University of Missouri
NCAA Regionals
Rohr, Morris Grab Automatic Bids to NCAA Championships
5/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 31, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Saturday was the final day of the NCAA Track & Field Mideast Regional in Fayetteville, Ark., with many from the University of Missouri competing. Junior Chris Rohr (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and senior Jason Morris (St. Louis, Mo.) earned an automatic ticket to Des Moines, Iowa, for the upcoming NCAA Championships via top-five finishes in the men's hammer throw. In addition, several Tigers placed themselves in good positions to receive an at-large national selection.
Rohr placed third with a personal-best throw of 220 feet, 10 inches (67.30m) on his fifth attempt. His mark also eclipsed the USATF Olympic Team Trials `B' standard and places him among the top-10 marks made by collegians this season. Rohr struggled early, fouling his first two throws before using a "safety" throw of 201-3 (61.35m) to squeeze into the last spot in the finals. Sitting in ninth, Rohr popped his best of the day to move to second. Auburn's Jake Dunkleberger would pass Rohr in the same round with a 222-6 (67.81m) to move the Tiger to third.
Morris placed fifth overall with a final-round toss of 213-11 (65.21m). Auburn's Cory Martin, the national leader, won for the second-straight year with a meet record 239-10 (73.11m).
Mizzou senior Tyler Dailey (Joplin, Mo.) placed himself in the at-large selection pool with a personal best mark of 208-9 (63.64m) on his first attempt to make the finals and place ninth.
Sophomore Brian Hancock (Monroe City, Mo.) placed seventh in the men's pole vault, clearing 17-1 (5.21m). Hancock is a strong candidate to earn an at-large selection to the NCAA meet based on his 17-5 (5.31m) season's best a few weeks ago.
Senior Shernelle Nicholls (St. Andrew's Parrish, Barbados) and junior Krishna Lee (Kansas City, Mo.) has appeared to lock up at-large bids in the women's shot put. Lee's 10th-place showing and Nicholls' 11th-place finish this afternoon kept them eligible for at-large consideration. Senior Elizabeth Robe placed 12th with a season's best of 49-7 (15.11m).
In today's track finals, senior Trisa Nickoley finished eighth in the women's 800. Nickoley fell in the final turn and Mizzou protest citing that Nickoley had possibly been fouled. The protest was denied namely because of the lack of video evidence. Senior Tipper O'Brien took 10th in the final of the men's 1500.
In final team scoring, the Tiger men finished 18th with 12 points. LSU won the day with 88.
The final list of those accepted for the NCAA Championships will be released Wednesday, June 4. The NCAA Championships will be held June 11-14 in Des Moines.
NCAA MIDEAST REGION RESULTS, Day 2 of 2
AQ - Missouri's automatically qualified for NCAA Championships via top-five finish
NCP - Missouri's eligibles for NCAA Championship at-large selection pool (top 12 finish)
PR - personal best
SB - personal season best
BOLD indicates Missouri scoring position and All-Mideast Region status
MEN
1. Richard Thompson, LSU, 9.97, w: 1.9, MR
