EDWARDSVILLE - Ethan Poston continued his indoor success by winning his second Ohio Valley Conference high jump title in as many years. The Metamora, Ill., sophomore jumped a PR best 7' .25".
Poston topped his competition by over 6 inches. The men's field team had 7 finishes high enough to score team points, including a two, three, four sweep in the weight throw:
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Ethn Poston
1st
High Jump
7' 0.25"
Connor McCarthy
5th
Long Jump
22' 10"
John Barnes
3rd
Shot Put
55' 0"
Austin Lynch
4th
Shot Put
52' 3.75"
Nick Matthews
2nd
Weight Throw
64' 4"
John Barnes
3rd
Weight Throw
63' 4"
Austin Lynch
4th
Weight Throw
62' 6.75"
Joe Stone finished 5th in the men's 800 meter (1:55.09) and the men's 4x400 and distance medley teams each placed fourth. The men's 4x400 team of Collin Brown, Kevin Campbell, Joe Stone, and Conor McCarthy ran a season best 3:20.98 and the distance medley team of Liam O'Connell, Brandon Bretz, Kevin Campbell and Landon Skelly also ran a season best with a time of 10:22.50.
The women's team was led by Alexis Hutchins. Hutchins placed 4th in the shot put and 5th in the weight throw, 43' 0.25" and 59' 9" respectively. Hutchin's weight throw distance continued to further the school record she set just two weeks ago. The women's distance medley relay team of Emily Ellis, Jaylyn Scales, Jalea Paslay and Kassidy Dexheimer ran a season best 7th place finish time of 12:47.40.
The Cougar men finished 6th overall with 58 points and the women finished tied for 9th with 11 points overall.
