Red-shirt seniors Zye Boey and Donald Romero, along with red-shirt sophomore Jade Riebold all earned Ohio Valley Conference honors after their performances at last weekend’s Notre Dame Meyo Invite.

Boey, who won the 200-meter dash and finished second in the 60-meter dash, is taking home OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week honors for the third straight week. Boey has won the 200-meter dash four times so far this season.

Romero and Riebold are each earning OVC honors for the second time this season. Romero was named OVC Male Field Athlete of the Week, following a second place finish in the weight throw, recording a mark of 65-feet, 9-inches. Romero now has the No. 2 all-time mark in Eastern history.

Riebold, who was named OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week, vaulted 13-feet, 1.75-inches, breaking her own school record for the second time this year.

Four sign to team for next season

Janie Howse, Victoria Quarton, Kristen Rohrer and Amy Yeoman have all signed letters of intent to join the Eastern women’s track and field and cross country team next year.

Howse, who comes to the Panthers from Assumption, was a three time IHSA Class A state qualifier in the discus, and two time qualifier in the shot put at Moweaqua Central A&M High School.

“Janie is a very athletic and well rounded athlete who will bring intensity and passion to the program. She has been shown how to throw the hammer and has the flexibility and athletic ability to develop into a javelin thrower,” assistant coach Jessica Sommerfeld said, in a press release.

Quarton, of Litchfield, placed ninth at the IHSA Class A cross country state meet with a time of 17:55 on the three mile course.

“Victoria has an incredible amount of upswing in the sport of distance running. Her passion for running is contagious, which is an important element to being successful at the Division I level,” head cross country coach Erin Howarth said, in a press release.

Rohrer, of Petersburg, was a two year athlete in track and field and cross country at PORTA High School. She qualified for the IHSA Class A state meet her junior year in the 800-meter dash, and finished 32nd and 29th in her two years at the cross country state meet.

“She is a tremendous athlete in general and brings a lot of excitement to the incoming class. She already has great low end speed, but add a few more years of miles to her legs and the sky is the limit,” head coach Tom Akers said, in a press release.

Yeoman, also from Petersburg and PORTA High School, was a four-event qualifier at the IHSA Class A state track meet as a junior competing in the 4×400 relay, 4×800 relay, 400m and 800m events.

“Amy has a beautiful stride and will add a lot of power to the track team,” Akers said, in a press release.

Top ten finishes pile up

for team

The Eastern men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite this past weekend, with the team racking up several top ten finishes on both the men’s and women’s side.

In the men’s 4×400-meter relay, the team of freshman Stefan Gorol, sophomore Cody Boarman, and red-shirt juniors Joe Augustine and Sean Wiggan finished in fourth place, crossing the finish line in 3:14.36. The time now ranks as the No. 6 all-time mark in Eastern history.

In the pole vault event, red-shirt sophomore Mick Viken finished sixth in the men’s event, vaulting 16-feet, 11-inches. On the women’s side, junior Abigail Schmitz finished ninth in the women’s event, vaulting 12-feet, 8-inches. Schmitz now ranks No. 2 on the all-time Eastern list behind Riebold, who broke her own record for the second time this past weekend.

Junior Bryce Hogan also entered the all-time Eastern ranks. Hogan finished fifth overall, landing 23-feet, 11.50-inches in the men’s long jump. Hogan now ranks No. 10 on the all-time Eastern list.

The Panthers will compete next Friday and Saturday at the Grand Valley State Invite.

Dominic Renzetti can

be reached at 581-7942

or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.