April 23, 2012
COLUMBIA, Mo. -
Mt. SAC Results | Kansas Relays Results | Brian Clay Invitational Results | Long Beach Invitational Results
The University of Missouri Men's and Women's Track and Field teams continued their record setting season with
competition at the Kansas Relays (Lawrence, KS), Mt San Antonio College Relays (Walnut, CA) Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa,
CA), and Long Beach Invite (Cerritos, CA). By the end of the weekend, the Tigers brought home four new school records, one meet
record, and twenty-three personal best performances.
Head Track & Field Coach Brett Halter was very excited with his teams performances from the week. "A terrific weekend for our
program! Numerous personal best, four school records, and a meet record - we could not have asked for more. Week to week our
focus has gotten better while our efforts have increased, we will certainly hit May ready for the fun and challenges of championship
season!"
The first school record of the week was an improvement by freshman Kearsten Peoples (Ottawa, KS) on her own school record in the
shot put. The Kansas native had a homecoming of sorts at the 85th Kansas Relays, not only bettering the Missouri school record, but
also setting a new Relays record with her toss of 17.39 meters (57'0.75"). Peoples currently sits 5th in the NCAA following a weekend
of big performances around the country. Peoples also just missed out on another school record in the discus. Her 2 nd place toss of
51.98 meters (170'6") was just 2 centimeters short of the current all-time school best.
Peoples wasn't the only Tiger lady to improve upon her record, as senior
Leslie Farmer (Jefferson City, MO) shattered her own school
record in the 400 meter hurdles on Friday afternoon at the Mt. SAC Relays. Farmer took advantage of great weather and a fast track
to run a time of 57.84, running .22 seconds faster than her previous best. Farmer now ranks 15th in the NCAA and just missed USA
Olympic Trials qualifying standard of 57.80.
"I'm excited for Leslie breaking the 58 second barrier. This performance has been coming for a while. She represented Missouri Track
& Field very well on the west coast," said Assistant Coach Derrick Peterson. "To go out there and dominate a very good national field
shows she is rounding into championship form as planned."
Thursday night in Walnut, junior Max Storms (Kansas City, MO) added his name to the Missouri Track & Field record books by
breaking the 12-year old school record of Nick Davis in the 10,000 meters. Storms raced to a time of 29:15.61, five seconds faster
than the previous mark. The performance puts Storms in the top 25 in the NCAA and should be good enough to earn him a trip to
Austin, TX next month for the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
Joining Storms on Friday night was distance teammate, Dan Quigley (St. Louis, MO) with his incredible performance in the 5,000
meters at Mt. SAC. The junior's time of 13:55.46 not only broke Ryan Hampton's previous mark by 10 seconds from the 2005 season,
but was also the first sub-14 minute 5K in University of Missouri Track & Field history. Like his teammate, Quigley's mark will
extend his season and was also just off the USA Olympic Trials "B" standard for the 5,000 meters.
"I couldn't be happier for Max and Dan. Each came into the week determined to perform at this level and took it upon them selves to
get it done when the gun went off. Their record performances are a reward for the hard work each of them and their teammates put in
on a daily basis. We're excited to see what the championship portion of the season holds for this group", said men's distance coach
Joe Lynn.
While these 4 Tigers stood out, there were many other notable performances from Missouri Track & Field athletes over the weekend.
On the women's side at the Kansas Relays, Morgan Whitson (Moberly, MO) picked up where she left off day one of the heptathlon,
finishing with a two day total of 4,887 points for a fourth place finish. Junior Cortni Ervin (Marshall, MO) had a personal best in the
shot put, finishing 5th with a throw of 15.08 meters (49'5.75"). Other noteworthy performances came from Katrine Haarklau (Bergan,
Norway) finishing 2nd in the pole vault with a season best and Missouri #2 all time mark of 4.00 meters (13'1.5"), Jill Rushin
(Jackson, MO) in the discus with a toss of 47.54 meters 156'0"), and Kelcy Vanarsdall (Buckner, MO) finishing 4th in the heptathlon
with a personal best total of 4,647 points.
Associate Head Coach Dan Lefever was very pleased with the efforts of his two heptathletes. "Morgan and Kelcy both competed
tough. They fought hard in every event. We are happy with the results, but know there is more to do before the championship season."
Out in California, sophomore distance runner Kaitie Vanatta (Littleton, CO) raced to the 4 th fastest time in Missouri history in the
women's 5,000 meters in a time of 16:16.52 at Mt. SAC. "Kaitie took a great step forward with this 5K performance. It's thrilling to
get this one under her belt and look ahead from here," said Associate Head Coach Rebecca Wilmes.
