Simpson captures another school record in final last chance meet
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - For a third time this season, a new record was set in the 4x100 relay as the Storm rewrote the history books with a time of 46.96 seconds highlighting Simpson's day at two last chance meets.
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
- The 4x100 Relay team consisting of Jenna Thornburg, Emma Cooper, Molly Moore, and Aubrey McDaniel, continued to refine their skill, posting another school record in the event at 46.96 seconds.
- Olivia Merrill once again jumped up the leaderboards in Simpson history, setting the third best mark in the shot put at 13.53m.
- Emma Cooper qualified for the finals of the 100m dash, posting a best time of 12.26 seconds in the prelims before finishing eighth overall.
TOP PERFORMERS
100m Prelims - 7. Emma Cooper - 12.26 | 11. Molly Moore - 12.49 (tied for 7th best time in school history) | 22. Aubrey McDaniel - 12.78
100m Finals - 8. Emma Cooper - 12.30
200m - 14. Emma Cooper - 25.77 | 17. Molly Moore - 25.89 (7th fastest time in school history) | 25. Aubrey McDaniel - 26.53
400m - 16. Nicole Middents - 59.97
100m Hurdles - 16. Maddax DeVault - 15.91 | 18. Sully Downey - 16.16
400m Hurdles - 11. Maddax DeVault - 1:04.80
Long Jump - 16. Emma Lueck - 5.06m
Shot Put - 3. Olivia Merrill - 13.53m (3rd best mark in school history)
4x100 Relay - 5. Thornburg, Cooper, Moore, McDaniel - 46.96 (School Record)
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.
