Storm wrap up A-R-C Indoor Championships with strong performances

WAVERLY, Iowa - Highlighted by Jenna Thornburg's school record setting performance in the 60m dash, and Teghan Booth's all-conference performance, the Simpson women's track and field team took sixth overall at the A-R-C Indoor Championships on Saturday.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• Jenna Thornburg's time of 7.92 seconds in the 60m dash eclipsed Amy Wigen's school record of 7.96 seconds set back in 2001, as she earned seventh overall in the event.
• Teghan Booth added more hardware to her trophy case on Friday, taking home second overall in the 5000m with a time 17:51.24, earning her all-conference honors.
• Aaliyah Johnson's fifth place finish in the Pentathlon with 2780 points puts her sixth in school history in the event, breaking her own personal record.
• Chloe Wierson and Emma Cooper in the 200m dash now rank ninth and 10th respectively in program history in the event.
• Olivia Merrill set a new personal record in the shot put with her mark of 12.45m, and ranks eighth in school history.
• Anna Parrott improved upon her own personal record in the Pentathlon, finishing with 2671 points, which moves her closer to seventh best in program history.
• The Storm's DMR team finished fifth overall with a time of 12:56.77 minutes, which ranked seventh best in school history.
• The 4x400 relay team finished fifth overall with a time of 4:06.24, which earned them 10th best in program history.

MEET REPORT

60m Finals - 7. Jenna Thornburg, 7.96

60M Prelims - 8. Jenna Thornburg, 7.92 | 11. Emma Cooper, 8.07 | 16. Domonique Rivers, 8.19

200m - 13. Chloe Wierson, 26.86 | 15. Emma Cooper, 26.93

400m - 10. Jenna Thornburg, 1:02.02

1 Mile - 12. Bree Tenges, 5:45.16

3000m - 4. Teghan Booth, 10:23.18 | 17. Ava French, 11:29.86 | 18. Emily Escoto, 11:41.10

5000m - 2. Teghan Booth, 17:51.24 | 13. Ava French, 20:08.42 | 14. Emily Escoto, 20:24.88 | 15. Elie Tuhn, 20:39.40

Long Jump - 7. Emma Lueck, 5.18m | 8. Isabelle Noring, 5.14m | 10. Emma Cooper, 5.06m

Shot Put - 9. Olivia Merrill, 12.45m | 19. Elian Dzangue, 10.88m | 22. Hannah True, 9.87m

Triple Jump - 6. Aaliyah Johnson, 10.81m | 12. Emma Lueck, 9.70m | 13. Anna Parrott, 9.70m

Weight Throw - 20. Sydney McCarron, 13.19m | 23. Sophie Simon, 11.24m | 24. Maddy Berg, 10.47m

DMR - 5. A. Schewe, N. Middents, A. Carder, K. Huisinga, 12:56.77

4x400 Relay - 5. J. Thornburg, N. Middents, A. Carder, C. Wierson, 4:06.24

4x800 Relay - 5. K. Eisentrager, S. Blessman, K. Huisinga, A. Schewe, 10:15.16

Pentathlon Results

Standings - 5. Aaliyah Johnson, 2780 | 6. Anna Parrott, 2671

60m - 9. Aaliyah Johnson, 10.38 | 11. Anna Parrott, 10.49

800m - 5. Anna Parrott, 2:50.95 | 10. Aaliyah Johnson, 3:02.10

High Jump - 2. Aaliyah Johnson, 1.51m | 7. Anna Parrott, 1.42m

Long Jump - 1. Aaliyah Johnson, 5.09m | 3. Anna Parrott, 5.00m

Shot Put - 1. Aaliyah Johnson, 10.70m | 8. Anna Parrott, 9.57m

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Loras - 195.5
2. Wartburg - 191.5
3. Central - 126
4. Nebraska Wesleyan - 59.5
5. Dubuque - 56
6. Simpson - 40.5
7. Buena Vista - 17
8. Luther - 13
9. Coe - 3

UP NEXT

Simpson competes one final time before the NCAA National Championships, heading back to Waverly for the NCAA Qualifier next Friday, March 7.