March 27, 2012
Track
Justin Johnson - St. Norbert College
Freshman - Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Justin broke the oldest St. Norbert school record on the books in the 110m hurdles on Saturday. Johnson’s time of 14.84 bettered the mark set by Greg Frederick(15.04) in 1970. Johnson’s time is currently the #1 time in the Nation. He also collected victories in the 4X100 and 4X400m relays.
Field
Adam Sellner - Ripon College
Junior - Barrington, Ill.
Sellner had a hand in Ripon finishing third out of five teams at Saturday’s Sherman-Lukoski Invitational, hosted by Ripon College. He won the hammer with a school record throw of 181-08 and is currently ranked fourth in the nation in that event. Sellner also placed eighth in the shot put at Saturday’s meet.
April 3, 2012
Track
Logan Hohl - Monmouth College
Senior - Orion, Ill.
Hohl turned in the nation’s seventh fastest time at last weekend’s Washington University Invitational. The senior clocked a 53.97 to finish second in the field which included runners from all NCAA divisions and NAIA schools. Hohl also anchored the winning 4x400 relay which turned in the nation’s fourth fastest time of 3:16.07.
Field
Caleb Cox - Illinois College
Sophomore - Chatham, Ill.
Cox took fourth place in the decathlon with 6,635 points at the Washington University Invitational over the weekend and currently ranks second in NCAA Division III in the event. Cox finished in the top 10 in all 10 events. In the field events he took first in the javelin throw (167 feet, 1 inch), second in the shot put (39 feet, 2 1/2 inches) and third in both the pole vault (13 feet, 5 1/4 inches) and long jump (21 feet, 11 1/2 inches).
April 10, 2012
Track
Justin Johnson - St. Norbert College
Freshman - Hoffman Estates, Ill.
At the St. Norbert Twilight Johnson lowered his MWC leading time in the 110 Hurdles down to a 14.61. He continues to be one of the top 5 athletes in the country. Johnson also raced to a time of 22.26 seconds in the 200m dash and has the fastest time in the MWC in that event as well. Johnson capped off his day by anchoring the winning 4X400m relay team.
Field
DeAndre Smith - Monmouth College
Junior - Carbondale, Ill.
Cox took fourth place in the decathlon with 6,635 points at the Washington University Invitational over the weekend and currently ranks second in NCAA Division III in the event. Cox finished in the top 10 in all 10 events. In the field events he took first in the javelin throw (167 feet, 1 inch), second in the shot put (39 feet, 2 1/2 inches) and third in both the pole vault (13 feet, 5 1/4 inches) and long jump (21 feet, 11 1/2 inches).
April 17, 2012
Track
Logan Hohl - Monmouth College
Senior - Orion, Ill.
Hohl outran the field at last weekend’s Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational at Western Illinois University with the third fastest time in the nation. The senior broke the tape in the 400-meter hurdles with a 52.41. He also ran the anchor leg on the second place 4x400 team which clocked a 3:16.53. Earlier in the meet, he ran the leadoff leg in the 4x100 relay which turned in a 43.77 to finish eighth.
Field
Brent Schreiber - St. Norbert College
Senior - Appleton, Wis.
Schreiber had a career best jump at the Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational to win the title. His mark of 7.01m (23’00.00”) is currently the best mark in the Midwest Conference and also has him ranked in the top-20 nationally.
April 24, 2012
Track
Justin Johnson - St. Norbert College
Freshman - Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Johnson won two events and set a school record in a third to lead St. Norbert to the team title at the St. Norbert Invitational. Johnson won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.07 seconds and also ran a blistering school-record time of 14.41 seconds in the preliminaries of the 110-meter hurdles. Johnson rounded out his day by running a leg on the winning 4x400m relay.
Field
Randy Hill - St. Norbert College
Senior - DePere, Wis.
Hill won a pair of field events to help St. Norbert win the team title at their inaugural invitational. Hill picked up wins with a clearing height of 6 feet 4 inches in the high jump and triple jump distance of 44-11. His mark in the triple jump is currently the best in the Midwest Conference.
May 1
Track
Matt Wood - Ripon College
Junior - Port Washington, Wis.
Wood won two individual events at Sunday’s Wisconsin Private College Invitational, helping the Red Hawks finish second out of seven teams at the event. He was victorious in the 200 and 400 meters with times of 22.38 and 49.51, respectively. Wood also ran a leg on Ripon’s first place 4x100 relay team, which finished with a time of 43.49 and was a part of Ripon’s third-place 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:30.98.
Field
Randy Hill - St. Norbert College
Senior - DePere, Wis.
St. Norbert won the Wisconsin Private College Championships for the first time since 2008. Leading the way was Freshman Randy Hill. Hill won the high jump with a height of 6 feet 5 inches, and he also claimed the title in the triple jump at 44-9 1/2. Both marks sit atop the MWC standings. Hill also added a 2nd place finish in the Long jump.
May 8, 2012
Track
LJ Hyland - Carroll University
Senior - Waukesha, Wis.
Hyland is hitting his stride for Carroll after winning the 200 meter dash and running on the winning 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relay teams at the Carroll Invitational. Hyland’s time of 21.65 in the 200 give him the best time in the Midwest Conference this season and puts him 25th in the nation.
Field
Randy Hill - St. Norbert College
Senior - DePere, Wis.
Hill won three events as the Green Knights eased to a team win in the Lawrence University Invitational at Whiting Field. Hill won the high jump, long jump and triple jump to lead the individual performances for St. Norbert. Hill’s winning marks were 1.88 meters (high jump), 6.49 meters (long jump) and 13.13 meters (triple jump).