Chicago, Ill. – In their third meet of the season, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's and women's track & field team remained local and competed in the Windy City Rumble on Saturday, February 1st. The meet, which was hosted by the University of Chicago, saw 10 teams on both the men's and women's side. The Hawks were able to get a preview of some Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) competition as Aurora University, Concordia University Chicago, and Milwaukee School of Engineering all competed at the meet.
For the team rankings, the men finished in 8th while the women finished in 7th.
Lane Regan and Rachel Brettin both claimed school record this past weekend. On the men's side, Regan picked up the school record in the 1,200 Meter Run with a time of 3:24.76. Brettin improved her school record in the women's 1,200 Meter Run with a time of 4:03.88.
At the meet, Zoe Turner finished in 3rd in the women's 400 Meter Run with a time of 1:02.28.
The Hawks return to action Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th when they compete in the Keck DIII Select hosted by the Illinois Wesleyan University. The Bloomington, Ill. meet is scheduled to start at 4:00 PM on Friday and 11:00 AM on Saturday.
Women's All-Time Updates:
Rachel Brettin – 1,200 Meter Run – 4:03.88 – School Record
Sophia Halama – 1,200 Meter Run – 4:07.15 – 2nd All-Time
Valerie Lending – 1,200 Meter Run – 4:20.00 – 3rd All-Time
Isabelle Pullen – 1,200 Meter Run – 4:21.34 – 4th All-Time
Annaelle Mukash – 60 Meter Dash – 8.31 – 2nd All-Time
Olivia Jameson – 400 Meter Run – 62.50 – 5th All-Time
Rachel Brettin – 400 Meter Run – 65.09 – 6th All-Time
Rachel Brettin, Valerie Lending, Isabelle Pullen, Sophia Halama – 4x400 Meter Relay – 4:31.64 – 6th All-Time
Jada Muldrow – Shot Put – 8.62m – 6th All-Time
Kailey Nicholas – Long Jump – 4.39m – 9th All-Time
Men's All-Time Updates:
Lane Regan – 1,200 Meter Run – 3:24.76 – School Record
Ajibola Claudius-Akinyemi – 60 Meter Dash – 7.07 – 2nd All-time
Andrew Faber – 1,200 Meter Run – 3:36.55 – 3rd All-time
Head Coach Tyler McQuality's Comments from the Windy City Rumble:
" Three meets down and three to go before the Indoor Conference Championships! A good halfway point in our season to really gauge where we are at with the team growing in experience. Now we really want to snowball this momentum and be at our individual and collective best at the end of the month!"
Assistant Coach Saisaketh Valluri's Comments from the Windy City Rumble:
"Pivotal point in the season when all the training starts coming together and reflecting in our jumps. Big jumps are coming soon! Looking forward to the rest of the season."
Assistant Coach Lucas Taylor's Comments from the Windy City Rumble:
"The throwers had a very solid meet overall, with multiple new PRs and technique break through that will pay off within the next couple weeks"