The trend continued on the men's side as well in Kansas. Freshman javelin thrower MaCauley Garton (Shawnee, KS) had a lifetime
best throw of 65.92 meters (216'3") to place 6th at Kansas. The performance is the 4th best javelin throw in Missouri history.
Also throwing a lifetime best was junior Brooks Mosier (Lee's Summit, MO), placing 3rd with a toss of 17.84 meters (58'3.75").
Sophomore pole-vaulter Kyle Wessel (Hannibal, MO) had a career day, leaping to the 3rd best mark in Missouri history with a 5.05
meters (16'6.75") jump. Senior Kellyn Fogarty (Marshalltown, IA) continued to be steady in the 400-meter hurdles, running a season
best time of 52.64 to place 5th.
To go along with the two school records the men's distance crew also had many notable performances out west, led by Kyle Rood (St.
Peters, MO) with a time of 3:45.82 for 1500 meters at the Brian Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific University. Rood placed
8th in a very deep field, while freshman training partner Merid Seleshi (Ontario, Canada) placed 13 th in a time of 3:47.35. Both times
broke the previous meet record. Other notable performances were turned in by sophomore Hayden Legg (Mexico, MO), who's time
of 30:00.78 at the Mt. SAC Relays places him 9th all time in Missouri history in the 10,000 meters; and freshman Kenny Cushing
(Wentzville, MO) running a personal best in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:50.26 at the Long Beach Invitational.
The Tigers will return to action this week, highlighted by taking part in the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA. Action at
Drake will begin on Thursday. Missouri will also take part in meets at Emporia State and Simpson College throughout the week.
Follow the team on twitter @MIZ_TrackField.
Missouri Weekend Performances:
| MT SAC Relays - Women |
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| 400m Hurdles |
| 1st | Keia Pinnick | SO | Arizona State | 57.34 |
| 2nd | Leslie Farmer | SR | Missouri | 57.84 | | School Record Missouri |
| |
| 5000m Open |
| 1st | Anayelli Navarro | | CORRE A.C. | 15:59.18 |
| 11th | Kaitie Vanatta | SO | Missouri | 16:16.52 | | Personal Best #4 All Time Missouri |
| |
| MT SAC Relays - MEN |
| |
| 10,000m Olympic Development Elite |
| 1st | Laban Sialo | SR | CMST | 28:57.15 |
| 5th | Max Storms | JR | Missouri | 29:15.61 | | School Record Missouri |
| |
| 10,000m Open |
| 1st | Nathan Sellers | | Adams State | 29:38.77 |
| 7th | Hayden Legg | SO | Missouri | 30:00.78 | | Personal Best #9 All Time Missouri |
| |
| 5000m Open |
| 1st | David Rooney | | McNeese State | 13:53.04 |
| 2nd | Dan Quigley | JR | Missouri | 13:55.46 | | School Record Missouri |
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| Azusa Pacific/Bryan Clay Invitational |
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| 1500m |
| 1st | Ross Millington | | Unattached | 3:41.17 | | Meet Record |
| 8th | Kyle Rood | SR | Missouri | 3:45.82 | | Personal Best |
|
| 13th | Merid Seleshi | FR | Missouri | 3:47.35 | | Personal Best |
| 19th | Kenny Cushing | FR | Missouri | 3:52.76 |
| |
| Kansas Relays - Women |
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| Heptathlon |
| 1st | Liz Roehrig | | Unattached | 5460 |
| 3rd | Morgan Whitson | FR | Missouri | 4887 | | Personal Best |
| 4th | Kelcy Vanarsdall | JR | Missouri | 4647 | | Personal Best |
| |
| Hammer Throw |
| 1st | Alena Krechyk | JR | Kansas | 66.05 | 216'08" |
| 6th | Cortni Ervin | JR | Missouri | 54.20m | 177'10" |
| 7th | Melissa Coil | SR | Missouri | 54.04m | 177'3" |
| 8th | Amanda Peiffer | SR | Missouri | 53.84m | 176'8" |
| 10th | Kearsten Peoples | FR | Missouri | 52.43m | 172'0" |
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| Shot Put |
| 1st | Kearsten Peoples | FR | Missouri | 17.39m | 57'0.75" | Meet Record/School Record Missouri
|
| 5th | Cortni Ervin | JR | Missouri | 15.08m | 49'5.75" | Personal Best |
