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Adidas Classic
Track & Field Shines at Adidas Classic
1/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Jan. 23, 2010
Complete Results
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Mizzou track & field program had arguably its best meet of the indoor season at the Adidas Classic on Saturday (Jan. 23) inside the Bob Devaney Sports Complex on the campus of Nebraska. The Tiger women and men both took third place overall, scoring 86 and 83 points, respectively, in the program's second scored meet of the season. Nebraska won the six-team competition on both the men's and women's side while Kansas State took second on both sides as well. Senior Nick Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.) was one of the many highlights of the competition for the Tigers as he shattered his own school record in the 60m hurdles, running a time of 8.01 to take fourth place overall. Adcock had held the previous school record at 8.09 in the event. Shannon Leinert (Eureka, Mo.), who is the defending Big 12 800m Champion, also had a fine day in her first 800m run performance of the season as she turned in a time of 2:07.64 to win the event. That time is the new Big 12-leading time this season and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
Leslie Farmer (Jefferson City, Mo.) highlighted the remaining top performers for the Tigers as she claimed the 600-yard title with a time of 1:22.84, a mark that ranks second in the Big 12 this season, trailing only Leinert, who set the Big 12-leading time at the season-opening Missouri Invitational. Blake Irwin (Bettnedorf, Iowa) also claimed an event title for the Tigers as he clocked the Big 12's second-best time in the 800m run this season at 1:50.56 to claim the event title. His time is just .06 seconds shy of an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Aaron Dixon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) was also an event winner for Mizzou at the meet, turning in a 1,000m run time of 2:22.38, a personal-best clocking. That time also ties him with Chris Gowell of Baylor for the Big 12's top time in the 1,000m run this season and is the second-fastest mark in Mizzou program history.
The Tiger men saw plenty of success in the shot put as well, highlighted by an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 18.00m (59-0 ¾) by senior Andy Oaker (Steelville, Mo.), who claimed the event title. Freshman Corey Jones (Boonville, Mo.) placed second with a throw of 17.20m (56-5 ¼) as the Tigers took the top two spots in the event.
The Tiger women's 4x400m relay team - comprised of Leinert, Farmer, Lana Mims (Tulsa, Okla.) and Layne Moore (Emporia, Kan.) - also claimed an event title, running a time of 3:45.50 to take home their third event title of the season. The Tiger men placed fifth overall at 3:17.88 in the 4x400m relay as well.
The Tiger men also had a fine showing in the 600-yard run as Ryan Blackwell (Fenton, Mo.) and Ricky West (Scarborough, Ontario) placed second and third, respectively, in the event with times of 1:11.33 and 1:12.43, earning 14 points for the Tigers. Blackwell's time of 1:11.33 is the second-best time in the event by a Big 12 athlete so far this season. Tyrell Everett (Wichita, Kan.) also had a fine showing in the men's 800m run, placing fourth at 1:54.38.
Bailey Belvis (Prosper, Texas) was the first Tiger distance runner to finish their respective event for Mizzou as she turned in a second-place finish in the women's mile run after finishing in 5:07.24, earning eight points for the Tigers. Michael Barrows (Flint, Mich.) also turned in a second-place finish in the mile for the Tiger men at 4:12. 74, earning eight points for the Tiger men. He followed that with a fourth-place nod in the 1,000m run after clocking in at 2:31.01.
The women's weight throwers were first up for the Tigers at the meet and a pair of Tigers - Melissa Coil (Clark, Mo.) and Cortni Ervin (Marshall, Mo.) - turned in significant personal-bests in the event to start the day. Coil finished third with a throw of 17.69m (58-0 ½), placing her third, while Ervin took sixth with a personal-best toss of 16.54m (54-3 ¼) in her second attempt. The pair combined to score seven points for the Tiger women. Katie Vanarsdall (Buckner, Mo.) took eighth in the event with a throw of 15.85m (52-0), also doing so in her second attempt. Oaker was the Tigers' top finisher on the men's side as he turned in a throw of 17.56m (57-7 ½) to place fifth in the event. Chris Holly (Topeka, Kan.) placed seventh in the event with a throw of 16.98m (55-8 ½).
The throwers kept things going in the shot put as both Katie Evans (Powersville, Mo.) and Vanarsdall turned in personal-best tosses to earn second and third, respectively. Evans threw 15.08m (49-5 ¾) while Vanarsdall tossed 14.70m (48-2 ¾) to highlight the women's performances.
Sophomore Sierra Gant (Wichita, Kan.) and Mims were the Tiger women's top performers on the short track as they turned in solid performances in the 60m dash. Gant finished fourth at 7.76 while Mims came in fifth at 7.78. Mims also took third place in the long jump after leaping 5.96m (19-6 ¾), giving her eight total points on the day.
Both Stacy Swineburg (Camdenton, Mo.) and Meaghan Brougher (Dallas, Texas) each cleared 1.63m (5-4 ¼) to tie for sixth-place in the women's high jump. Both earned 0.5 points for the Tiger women in the event. Adcock highlighted the men's high jumpers as he placed 10th after clearing 1.94m (6-4 ¼).
Mizzou will hit the road again next weekend as it will take part in the Bill Bergan Invitational in Ames, Iowa, next Saturday (Jan. 30). For all the latest on Mizzou track and field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com.
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