Two Tigers Win Events to Complete the Weekend

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri track and field completed a busy weekend of competition at the Drake Relays and the Rock Chalk Invitational on Saturday.

NOTABLE FINISHES

Atina Kamasi (Novi Sad, Serbia) won the women’s javelin with a throw of 45.34 (148-9). All four Tigers that competed in this event placed in the top seven.

Quentin Worley (Riverside, Mo.) won the men’s 1,500m with a time of 3:56.13, beating his previous personal best by more than one second.

The Tigers had a strong showing in the rest of the field events. Mitchell Weber (Saint Clair, Minn.) and Rece Rowan (Colorado Springs, Colo.) placed second and third in the men’s discus with throws of 54.17m (177-8) and 53.19m (174-6), respectively. Emily Stauffer (Reinholds, Penn.) placed second in the women’s shot put with a mark of 15.39m (50-6). Sydney Oberdiek (Platte City, Mo.) also placed second in the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 60.93m (199-11).

In the evening, Royce Fisher (Grain Valley, Mo.) placed second in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:14.84. This performance improved his personal best by nearly four seconds. Ginger Murnieks (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) wrapped up the meet for the Tigers with a second-place finish in the women’s 5,000m. She finished with a time of 17:16.15.

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The Tigers will take a week off before heading to SEC Outdoor Championships in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, May 12, through Saturday, May 14.

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RESULTS

Drake Relays

Distance Medley Relay (W) — 15. Reilly Revord, Rondajai Washington, Kelsey Schweizer, Melissa Menghini, 12:00.26

Distance Medley Relay (M) — 6. Angus Beer, Chris Conrad, Martin Prodanov, Davis Helmerich, 9:50.52

Sprint Medley Relay (W) — 12. Savannah Nevels, Rondajai Washington, Mya Drayton, Allison Newman, 4:08.26

Sprint Medley Relay (M) — 10. Jayson Ashford, Isaiah Vigliano, Blake Hays, Jack Warner, 3:37.73

Rock Chalk Classic

Shot put (W) — 2. Emily Stauffer, 15.39m (50-6) // 6. Emily Offenheiser, 13.76m (45-1.75)

Shot put (M) — 5. Rece Rowan, 15.90m (52-2)

Discus (W) — 4. Emily Offenheiser, 50.77m (166-7) // FOUL.  Sophia Rivera

Discus (M) — 2. Mitchell Weber, 54.17m (177-8) // 3. Rece Rowan, 53.19m (174-6) // 14. Jason Petko, 44.49m (145-11)

Hammer throw (W) — 3. Sydney Oberdiek, 60.93m (199-11) // 11. Olivia Evans, 43.51m (142-9)

Hammer throw (M) — 5. Ethan Hanson, 60.93 (199-11) PR // 14. Dylan Johnson, 52.37m (171-10)

Javelin (W) — 1. Atina Kamasi, 45.34m (148-9) // 4. Taylor Ciccolini, 40.72m (133-7) // 6. Blair Widmer 39.34m (129-1) // 7. Kaesha George, 38.87m (127-6)

Javelin (M) — 8. Aaron Hoffman, 42.21m (138-6)

100m (W) — Arianna Butler, 13.19

200m (M) — Marc Poland, 22.89 PR

400m (M) — 18. Marc Poland, 52.96

800m (W) — McKenna Butler, 2:28.61

800m (M) — 17. Austin Popplewell, 2:00.72 PR // 19. Cason Suggs, 2:01.73 // Luke Winkler, 2:02.16 PR // Michael Moriarty, 2:03.63 // Quentin Worley, 2:07.93

1,500m (W) —  11. McKenna Butler, 4:53.59

1,500m (M) — 1. Quentin Worley, 3:56.13 PR // 13. Austin Popplewell, 4:06.12

5,000m (W) — 2. Ginger Murnieks, 17:16.15 // 12. Abby Hake, 19:02.45 PR // Anna Sulltentrup, 19:46.19 PR

5,000m (M) — 6. Ryan Mata, 14:50.22 PR // 7. Nathan Hall, 14:53.30

100m Hurdles (W) — Mira Baccile, 15.84

110m Hurdles (M) — 7. Chris McKinzy, Jr., 15.06 PR

400m Hurdles (W) — 11. Mira Baccile, 1:06.57 PR

400m Hurdles (M) — 4. Zachary Charles, 54.84 // 13. Chris McKinzy, Jr., 59.09

3,000m Steeplechase (M) — 2. Royce Fisher, 9:14.84 PR