Champaign, Ill. – Northern Illinois University track & field junior bettered her outdoor season triple jump school record, on Saturday, at the Illinois Twilight with a final mark of 12.98 meters (42' 7.00") to earn first place in the event.
 
"The coaching staff is very proud of how the ladies mentally prepared and competed, today. With high winds, cooler temperatures, and some rain at the end, it did not deter our team from setting multiple personal and seasonal bests. This is a great sign of our team's continued growth. With such a young team, this is a very exciting time to be a Huskie on the track. These ladies are starting to see how great they can be, and there is no limit to what they can achieve."
 
Whyte's triple jump was one of eight personal bests set by the Huskies over the course of the afternoon. Sophomore Remy Amarteifio (Evanston, Ill./Evanston) ran her career-fastest times in the 100-meter dash (12.20) and the 100-meter hurdles (13.67). Amarteifio won the 100-meters hurdles and too. fourth in the dash.
 
The final five Huskies to record their best performances were sophomore NeShay Curtis (St. Louis, Mo./McCluer South Berkeley) in the 400-meter dash, sophomore Melissa Ricci (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) in the 800-meter run, freshman Kenyae Majors (Burlington, N.C./Hugh Cummings) in the 100-meter hurdles, freshman Kishona McCray (Newark, N.J./Newark Central) in the 400-meter hurdles as well as senior Ashley Sicard (Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling) in the shot put.
 
The afternoon also added two season-best marks from Sicard and fellow senior Ashanti Hutton (Grandview, Mo./Grandview), while many younger Huskies competed in different events for the first time in their careers.
 
Final results from the Illinois Twilight competition are listed below:
 
100-Meter Dash
Remy Amarteifio, 12.20, 4^th – Personal Record
 
400-Meter Dash
Doshawn Franks, 56.23, 2^nd
Ashanti Hutton, 56.29, 3^rd – Season Best
NeShay Curtis, 57.18, 5^th – Personal Record
 
800-Meter Run
Melissa Ricci, 2:19.41, 10^th – Personal Record
Maggie Cavanaugh, 2:30.23, 17^th – First time running race
 
1,500-Meter Run
Ashley Tutt, 4:39.86, 2^nd – First time running race
Vivian Overbeck, 4:47.78, 12^th – First time running race
 
5,000-Meter Run
Sara Atkins, 18:26.30, 8^th – First time running race
 
100-Meter Hurdles
Remy Amarteifio, 13.67, 1^st – Personal Record
Kenyae Majors, 14.28, 6^th – Personal Record
 
400-Meter Hurdles
Kishona McCray, 1:03.35, 3^rd – Personal Record
 
4x100-Meter Relay
46.00, 2^nd – Season Best
 
Triple Jump
Jehvania Whyte, 12.98m (42' 7.00"), 1^st – Personal Record, School Record
 
Shot Put
Ashley Sicard, 12.55m (41' 2.25"), 6^th – Personal Record
Fatima Stingily, 10.24m (33' 7.25), 13^th
 
Discus
Ashley Sicard, 33.60m (110' 3"), 11^th – Season Best
Fatima Stingily, 32.60m (108' 0"), 12^th – First time throwing discus
 
The Huskies have three meets left before heading to the Mid-American Conference Championships in May. Next Saturday, April 21, the Huskies head to Waco, Texas to compete in the Michael Johnson Classics. Follow @NIUXCTrack on Twitter for updates on the track & field team.
 
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