THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD… Upper Iowa travels to Cedar Rapids, Iowa for consecutive meets. The Peacocks will compete in the DeBacker Invitational on Saturday, Apr. 20 at 11 a.m. and the Rittgers Invitational on Wednesday, Apr. 24 with field events starting at 2 p.m. and track events beginning at 5 p.m.
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… There are numerous ways to stay connected to Peacock outdoor track and field. The Webcast for the DeBacker Invitational can be found at
https://www.heartconferencenetwork.com/ and Live Stats can be viewed at
https://live.kauderraceresults.com/meets/34789. Coe College also offers a Webcast for the Rittgers Invitational which can be seen at
https://team1sports.com/coe/ and Live Stats that can be seen at https://milesplit.live/meets/617693. All the links will be included with this story.
PEACOCKS ENTRIES… 15 Peacocks will be competing in 17 events (six field and eleven track disciplines) at the DeBacker Invitational.
- Hammer Throw: Myah Brinker
- Shot Put: Genevieve Chenoweth, Angelina Monfrey
- Triple Jump: Madelyn Rettler, Haylie Hutchinson
- Pole Vault: Katie McEnery
- Javelin: Genevieve Chenoweth, Zakaria Fuller
- Discus: Myah Brinker
- 4x100m: Jordan Sekafetz, Haylie Hutchinson, Leah Ries, Jillian Dodds, Mackenzie Rader, Kysta Ramirez
- 1500m: Jadyn Schultz
- 100m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson, Leah Ries, Jordan Sekafetz
- 400m: Jillian Dodds, Mackenzie Rader
- 100m: Kysta Ramirez, Leah Ries
- 800m: Eryn Sabelka
- 400m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson, Mackenzie Rader, Kysta Ramirez, Jordan Sekafetz
- 200m: Amanda Pisciotta, Kysta Ramirez
- 4x400m: Jillian Dodds, Mackenzie Rader, Eryn Sabelka, Haylie Hutchinson
- 5000m: Leah Ries
FLYING HIGH AT SMU… The Peacocks are coming off a very successful tournament at the Saint Mary's Invitational where they finished first place in six events.
Haylie Hutchinson competed in two individual as well as two team events, and she accumulated a first-place finish in all four events. Hutchinson completed the 100m hurdles in 15.77 and she added a 400m hurdles victory in 1:12.96. Hutchinson joined
Jillian Dodds,
Leah Ries and
Jordan Sekafetz in the 4x100m relay, which they finished in 51.18.
Eryn Sabelka and
Mackenzie Rader joined Dodds and Hutchinson in their 4x400m relay victory, where they posted a time of 4:19.04. Dodds also recorded a victory in the 400m, with a time of 1:00.55. In the field events,
Madelyn Rettler placed first in the triple jump, as she posted a 10.71m jump.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS… The Peacocks will travel to Kirksville, Mo. for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships which will begin on Friday, May. 3 and go through Sunday, May. 5.
