Track & Field

Track and Field Prepares for Butler Twilight
         SIU Edwardsville track and field will send a full squad to this weekend’s Butler Twilight meet, which gets under way Saturday in Indianapolis. Following this weekend, only the Billy Hayes Invitational remains on the schedule before the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, which takes place May 13-14.
         The Cougars are coming off a busy week in which some athletes participated in the prestigious Drake Relays, while others stayed home and competed in the SIUE Twilight meet at Korte Stadium.
         Christen Carducci (Powell, Ohio) significantly lowered her provisional qualifying time in the 3,000-meter run at the SIUE Twilight to 9 minutes, 58.31 seconds. Coach Darryl Frerker said that time should get her into the NCAA Outdoor Championships, which will be held May 27-29 in Pomona, Calif.
         Callie Glover (Bartlett) broke the school record in the hammer throw with a throw of 142 feet, 8 inches. The men’s hammer throw record was also broken, as Lee Weeden (Ferguson, Mo.) registered a distance of 155’8” at the SIUE Twilight.
         Frerker will look for more qualifying marks to be reached at the Butler Twilight.
         “This is looked at as a good qualifying meet and a chance to prepare for the conference tournament,” he said. “We are at the point where we want to get specific with events so we can compete in the conference tournament.”
        
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