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Missouri Relays '07 Field Will Be Largest Ever
March 29, 2007
Friday-Saturday, March 30-31, Columbia, Mo. Who's Participating: Over 1,900 collegiate and high school athletes will be part of largest Missouri Relays ever LIVE Results: http://www.deltatiming.com/events/2007/missourirelays/ Meet Info: http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/c-track/home-meet-info.html PARKING INFO: http://mutigers.cstv.com/genrel/032807aac.html Missouri Coach: Rick McGuire (St. Lawrence '69), 24th season at Missouri and overall ALSO: (handful of Tiger distance runners) Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. March 30-31 More info: http://www.sml1.com/recordtiming/stanford/stanford_invite07/ Breaking Down the Field The 2007 Missouri Relays, featuring over 1,900 athletes from both the collegiate and high school ranks, will showcase all divisions of collegiate track and field including NCAA Division I, II, and III, NAIA, and NJCCA (junior colleges). The 2006 field featured 1,500 athletes and the 2005 field had 1,000 athletes. NCAA Division I teams on hand (15): Arkansas State, Drake, Indiana State, Iowa (men), Iowa State, Louisville, Missouri, Missouri State (women), Murray State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Saint Louis, UMKC, Wichita State NCAA Division II Notables: Lincoln University (Jefferson City) ... women 1st at NCAA D-II Outdoor in 2006, 2nd at NCAA D-II Indoor in 2007 ... men 3rd at NCAA D-II Outdoor in 2006, 5th at NCAA D-II Indoor in 2007 SIU-Edwardsville ... women 6th at NCAA D-II Indoor in 2007 Harding (Searcy, Ark.) ... men 7th at NCAA D-II Outdoor in 2007 NAIA Notables: Lindenwood (St. Louis) ... men 2nd at NAIA outdoor in 2006 ... women 6th at NAIA Indoor in 2007 and NAIA Outdoor in 2006 Mid-America Nazarene (Olatha, Kan.) ... women 6th at NAIA Indoor in 2007 Missouri Baptist ... women 1st at NAIA outdoor in 2006 NJCAA Notables: Johnson County CC ... men 3rd at NJCAA Indoor in 2007 Florissant Valley CC ... men 5th at NJCAA Outdoor in 2006 Multiple-Time Defending Champs There are several relays and individuals looking for another Missouri Relays crown, having won their event in at least the last two years: Five-time defending champs Boys 4x400 Relay, Jefferson City HS Four-time defending champs Women 4x400 Relay, Lincoln (Mo.) University Three-time defending champs Women 4x800 Relay, Missouri Boys 100-meter dash, Thomas Brown, Fulton HS Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Jefferson City HS Two-time defending champs Girls 4x400 Relay, Jefferson City HS Girls 4x800 Relay, Waukesha West (Wis.) HS Girls Distance Medley Relay, Waukesha West (Wis.) HS Women's Long Jump, Kerry Ann Robinson, Lincoln (Mo.) University Boys 200-meter dash, Thomas Brown, Fulton HS Boys 4x800 Relay, Potosi HS Boys Pole Vault, Ben Licklider, Jefferson City HS Men's 4x400 Relay, Lincoln (Mo.) University Men's Long Jump, Chris Horn, Missouri Other Tiger Bits Upon further investigation here's some more good news from last weekend at Arizona State!: * Sophomore Ben Wade got off to a fast start in the desert ... he shaved seven seconds off his PR in the 1500 in clocking 3:53.80, coming back later in the night to run four seconds off a PR in the 800 (1:55.62). * Sophomore JaNay Woolridge jumped into Mizzou's all-time top 10 in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a 14.42 personal best For a complete look back at the Tigers' run at Arizona State, visit here: http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/c-track/recaps/032507aaa.html Home Cookin' Each week we'll look at which Tigers qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, being hosted this year by Mizzou at Audrey J. Walton Stadium, May 25 and 26. Through two weeks, the 11 Tigers have qualified for the regional. Rankings will not come out for a few weeks, but when they do, check here ... http://www.trackshark.com/rankings/collegiate_lists.php Outdoor NCAA Qualifying List updated March 27, 2007 rankings include all qualified REGIONAL Qualifiers Mark Region rank NCAA rank Date Meet MEN 1500m Tim Cornell (So.) 3:47.30 Mar 24 Arizona State Invite SP Nate Englin (Jr.) 17.28m 56-8½ Mar 24 Arizona State Invite HT Jason Morris (Jr.) 62.73m 205-10 Mar 23 Arizona State Invite HT Bobby Musil (Sr.) 58.82m 193-0 Mar 15 Emporia Spring Twilight HT Nate Englin (Jr.) 58.17m 190-10 Mar 23 Arizona State Invite WOMEN 800m Trisa Nickoley (Jr.) 2:05.37 Mar 24 Arizona State Invite SP Elisha Hunt (So.) 15.23m 49-11¾ Mar 24 Arizona State Invite SP Shernelle Nicholls (Jr.) 15.00m 49-2½ Mar 24 Arizona State Invite SP Krishna Lee (So.) 14.43m 47-4¼ Mar 24 Arizona State Invite DISC Jamie Wynn (Sr.) 48.71m 159-10 Mar 24 Arizona State Invite DISC Shernelle Nicholls (Jr.) 47.45m 155-8 Mar 24 Arizona State Invite ### |
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