THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD… Upper Iowa will head south to Kirksville, Mo. to compete in their first ever GLVC Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held over a three-day span as it will begin on Thursday, May 2 and conclude on Saturday, May 4.
 
LIVE COVERAGE OPTIONS… Stay connected to Peacock track and field this week through the GLVC Webcast at https://www.glvcsn.com/ or follow along to Live Stats at https://liveresults.trxctiming.com/meets/GLVC_Outdoor_Championships_2024. Both links will be included with this story.
 
PEACOCKS ENTRIES… Seven Peacocks will be competing in six events (two field and four track disciplines).

• Triple Jump: Haylie Hutchinson
• Pole Vault: Katie McEnery
• 100m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson, Jordan Sekafetz
• 400m hurdles: Haylie Hutchinson
• 4x100m: Jordan Sekafetz, Leah Ries, Haylie Hutchinson, Jillian Dodds
• 4x400m: Haylie Hutchinson, Mackenzie Rader, Eryn Sabelka, Jillian Dodds

SEASON RECAP… Upper Iowa has participated in four meets during the spring season, earning a better result each time. They opened the season with a ninth-place finish at Wartburg and followed that up by placing first in six events at Saint Mary's where team scores were not recorded. The Peacocks then recorded a fifth-place finish at Mount Mercy before closing out the regular season with a fourth-place finish at Coe College.
 
SHINING STARS… Haylie Hutchinson has achieved four first place victories throughout the season, across three events. She won the 100m hurdles at Saint Mary's with a time of 15.77 and bested that mark during the Peacocks most recent meet in 15.52. Hutchinson also won the 400m hurdles at SMU, completing the race in 1:12.96. She added her fourth first place finish in the triple jump at Coe College, recording a jump of 11.02m.
Jillian Dodds recorded a personal best time in the 100m at Wartburg, completing the race in 12.78. She would later record a first-place finish in the 400m at SMU as she posted a time of 1:00.55.
Jordan Sekafetz has garnered three top three finishes across two hurdle events. Sekafetz came in second place in the 400m hurdles at Saint Mary's, with a time of 1:16.61 She added a third-place finish in the 100m hurdles in 16.92 and she bested that time at Coe College with a time of 16.27, which placed her second overall.
 
SUPERB SQUAD… Mackenzie Rader, Eryn Sabelka, Dodds and Hutchinson have teamed up for two 4x400m relays on the season, placing first both times. The quartet completed the relay with a time of 4:19.04 at Saint Mary's and they improved on that time during their most recent meet, winning the race in 4:08.15.