Weekly Notebook (PDF)

Male Track
Wal Khat, Jr., UNI (Mooseheart, lll.)
Wal Khat won the 800-meter run at the Wisconsin Alumni Meet with a personal best time of 1:49.89. He moved into second place in the Missouri Valley Conference and is currently ranked 40th in the NCAA West Region.
 
Notables: Kimathi Johnson, Illinois State; Vince DiVenere, Loyola
 
Male Field
Logan Calvin, So., Illinois State (Bloomington, Ind.)
At Friday’s Wisconsin Alumni Classic, Calvin picked up a pair of personal-bests in the discus (52.17m/171-02) and hammer throw (56.00m/183-09), placing fourth and seventh in the respective events. His discus toss was particularly impressive, as it ranks seventh all-time in Redbird history, third in the MVC, and 68th in the NCAA West Region. As if this wasn’t enough, Calvin also finished third in the shot put with a heave of 17.68m (58-00.25). Calvin enters this weekend’s MVC Championship ranked in the top-five in the Valley in three events: discus (third), shot put (fourth), and hammer (fifth).
 
Notables: Antoine Howard, Indiana State; Constantine Beniaris, Loyola; Isaac Holtz, UNI
 
Female Track
Hattie Plumb, Jr., Illinois State (Green Bay, Wis.)
At Friday’s Wisconsin Alumni Classic, Plumb built great momentum in her final race before this weekend’s MVC Championship, winning the 800-meter with a lifetime personal-best time of 2:07.69. With the mark, Plumb not only improved to fifth all-time in ISU history, but she currently leads the Valley and ranks 50th in the NCAA West Region. The reigning 2019 MVC Indoor 800-meter Champion, Plumb will look to defend her Valley crown this weekend.
 
Notables: Ayanna Morgan, Indiana State; Jordan Blake, Loyola; Lyndsie Schinkel, UNI
 
Female Field
Ariana Cranston, Jr., Illinois State (Angola, Ind.)
At Friday’s Wisconsin Alumni Classic, Cranston soared to new heights, clearing a lifetime personal-best 4.04m (13-03.00) in the women’s pole vault to place second among 13 vaulters. Cranston’s mark, which improves her to second all-time in Illinois State history, leads the Valley by over a foot! Her clearance also puts her in prime position to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary Round, as it ranks 40th in the West Region.
 
Notables: Caitlyn Redmon, Indiana State; Oyinlola Akinlosotu, Loyola; Jessica Heims, UNI