University of Illinois
Illini Deca-Jam
Roosimagi Breaks 37-Year-Old Javelin School Record on Final Day of Illini Deca-Jam
April 11, 2026 | Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field
RECAP
Full Results
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois men's and women's track and field teams completed the Illini Deca-Jam on Saturday (April 11) in Demirjian Park. Jane Roosimagi now owns the program record in the javelin with her 52.65m (172-9) toss in her event win today. She broke Lisa Balagtas' record 51.58m (169-3) originally set in 1989.
Over on the track Grace Kombetto sprinted to the gold medal in the 800m on the school's fourth-fastest time of 2:05.07. Oluwatomilayo Akintunde threw the program's fourth-best hammer throw in her fifth-place finish, 65.19m (213-10).
Emma Haeggblom opened her season with a win in the high jump clearing 1.81m (5-11 1/4) which is the seventh-best mark in school history. Anastasia Retsa finished third in the pole vault on the school's new ninth-best clearance, 3.97m (13-0 1/4).
Reece Ihenacho won the discus on a season-best toss, 53.95m (177-0), and Gator Young won the pole vault, 5.24m (17-2 1/4). Javaris Ambrose took the event crown in the hammer throw, 59.73m (195-11) and Gator Young topped the podium in the pole vault, 5.24m (17-2 1/4).
On the track Jackson Gilbert recorded a new personal-best 800m in his win (1:50.27), Ashley Oliver replicated this result in the 400mH with a new PB in her win (1:00.11) and Nicole Poglitsch broke the tape in he 5000m (17:21.40).
UP NEXT
The Illini are back in action next weekend (April 16-18) for the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. and the Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.
NOTES
Event Winners and Top-10 Program Marks
- Jane Roosimagi won the javelin on a new school record throw of 52.65m (172-9)
- JaiCieonna Gero-Holt placed second, 40.67m (133-5)
- Grace Kombetto won the 800m on the program's fourth-fastest time (2:05.07)
- Audrey Ginsberg placed fifth (2:12.67)
- Emma Haeggblom won the high jump on the program's seventh-best mark, 1.81m (5-11 1/4)
- Siun Quinn placed second, 1.78m (5-10)
- Oluwatomilayo Akintunde placed fifth in the hammer throw on the program's fourth-best toss, 65.19m (213-10)
- Anastasia Retsa placed third in the pole vault on the program's ninth-best clearance, 3.97m (13-0 1/4)
- Jackson Gilbert won the 800m (1:50.27)
- Gator Young won the pole vault, 5.24m (17-2 1/4)
- Brenden Vanderpool placed second, 4.98m (16-4)
- Reece Ihenacho won the discus, 53.95m (177-0)
- Luuk Pelkmans placed 10th, 41.36m (135-8)
- Javaris Ambrose won the hammer throw, 59.73m (195-11)
- Ashley Oliver won the 400mH (1:00.11)
- Nicole Poglitsch won the 5000m (17:21.40)
- Jane Lynch placed second (17:31.12)
- Mabry Bruhn placed third (17:31.96)
- Avril Andre placed fourth (17:39.53)
Full Illini Results
- Mia Morello placed second in the pole vault, 4.35m (14-3 1/4)
- Landry Allen placed fifth, 3.82m (12-6 1/4)
- Phethisang Makhethe placed third in the hammer throw, 67.79m (222-5)
- Jordan Koskondy placed fourth, 65.46m (214-9)
- Cece Young placed 10th, 41.63m (136-7)
- Sherrie Emmons placed second in the long jump, 6.05m (19-10 1/4)
- Jacob Cookinham placed second in the shot put, 17.90m (58-8 3/4)
- Alex Sohn placed third, 17.75m (58-3)
- Adam Patel placed fourth in the 1500m (3:52.24)
- Jackson Barrett placed 10th (3:59.06)
- Stella Davis placed sixth in the 1500m (4:43.24)
- Jackson Gilbert place sixth in the 200m (22.13)
