A trio of Crusaders collected Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Honors on Tuesday. Jacob Frey (St. Paul, Minn./Roseville Area) and Jazmin Taylor (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) were selected as Field Athletes of the week, while Elizabeth Bloy (Freedom, Wis./Freedom) was named Runner of the Week. 

Frey captured the top spot in the hammer throw with a mark of 164’9”. The senior thrower also took fourth-place in the discus, clearing 135’4”.

Taylor registered a first-place finish in the high jump over the weekend, breaking her own school record in the process. Taylor cleared 5’4 ¼”, breaking her previous record by an inch. This is Taylor’s second Horizon League Honor of the season, as the junior was named Indoor Field Athlete of Week on February 18^th.

Bloy dominated the competition in both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter runs, breaking the tape in both events. Bloy finished the 800-meter run in 2:23.21; nearly four seconds faster than the runner-up, and the 1,500-meter run in 4:54.93; over ten seconds faster than the runner-up.

The Crusaders return to the track this Friday and Saturday to compete at the Purdue Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind.