Monday's girls prep track: Dejear sets new 200 standard at Benton meet
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[With Kiyanna Dejear setting a new record in the 200 meter dash, Du Quoin High School's girls track and field team put together an impressive effort at Benton's Don Webb Invitational Monday afternoon.
The Lady Indians scored 47 points, good enough for a fifth place tie among the dozen schools entering.
Dejear (26.26) blazed home to the 200 and 100 meter dash (12.7) titles while also finishing second in the Long Jump (15'9).
"What a great Day at the track," Lady Indians assistant coach Shawn File said. "We had several personal records and Kiyana Dejear broke the meet record in 200. We ar very proud of the way the girls are competing. Our imes are getting lower and distances/throws are getting further. As we approach the conference and sectional meets, we are exactly where we should be."
FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1.Benton 157; 2. Herrin 104 1/2 ; 3. West Frankfort 86; 4. Fairfield 55; 5. DuQuoin and Sesser-Valier/Waltonville-Woodlawn 47; 7. C-Z-R 35; 8. Vienna 21; 9; Johnston City 18 1/2; 10. Carmi-White County 12, 11. Webber Township 8.
DU QUOIN FINISHERS
Long Jump -- K2. iyanna Dejear , 15-9
Discus -- 6. Shelby Presley
4x800 wrelay -- 6. Lauren Helsley, Lexi Korbar, Latesha Nesbitt, Fatima Pirtle, 12:02
4x100 Relay -- 6. Alexis Mitchell, Andrea Smith, Megan Eckert, Kiyana Dejear, 54.7
3200 Run -- 6. Kirstin Knapp 15:18
100 Hurdles -- 4. Alexis Mitchell, 18.2
100 Dash -- 1. Kiyana Dejear, 12.7; 6. Andrea Smith , 13.4
4x200 Relay -- 4, Alexis Mitchell, Megan Eckert, Jessica Phillips, Andrea Smith , 2:01.6
200 Dash -- 1. Kiyana Dejear26.26 (meet record)'; 6. Andrea Smith 27.86 .