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Sarah Bussmann still dominating at Wesleyan

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Wesleyan men’s and women’s track teams opened their indoor seasons with the IWU “First Chance” meet at the Shirk Center on Friday (Dec. 2).

Winners for the women were senior Lauren Alpert in the 300 meter dash with a time of 40.58 seconds, sophomore Sarah Bussman in the 600 meters (1:47.20), junior Tara Clemens in the mile (5:11.45) and freshman Kelsey Buerger in the 3000 meter run (11:52.26).

Freshman Meredith Beird tied for first in the pole vault at a height of 10 feet-11 ¾ inches and the women’s 4×400 relay team won in a time of 4:02.12.

IWU men’s team winners were senior Steven Kirk in the weight throw with a distance of 58 feet-2 inches and Aaron Smith in the 600 (1:22.77).

The Titans got second place finishes from freshman Lexia Swope in the 55 (7.44 seconds) and senior Caitlin Eskew in the 200 (27.32). Eskew placed fourth in the 55 and Swope was fourth in the 200. In track events, junior Lauren Rock was second in the 300 (41.21), sophomore Tiffany Zumpf in the 800 (2:50.87) and junior Taylor Cordes in the 55 meter hurdles (8.89 seconds).

Senior Gaby Johnson (5 feet-3 inches) was second in the high jump and freshman Kelli Herlitz was second in the triple jump (34 feet-11 ¼).

Second place track finishes for the men came from freshman Michael Bradley in the 800 (2:22.11), sophomore Bobby Castillo in the mile (4:31.98), freshman Jeff Torasson in the 55 meter hurdles (8.37), and the 4×400 relay (3:26.60).

Sophomore Joey Pacione was second in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet-7 ¾ inches.

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Anderson named Player of the Week for second time

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Payton Anderson (Contributed photo/Missouri Baptist University)

Payton Anderson (Contributed photo/Missouri Baptist University)

For the second time this season, Payton Anderson has been named as the American Midwest Conference softball Player of the Week. The conference office made the announced on Tuesday, April 28 after Anderson batted 12 for 19 in six games.

Anderson, a junior at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, is the daughter of Rob and Annie Anderson of Gillespie. After graduating from Gillespie High School in 2012, she signed with MBU to catch for the team. She is currently hitting .466 on the season with 56 hits in 116 at-bats.

During the six-game week last week, Anderson batted .632 with two homeruns, four doubles, nine RBIs while drawing three walks and one intentional walk.

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Anderson named AMC Player of the Week

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Payton Anderson (Contributed photo/Missouri Baptist University)

Payton Anderson (Contributed photo/Missouri Baptist University)

Payton Anderson was named Player of the Week last week for the American Midwest Conference after totaling three doubles and two home runs.

Anderson is a 2012 graduate of Gillespie High School and is currently on a softball scholarship at Missouri Baptist University where she is a junior. Anderson’s concentration is sports management with a minor in business.

Anderson is the team’s catcher and was hitting .339 at the time of publication with seven home runs on the season and 25 RBIs in the team’s first 22 contests. She has five doubles and a .780 slugging percentage. While catching, she has 15 assists and 61 putouts.

MBU’s softball team is 14-8 on the season with a 9-3 conference record. The team’s season will be ending at the end of April with their final two games scheduled against Blackburn on April 27.

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Gillespie’s Kirkwood to attend Illinois College

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Haylie KirkwoodGillespie High School’s Haylie Kirkwood has announced she will enroll at Illinois College in the fall and compete as a member of the school’s track and field team.

Kirkwood, a native of Dorchester, earned eight varsity letters at Gillespie competing for the school’s track and field and basketball teams. As a member of the track team, she helped her school to three county championships, three conference championships and a sectional championship during her prep career.

An honor roll student throughout her high school career, Kirkwood has also been active in the National Honor Society. In addition, Kirkwood was honored as co-valedictorian of her graduating class.

Kirkwood plans to pursue a degree following Illinois College’s pre-medicine career path.

Founded in 1829, Illinois College is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.

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