UNI crowns 3 champions on Day 2 of 2022 MVC Outdoor Championships

Saturday, May 14

Des Moines, Iowa

University of Northern Iowa

Day 2 MVC Championships

UNI crowns 3 champions on Day 2 of 2022 MVC Outdoor Championships

5/14/2022 9:03:00 PM | Track and Field

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UNI track and field at MVC Outdoor Championships

May 13-15, 2022
Drake Stadium | Des Moines, Iowa

May 15 (CT)

11:30 a.m. field events
1 p.m. running events
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DES MOINES, Iowa - UNI track and field crowned three champions, while four more Panthers earned all-conference honors on the second day of the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.

The men have moved up to third place, and the women are sitting in fourth after both teams were in fifth place yesterday.

Panther titles / all-conference (top three places):

Darius King (men's shot put) - 1st
Rylie Todd (women's high jump) - 1st
Parker Kiewiet (men's long jump) - 1st
Carter Morton (decathlon) - 2nd
Lydia Berns-Schweingruber (heptathlon) - 3rd
Marin Ehler (shot put) - 3rd
Tom Yezek (shot put) - 3rd

King won the shot put in dramatic fashion. Having led much of the competition, he was edged out on Logan Calvin's final throw. Calvin of Illinois State topped King's throw of 19.71 meters (64 feet, 8 inches) with a throw of 20.24 meters (66-5), sending King into second place heading into the Panther's final attempt.

On the sixth and final throw, King tied Calvin with a throw of 20.24 meters. King won the title on the tiebreaker, which came down to the throwers' second longest mark.

King is now the 26th thrower to have earned two or more MVC shot put titles. Tom Yezek also earned all-conference honors in the shot put with a throw of 17.88 meters (58-8).

The Panthers also earned all-conference honors in the women's shot put when Marin Ehler posted a career best to take third place with a throw of 15.44 meters (50-8). Morgan Nealey placed fifth.

UNI won two more titles from the Panther jumpers. Rylie Todd, who was seeded second in women's high jump, won the event with a leap of 1.73 meters (5-8). Parker Kiewiet had a career personal best to win the men's long jump in 7.71 meters (25-3.5).

In addition to all-conference honors in shot put, UNI opened the day with a third-place finish by Lydia Berns-Schweingruber in heptathlon. Berns-Schweingruber entered the final event in sixth place while teammate Kelly Proesch was in 10th. Proesch took second, and Berns-Schweingruber took fourth in the final event, the 800-meter run, to move up to scoring positions for the Panthers. Proesch finished in seventh place.

On the men's side of the multis, all four Panthers who competed in the decathlon score points for UNI. Carter Morton earned all-conference honors as runner-up to Illinois State's Ariel Atias. Morton posted a career high of 6,972 points. Also scoring points for UNI was Matt Davis (fourth), Zack Butcher (fifth) and Drew Bartels (sixth).

Other top-eight finishes for UNI include:

Blair Brooks - fifth in the men's long jump (7.32 meters / 24-0.25)
Ethan Peters - seventh in men's high jump (2.0 meters / 6-6.75)
Mia Rampton - seventh in 3,000 steeplechase (10:55.42)
Layanna Green - seventh in high jump (1.60 meters / 5-3)

INTO THE FINALS

UNI placed a Panther in the finals of all the prelims ran today. Jack Sumners, Drew Bartels, Riley Little and Kyle Trunnell will compete in the 110-meter hurdles tomorrow, while Paige Kisley will run the 100-meter hurdles.

On the men's side, Kiewiet and Connor Blough qualified for the 400-meter finals and Auriona Kimbrough will run in the 400-meter finals for the women's team.

Isaiah Trousil and Tayshaun Cooper earned top-eight spots for the 100-meter dash finals, and Paishence Johnson and Jill Bennett will be in the women's 100-meter dash.

In the 800-meter run, Drake Hanson and Seb Gearhart will compete for the men, and the 800-meter run indoor champion Sophia Jungling will compete in the women's race.

Bill Mukhtar and Grant Rickertsen will compete in the men's 400-meter hurdle race, while Katie Nimrod earned an automatic qualifying spot in the women's race.