2. Trindon Holliday, LSU, 10.07, w: 1.9
3. J-Mee Samuels, Arkansas, 10.08, w: 1.9
200m Dash
1. Richard Thompson, LSU, 20.21, w: 1.6
2. Evander Wells, Tennessee, 20.25
3. J-Mee Samuels, Arkansas, 20.32
400m Dash
1. Jamil Hubbard, Mississippi State, 45.72
2. O'Neal Wilder, Mississippi State, 46.20
3. Stann Waithe, Michigan, 46.25
800m Run
1. Golden Coachmen, Mississippi State, 1:48.07
2. Elkana Kosegi, LSU, 1:48.10
3. Alex McClary, Arkansas, 1:48.49
1500m Run
1. Craig Miller, Wisconsin, 3:47.57
2. Jack Bolas, Wisconsin, 3:48.05
3. Jeff See, Ohio State, 3:48.23
10. Tipper O'Brien, Missouri, 3:52.36
110m Hurdles
1. Ty Akins, Auburn, 13.44w, w: 3.3
2. Mikel Thomas, 13.57w, w: 3.3
3. Josh Hembrough, Purdue, 13.58w, w: 3.3
400m Hurdles
1. Rueben McCoy, Auburn, 50.12
2. Eric Alejandro, Eastern Michigan, 50.51
3. Chad Leath, Northwestern State, 50.74
3000m Steeplechase
1. Peter Kosegi, Arkansa,s 8:33.42
2. Barnabas Kirui, Mississippi, 8:41.30
3. Scott MacPherson, Arkansas, 8:52.14
4x100m Relay
1. Tennessee (Jones, Wells, Stevenson, Williams), 38.98
2. Louisiana Tech (Fullwood, Coleman, Harvey, Carter), 39.66
3. Arkansas (Zellner, Bailey, Stewart, Samuels), 39.70
4x400m Relay
1. Mississippi State (Wilder, Mayers, Woods, Hubbard), 3:05.62
2. Michigan (Barnes, St. Amant, Harmsen, Waithe), 3:05.79
3. Western Kentucky (Larin, Smellie, McKay, McCombs), 3:05.93
Pole Vault
1. Joseph Berry, Tennessee, 5.41m, 17-9
2. Eric Sparks, Purdue, 5.41m, 17-9
3. Josh Dominguez, LSU, 5.31m, 17-5
7. Brian Hancock, MISSOURI, 5.21m, 17-1, NCP
Triple Jump
1. Nkosinza Balumbu, Arkansas, 16.50mw, w: 3.4, 54-1¾
2. Kyle Jenkins, Indiana, 16.17m, w: 1.3, 53-¾
3. Andre Black, Louisville, 16.02mw, w: 2.6, 52-6¾
Discus
1. Rashaud Scott, Kentucky, 60.91m, 199-10
2. Zach Clayton, Auburn, 58.49m, 191-11
3. Andy Fryman, Kentucky, 57.30m, 188-0
18. Chris Rohr, MISSOURI, 52.44m, 172-0
30. Jason Morris, MISSOURI, 48.63m, 159-6
Hammer Throw
1. Cory Martin, Auburn, 73.11m, 239-10, MR, FR
2. Jake Dunkleberger, Auburn, 67.81m, 222-6
3. Chris Rohr, MISSOURI, 67.30m, 220-10, PR, OT-B, AQ
5. Jason Morris, MISSOURI, 65.21m, 213-11, AQ
9. Tyler Dailey, MISSOURI, 63.64m, 208-9, PR, NCP
10. Nate Englin, MISSOURI, 60.02m, 196-11, NCP
TEAM SCORES (FINAL)
1. LSU, 88
2. Auburn, 73
3. Arkansas, 69
t4. Tennessee, 51
t4. Kentucky, 51
18. MISSOURI, 12
WOMEN
100m Dash
1. Kelly-Ann Baptiste, LSU, 10.97w, w: 3.5
2. Lynne Layne, Tennessee, 11.11w, w: 3.5
3. Jeneba Tarmoh, Tennessee, 11.21w, w: 3.5
200m Dash
1. Kelly-Ann Baptiste, LSU, 22.67, w: 1.9
2. Jeneba Tarmoh, Tennessee, 22.94
3. Lynne Layne, Tennessee, 23.12
400m Dash
1. Trish Bartholomew, Alabama, 51.58
2. Jenna Griffin, Ohio State, 52.00
3. Dominique Holmes, Tennessee State, 52.26
800m Run
1. Geena Gall, Michgian, 2:03.64
2. Latavia Thomas, LSU, 2:04.06
3. Becky Horn, Western Michigan, 2:04.75
8. Trisa Nickoley, MISSOURI, 2:17.37
1500m Run
1. Dacia Barr, Arkansas, 4:13.16
2. Sarah Bowman, Tennessee, 4:14.06
3. Nicole Edwards, Michigan, 4:18.78
100m Hurdles
1. Nickiesha Wilson, LSU, 12.63w, w: 2.7
2. Tiffany Ofili, Michigan, 12.84w, w: 2.7
3. Jessica Ohanaja, LSU, 12.91w, w: 2.7
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