Saturday, April 26
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Southern Illinois University
at
Fighting Illini Twilight
Darrione Williams
Recap | Track and Field has succesful trip to Champaign
04/27/2025 | 2:47:00 | Track and Field
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Track and Field enjoyed a beautiful day at the Fighting Illini Twilight on Saturday.
Darrione Williams is getting into championship form, setting his season's best jump length and finishing in second place. On his last jump of the day, sitting in third place. Williams leaped and overtook second place with a jump of 7.37m (24'-2.25"). This mark puts him in first place in the Valley.
"A strong series with three jumps between 7.10-7.20, a big foul, and a 7.37m final round effort," said jumps coach Jacob Brydson. "With how last week ended with a scary slip, to come back and jump his best mark of the season, indoors and outdoors, was quite remarkable. In what wasn't the best conditions, as well."
Na'Kyrah Cooks picked up a second-place finish of her own in the long jump event. She had a jump length of 5.78m, only .18m behind the leader. This is her best mark of the outdoor season.
"A centimeter foul at the board was the difference between her having what was most likely a new personal best and what she ended up having as her best mark," said Brydson. "5.78m for the third meet this outdoor season is a consolation prize, but today showed how much more is right there."
Elise Green picked up a second-place finish in the shot-put event, with a throw distance of 13.35m. This mark is her best mark in the outdoor season.
Christian Coleman finished in third place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.38 seconds, setting his personal best time in the event. Coleman finished only behind Olympians Heath Baldwin and Ayden Owens-Delerme.
"Efforts have gone towards cleaning up the second half of his race, and the past two weekends have shown those have not been in vain on his part," said Brydson. "With a few more weeks now to try and ramp up the rhythm between hurdles even more, there's some excitement about what he can do."
Jalynn Wood picked up a third-place finish in the javelin throw, with a throw of 33.96m (111' 5")
NOTABLE FINISHES
UP NEXT
The Salukis will head to the UK Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky on Friday, May 2, in Lexington, Ky.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
For the latest updates on the Salukis, follow the team on Twitter (@SIUTrackXC), Instagram (@SIUTrackXC) and Facebook (@SalukiTrackAndField).
Darrione Williams is getting into championship form, setting his season's best jump length and finishing in second place. On his last jump of the day, sitting in third place. Williams leaped and overtook second place with a jump of 7.37m (24'-2.25"). This mark puts him in first place in the Valley.
"A strong series with three jumps between 7.10-7.20, a big foul, and a 7.37m final round effort," said jumps coach Jacob Brydson. "With how last week ended with a scary slip, to come back and jump his best mark of the season, indoors and outdoors, was quite remarkable. In what wasn't the best conditions, as well."
Na'Kyrah Cooks picked up a second-place finish of her own in the long jump event. She had a jump length of 5.78m, only .18m behind the leader. This is her best mark of the outdoor season.
"A centimeter foul at the board was the difference between her having what was most likely a new personal best and what she ended up having as her best mark," said Brydson. "5.78m for the third meet this outdoor season is a consolation prize, but today showed how much more is right there."
Elise Green picked up a second-place finish in the shot-put event, with a throw distance of 13.35m. This mark is her best mark in the outdoor season.
Christian Coleman finished in third place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.38 seconds, setting his personal best time in the event. Coleman finished only behind Olympians Heath Baldwin and Ayden Owens-Delerme.
"Efforts have gone towards cleaning up the second half of his race, and the past two weekends have shown those have not been in vain on his part," said Brydson. "With a few more weeks now to try and ramp up the rhythm between hurdles even more, there's some excitement about what he can do."
Jalynn Wood picked up a third-place finish in the javelin throw, with a throw of 33.96m (111' 5")
NOTABLE FINISHES
- Selisa Palmer – 100M – 12.22 (Personal Best)
- Kelsey Pacha – 100m (15.38) & 400m (1:07.45) Hurdles (Personal Bests)
- Christian Coleman – 110m Hurdles – 14.38 Seconds (Personal Best)
- Josh Delgado – 200m (22.33) & 400m (49.53) (Personal Bests)
- Britany Ziemer – 3000m Steeple Chase – 11:21.61 (Personal Best)
- Mark Ishman – Hammer Throw – 40.51m (Personal Best)
- Elise Green – Discus (34.24m) & Hammer Throw (42.40m) (Personal Bests)
- Elise Green – Shot Put – 13.35m (Season Best)
- Tiara Murray – Hammer Throw – 41.55m (Personal Best)
- Darrione Williams – Long Jump – 7.37m (Season Best)
- Na'Kyrah Cooks – Long Jump – 5.78m (Season Best)
- Patrick Dubose – Shot Put – 13.43m (Season Best)
UP NEXT
The Salukis will head to the UK Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky on Friday, May 2, in Lexington, Ky.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
For the latest updates on the Salukis, follow the team on Twitter (@SIUTrackXC), Instagram (@SIUTrackXC) and Facebook (@SalukiTrackAndField).
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