Macon-Ford Improves Record as Eutectics Compete at Greenville Select

GREENVILLE, ILL. – The Eutectic men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Greenville University Select meet on Saturday, notching several top-10 finishes and personal records at the non-team-scoring meet.

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Leah Macon-Ford improved her own school record in the women's 200m dash, recording a time of 25.51 to place fourth of 35 sprinters in the race. The new personal-best time is the second-best time in the American Midwest Conference performance list to date.
• Macon-Ford also raced to another top-five finish in the 100m dash, finishing fourth of 25 with a time of 12.22. She currently holds the best time in the Conference in the event with a national-qualifying time of 11.84 set two weeks ago.
• Kristofer St. Clair took fourth place of 24 throwers in the men's discus. He recorded a mark of 38.80m (127'03") on his first attempt.
• Taylor Washington and Mariah Scott earned top-10 finishes in the 100m Hurdles. Washington finished sixth (of 19) with a time of 16.05, while Scott cracked the 17 second mark for the first time in her career at 16.98 for 10^th-place.
• Washington also finished ninth of 15 in the HJ with a leap of 1.43m (4'08.25"). Teammate Arianna Buduan cleared the same height on her second attempt to finish in 12^th.
• Reece Halley and Hanna Burch each cracked the top-10 in the throws. Halley was 10^th of 31 in the Discus at 34.41 (112'11"). Burch was ninth of 19 in the Javelin at 25.32m (83'01").
• Brett Bushue and Brock Beins recorded personal records at the meet. Bushue leapt 1.78m (5'10") in the high jump for a new PR to finish 11^th of 22. Bushue also pole vaulted 3.70m (12'01.5") for 12^th place. Beins PRed in the pole vault at 3.55m (11'07.75") to finish 14^th at the meet and become the second-highest vaulter in UHSP history.

NEXT UP:

The Eutectics will return to the track next Saturday, April 19, at the Gibson Invitational hosted by Indiana State University in Terre Haute.