placed fourth in the triple jump, recording a jump of 10.29m which earned her five points.
Jillian Dodds achieved a personal best time in the 100m prelims, completing the race in 12.78. She then recorded a seventh-place finish in the 100m finals, securing two points with a time of 12.94. Dodds added an eighth-place finish in the 200m, posting a time of 26.28 which earned her one point.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will participate in consecutive meets that will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mount Mercy will be hosting the DeBacker Invitational on Saturday, Apr. 15 at 11 a.m. and UIU will conclude their regular season at Coe College for the Rittgers Invitational on Wednesday, Apr. 24 at a time that is yet to be determined.
