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Track and Field Kicks Off Chicagoland with Top Five Throws
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Blue Demons open Elmhurst meet in Wheaton
WHEATON, Ill. – DePaul track and field opened the Chicagoland Championships on Thursday with the throws group leading the charge at Lawson Field, collecting a pair of second-place finishes and several top-10 results in both the men's and women's competitions.
Quinton Boyd led the way on the men's side with a third-place finish in the hammer throw at 55.32m. Sergio Ayala added an eighth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.42m.
On the women's side, Laila Richardson earned a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at 47.13m, edging her previous personal best from earlier this season, with Olivia Austin close behind in fourth and Sydney Kube rounding out the top-10 with 41.12m.
In the discus, Lauren Drew took second place at 40.63m, while Olivia Santos finished fifth with 39.22m. Santos also led the Blue Demons in the shot put with a mark of 12.29m, followed by Richardson in seventh (11.98m) and Katina Maclin in eighth (11.71m).
Chicagoland Championships – Day One
Wheaton, Ill. - Lawson Field
Thursday, April 9
Men's Track & Field
Discus Throw: ND - Sergio Ayala
Hammer Throw: 3. Quinton Boyd - 55.32m, 26. Sergio Ayala - 39.28m
Shot Put: 8. Sergio Ayala - 14.42m, 15. Quinton Boyd - 13.92m
Women's Track & Field
Discus Throw: 2. Lauren Drew - 40.63m, 5. Olivia Santos - 39.22m, 11. Laila Richardson - 35.72m, 18. Sophia Nguyen - 32.36m, 26. Katina Maclin - 30.10m, ND - Olivia Austin
Hammer Throw: 2. Laila Richardson - 47.13m, 4. Olivia Austin - 44.62m, 10. Sydney Kube - 41.12m, 17. Katina Maclin - 38.28m, 35. Sophia Nguyen - 32.18m
Shot Put: 5. Olivia Santos - 12.29m, 7. Laila Richardson - 11.98m, 8. Katina Maclin - 11.71m, 12. Lauren Drew - 11.16m
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Quinton Boyd led the way on the men's side with a third-place finish in the hammer throw at 55.32m. Sergio Ayala added an eighth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.42m.
On the women's side, Laila Richardson earned a runner-up finish in the hammer throw at 47.13m, edging her previous personal best from earlier this season, with Olivia Austin close behind in fourth and Sydney Kube rounding out the top-10 with 41.12m.
In the discus, Lauren Drew took second place at 40.63m, while Olivia Santos finished fifth with 39.22m. Santos also led the Blue Demons in the shot put with a mark of 12.29m, followed by Richardson in seventh (11.98m) and Katina Maclin in eighth (11.71m).
Chicagoland Championships – Day One
Wheaton, Ill. - Lawson Field
Thursday, April 9
Men's Track & Field
Discus Throw: ND - Sergio Ayala
Hammer Throw: 3. Quinton Boyd - 55.32m, 26. Sergio Ayala - 39.28m
Shot Put: 8. Sergio Ayala - 14.42m, 15. Quinton Boyd - 13.92m
Women's Track & Field
Discus Throw: 2. Lauren Drew - 40.63m, 5. Olivia Santos - 39.22m, 11. Laila Richardson - 35.72m, 18. Sophia Nguyen - 32.36m, 26. Katina Maclin - 30.10m, ND - Olivia Austin
Hammer Throw: 2. Laila Richardson - 47.13m, 4. Olivia Austin - 44.62m, 10. Sydney Kube - 41.12m, 17. Katina Maclin - 38.28m, 35. Sophia Nguyen - 32.18m
Shot Put: 5. Olivia Santos - 12.29m, 7. Laila Richardson - 11.98m, 8. Katina Maclin - 11.71m, 12. Lauren Drew - 11.16m
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For all of the latest on DePaul Cross Country, Track & Field, stay tuned to DePaulBlueDemons.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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