| 9th | Jill Rushin | FR | Missouri | 14.39m | 47'2.5" |
| 10th | Laura Greenfield | JR | Missouri | 14.06m | 46'1.5" |
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| Javelin |
| 1st | Heather Bergman | SR | Kansas | 49.44m | 162'2" |
| 4th | Hailey Twietmeyer | SO | Missouri | 45.35m | 148'9" |
| 7th | Bethany Pfieffer | SO | Missouri | 43.36m | 142'3" |
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| Discus |
| 1st | Jessica Maroszek | SO | Kansas | 53.06m | 174'1" |
| 2nd | Kearsten Peoples | FR | Missouri | 51.98m | 170'6" | Personal Best #2 All Time Missouri |
| 6th | Jill Rushin | FR | Missouri | 47.54m | 156'0" | Personal Best |
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| Pole Vault |
| 1st | Jenny Soceka | Unattached | 4.10m | 13'5.25" |
| 2nd | Katrine Haarklau | FR | Missouri | 4.00m | 13'1.5" | Personal Best #2 All Time Missouri |
| 5th | Heather Green | JR | Missouri | 3.90m | 12'9.5" |
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| Long Jump |
| 1st | Andrea Geubelle | JR | Kansas | 6.50m | 21'4" |
| 8th | Erika Miller | SO | Missouri | 5.72m | 18'9.25" | Personal Best |
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| 1500m |
| 1st | Amanda Dunne | | Unattached | 4:21.68 |
| 5th | Liz Reida | FR | Missouri | 4:29.96 | | Personal Best |
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| 800m |
| 1st | Danielle Chapman | SR | Wichita St | 2:07.16 |
| 5th | Landon Wachter | SO | Missouri | 2:11.94 |
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| 5000m |
| 1st | Twishana Williams | JR | Lincoln MO | 16:58.87 |
| 5th | Maggie Priebe | FR | Missouri | 17:38.73 | | Personal Best |
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| 400m Hurdles |
| 13th | Sha Rone Greenlaw | FR | Missouri | 1:03.63 |
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| Sprint Medley Relay |
| 1st | Iowa Central CC | | 3:59.65 |
| 2nd | Missouri (Flaker, Forte, Webb, Ross) | 4:05.05 |
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| Kansas Relays - Men |
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| Decathlon |
| 1st | Bjorn Barrefors | JR | Nebraska | 7308 |
| 5th | Tim Gilman | FR | Missouri | 5986 | | Personal Best |
| 6th | Ser Whitaker | FR | Missouri | 5632 | | Personal Best |
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| Hammer |
| 1st | Chris Holly | Unattached | 57.73m | 189'5" |
| 4th | Brian Duncan | FR | Missouri | 56.62m | 185'9" |
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| Discus |
| 1st | Jason Morgan | Unattached | 61.65m | 202'3" |
| 7th | Tim Opfer | SR | Missouri | 51.86m | 170'2" |
| 8th | Alex McDonald | SO | Missouri | 51.21m | 168'0" |
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| Shot Put |
| 1st | Mason Finley | JR | Kansas | 19.89m | 65'3.25" |
| 3rd | Brooks Mosier | JR | Missouri | 17.84m | 58'3.75" | Personal Best |
| |
| Javelin |
| 1st | Scott Russell | Canada | 80.60m | 264'05" |
| 6th | MaCauley Garton | FR | Missouri | 65.92m | 216'3" | Personal Best #4 All Time Missouri |
| |
| Pole Vault |
| 1st | Rory Quiller | Unattached | 5.25m | 17' 2.75" |
| 8th | Kyle Wessel | SO | Missouri | 5.05m | 16'6.75" | Personal Best #3 All Time Missouri |
| |
| 400m Hurdles |
| 1st | Miles Ukaoma | SO | Nebraska | 51.01 |
| 5th | Kellyn Fogarty | SR | Missouri | 52.64 |
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| 400m |
| 1st | Fernada Blakely | Shocker TC | 46.28 |
| 7th | Matt Pickerel | SR | Missouri | 48.76 |
| 8th | Ryan Blackwell | SR | Missouri | 49.48 |
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| Long Beach Invite - Men |
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| 1500m |
| 1st | Andrew Graham | SR | Adams State | 3:46.02 |
| 5th | Merid Seleshi | FR | Missouri | 3:47.94 |
| 15th | Kenny Cushing | FR | Missouri | 3:50.26 | | Personal Best |
| 17th | Kyle Rood | SR | Missouri | 3:50.95 |
| 21st | Dan Quigley | SR | Missouri | 3:52.31 |
