Up next, the Panthers will travel south to Columbia, Mo., home to the University of Missouri, to participate in the Tom Botts Invite from Friday to Saturday, April 19-20. 12 in) (1987) The discus throw ( pronunciation ), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc called a discusin an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. The women’s team posted a time of 3:52.58, while the men’s team notched a time of 3:13.22. The purple and gold finished the meet strong by winning both 4×400-meter relays. On the men’s side, Isaac Holtz posted an impressive distance of 188 feet 11 inches in the hammer throw. The throw moved Holtz into third place in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) rankings.Ĭonnor Ham and Evan Long also moved up in the MVC rankings. Ham posted a time of 14.10 in the 110 hurdles, the fastest time in the MVC and a personal best by one hundredth of a second. Long finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.38, moving him up to the second spot in the MVC.Īdditional winners included Katie Nimrod in the 400 hurdles (1:03.33), Lyndsie Schinkel in the 800-meter run (2:10.72), Alex Jackson in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:16.42) and McKayla Cole in the 3,000-meter run (10:08.30). Putting the world record in perspective, Heims threw a 4.4-pound discus 35 yards.Īdditionally, Heims notched the best time in the world this year for the 100-meter dash under the F64 classification at 15.30. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for games medalist and UNI sophomore Jessica Heims broke the world record for the furthest discus throw under the F64 classification (lower limb prosthetic), launching the discus 105 feet 7 inches (32.19 meters).Īlong with Heims’ accomplishment, UNI had 38 top-three finishes at the Musco Twilight meet in Iowa City on Saturday, April 13. Get better is the goal.ĭave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs.
"I think the goal is to get higher and higher and better every meet," Russell said.
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Russell, named to the IHSA's 2023 All-State Academic Team, says he plans to pursue a kinesiology and exercise degree at UNI, with an eye on a career in physical therapy.Įlite athletes: Here is a full list of Peoria-area athletes committed to play NCAA Division-I sportsįor now, he has some unfinished business in his prep career. I just fell in love with the coaches there and I'm excited to get there and be part of it." "I was recruited by Illinois State and Northern Iowa," Russell said. The IHSA boys sectionals loom on May 17, and then it's on to the state championship on May 25 in Charleston.After that, for Russell, it's launching a college career. He's an inspiration for me." The path ahead includes Northern Iowa "My dad has been coaching me since football season ended," Russell said. He serves as coach and mentor for his son now, and spends exhaustive time researching the sport to make sure his advice is the best. The elder Russell threw shot put in high school. IHSA track and field records: The all-time best performances around Peoria It's so good to have his support, his coaching." "His mobility is pretty much back to where he was," Russell said. He recovered enough to get to the IHSA state finals last spring.
Russell's father, Matt, had a stroke just before the 2022 season started. Video quality isn't great and I was scared he was gonna hurt me.proud dad/coach moment /dYTHVGL5X2
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