McWilliams leads Lady Roadrunners at Illinois College Hilltop Classic

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Lady Roadrunners track and field team closed out their regular season indoor schedule at the Illinois College Hilltop Classic inside King Fieldhouse on Friday, Feb. 20 in Jacksonville, Ill.

The Lady Roadrunners took home six top eight finishes from the event. Freshman Callie McWilliams of Shelbina, Mo. finished second in the long jump with a jump of 5.14 meters to record the best finish on the day for the Lady Roadrunners. McWilliams finished fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.26. McWilliams finished seventh in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.26.

Freshman Avri Fox of Warrensburg, Mo. finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 11.07 meters.

Freshman Anjyu McKee of Warrensburg, Mo. finished sixth in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.23.

Freshman Chelsi Berry of Clinton, Mo. finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:10.76.

"We wrapped up our Indoor regular season with a bang" said head coach Brad Hagedorn. "We took the last two weeks to rest and to train to be able to really show out for this meet. Our kids proved that they were ready for the task. We had a ton of Personal and Season bests highlighted by Avries fourth place finish in the shot put. Monday, we find out the final standings to see whom we have qualified for the Indoor National Championships the first weekend of March." 

SFCC will return to action at the NJCAA Indoor National Championships on Friday, March 6.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics