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Kendrick Achebe - PC: Frank Novak
Kendrick Achebe - PC: Frank Novak

Storm wrap up regular season at Augustana Midwest Twilight

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Cole White stole the show in Simpson's final last chance meet, winning the discus with the second best mark in program history on Thursday.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cole White became only the third Simpson thrower in program history to eclipse the 50-meter mark in the Discus, recording the second best mark in Simpson record books at 50.48m.
  • The 4x400 relay became the second 4x4 this season to set a top-10 mark, placing third in program history at 3:13.61 minutes.
  • Kendrick Achebe qualified for the 100m finals after posting a best-time of 10.60 in the prelims and finished seventh overall in the event.

TOP PERFORMERS

100m Prelims - 5. Kendrick Achebe - 10.60
100m Finals - 7. Kendrick Achebe - 10.69
400m - 30. Easton Klein - 50.34 | 44. Ben Gilbert-Binder - 52.23
400m Hurdles - 7. Rouce Sayee - 54.85
1500m - 14. James Johnson - 3:52.82
5000m - 6. Drew Engler - 15:23.46
Discus - 1. Cole White - 50.48m (2nd best mark in school history)

4x100 Relay - 18. Sams, Achebe, Johnson, McKenzie - 42.74
4x400 Relay - 5. Johnson, Sams, Klein, McKenzie - 3:13.61 (3rd best time in school history)

UP NEXT

Simpson now waits to hear who qualifies for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships, hosted in La Crosse, Wisconsin from Thursday, May 21 through Saturday, May 23.

Simpson athletes visit Lasik Iowa and Lasik Omaha doctors for annual checkups.