TEAM SCORES

Men:

Illinois State 90.5
Indiana State 66
UNI 60.5
Drake 50
Southern Illinois 42
Bradley 25
Loyola 8
Evansville 5
Valparaiso 1

Women:

Indiana State 75
Illinois State 72
Southern Illinois 66
UNI 47
Missouri State 44
Loyola 28
Drake 11
Bradley 8
Evansville 0
Valparaiso 0

MEN'S RESULTS

Decathlon: 2. Carter Morton 6,972 points; 4. Matt Davis 6,467; 5. Zack Butcher 6,465; 6. Drew Bartels 6,310
110 hurdles (prelims): 3. Jack Sumners 14.29Q; 5. Drew Bartels 14.53Q; 7. Riley Little 14.70q; 8. Kyle Trunnell 14.87q; 10. Hunter Manock 15.41
400 (prelims): 4. Parker Kiewiet 48.24Q; 6. Connor Blough 48.57q. 8 Tate Hookham 49.04
100 (prelims): 3. Isaiah Trousil 10.39Q; 6. Tayshaun Cooper 10.54q; 14. Michael Santi 10.78
800 (prelims): 4. Drake Hanson 1:51.88q; 6. Seb Gearhart 1:52.32q; 11. Ben Daumueller 1:53.40; 15. Craig Becker 1:54.01; 19. Chase Knoche 1:55.09
400 hurdles (prelims): 6. Bill Mukhtar 55.31Q; 8. Grant Rickertsen 56.91q; 9. Cole Willert 58.72
3000 steeplechase: 9. Brady Griebel 9:39.97

Field events
Shot put: 1. Darius King 20.24m (66-5); 3. Tom Yezek 17.88m (58-8)
Long jump: 1. Parker Kiewiet 7.71m (25-3.5); 5. Blair Brooks 7.32m (24-0.25); 10. Jack Sumners 6.96m (22-10); 11. Carter Morton 6.94m (22-9.25)
High jump: 7. Ethan Peters 2.0m (6-6.75); 10. Matt Davis 2.0m (6-6.75); 11. Blair Brooks 1.95m (6-4.75); 12. Carter Morton 1.95m (6-4.75); 13. Caden Ungs 1.90m (6-2.75)

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Heptathlon: 3. Lydia Berns-Schweingruber 4,269 points; 7. Kelly Proesch 4,184; 11. Sydney Durbin 3,995.
100 hurdles (prelims): 7. Paige Kisley 14.49q
400 (prelims): 2. Auriona Kimbrough 55.22Q; 11. Emily Vos 57.45; 12. Erin Kerkhoff 57.52
100 (prelims): 5. Paishence Johnson 11.76q; 7. Jill Bennett 11.80q; 9. Rylan Santi 11.92; 13. Libby Wedewer 12.16; 15. Madelyn Sanda 12.17
800 (prelims): 3. Sophia Jungling 2:11.02q
400 hurdles (prelims): 3. Katie Nimrod 1:03.19Q; 8. Anna Winterrowd 1:04.42q
3000 steeplechase: 7. Mia Rampton 10:55.42

Field events
High jump: 1. Rylie Todd 1.73m (5-8); 7. Layanna Green 1.60m (5-3); 9. Marin McClowry 1.60m (5-3)
Shot put: 3. Marin Ehler 14.55m (50-8); 5. Morgan Nealey 14.98m (49-1.75); 11. Mari Shavers 12.72m (41-8.75)

FROM DAY 1 / INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

MEN
200 prelims: 1. Parker Kiewiet 20.73Q; 3. Isaiah Trousil 21.30Q; 7. Tayshaun Cooper 21.54q
1,500 prelims: 5. Craig Becker 3:57.60Q; 15. Andrew Kephart 4:05.01

Field Events
Pole vault: 5. Teddy Allen 4.45m (14-7.25)
Hammer throw: 7. Darius King 57.03m (187-1)
Javelin: 6. Carter Morton 51.32m (168-4); 10. Zack Butcher 46.00m (150-11); 11. Drew Bartels 44.71m (146-8); 14. Matt Davis 39.00m (127-11)

WOMEN
200 prelims: 3. Emily Vos 24.47Q; 4. Paishence Johnson 24.70; 7. Libby Wedewer 24.74q; 11. Eden Barrett 25.66; 12. Olivia Hubler 25.72
1,500 prelims: 11. Paige Holub 4:31.91q; 20. Sydney Schaffer 4:46.27
10,000: 5. Isabelle Schaffer 37:38.05; 6 Jill Vonnahme 37:38.43

Field Events
Pole vault: 6. Isabelle Holtzen 3.60m (11-9.75); 9. Alivia Silvestri 3.60m (11-9.75)
Hammer throw: 6. Mari Shavers 55.68m (182-8); 7. Marin Ehler 55.28m (181-4)