A-State Track and Field Caps Fighting Illini Challenge with Multiple Event Winners

Camren BaileyCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (1/25/25) – A pair of Arkansas State track and field athletes won their respective events on Saturday to complete the Fighting Illini Challenge inside the UI Armory.

Camren Bailey ran a season-best 6.81 to win the men's 60 meters, while Kiara Strayhorn won the women's high jump, clearing 1.65m (5-5). Will Glass finished fifth behind Bailey in the 60-meter final with a time of 7.06.

Behind runner-up Willem Coertzen (18.34m/60-2), two Red Wolves upped their standing in the program's top 10 in the men's shot put, as Menachem Chen threw 17.56m (57-7.5) in his fourth-place finish – a mark that is fifth in school history. Chris Boyd was fifth with a throw of 17.19m…