Applebee Highlights Day Two with All-American Finish
6/9/2016 11:27:00 PM | Track & Field
The junior was one of six Tigers to earn All-American honors on day two in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. – Mizzou Track & Field saw their first All-American finisher of the week on Thursday, as junior Alyssa Applebee capped her first NCAA Championships qualification with a seventh-place finish in the pole vault. Six Tigers joined Applebee with All-American honors on the second day of competition, as senior Ser Whitaker placed 16th in the decathlon, junior Valerie Thames took 16th in the 100m hurdles, and the women's 4x100m placed 13th with a new school record of 44.31.
Events will continue at Historic Hayward Field on Friday (June 10) with senior Markesh Woodson in the 100m dash final, and senior Tony Carodine and sophomore John Warren in the triple jump.
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#MIZTF DAY TWO RECAP
Once again, it was senior Ser Whitaker who kicked off the day's events for the Tigers, as he took to the track for the final five events in the men's decathlon. Coming in at 15th in the field after a point tally of 3827 during day one, Whitaker dropped back slightly to close at 16th in the field for a Second Team All-American honor.
It was the women's events that ruled the day, though, highlighted by junior Alyssa Applebee's podium finish in the pole vault. The first-time NCAA Championships qualifier jumped just under her PR to tie for seventh in the field with a final bar of 4.20m (13-9.25).
On the track, the women's 4x100m relay was first up for the Tigers. The squad of freshman Maya Cody, junior LaQuisha Jackson, senior Alyssa Felton and junior Sandrae Farquharson cruised to their fourth school record of the season, timing through in 44.31 for 13th in the field. The Second Team All-American finishers are the first 4x100m squad from Mizzou to make it into the NCAA Championships since the team of Kellee Eubanks, Lanita Little, Rose Jackson and Rufina Ubah placed eighth in 1984.
Farquharson, Jackson and Cody returned with Thames to close out the day's events in the 4x400m relay. The squad, who have broken the school record four times throughout the season, placed 18th in the field with a final time of 3:35.63.
In the individual events, junior Valerie Thames ran just off of her school record in the 100m hurdles (13.18) to earn a Second Team All-American honor with a 16th place crossing in 13.23.
#MIZTF DAY THREE PREVIEW
Senior Markesh Woodson will return to the track on Friday (June 10) for the men's 100m dash final. Woodson is ranked third in the event after timing through with a new PR of 10.03 during the preliminary round.
Also set to take the track on the final day of the men's competition is senior Tony Carodine and sophomore John Warren, who will face off in the triple jump competition at 7:30 p.m. CT.
#MIZTF MEN BREAK INTO TOP TEN
This past week marked a historical move in the USTFCCCA national rankings for the Missouri men's track & field team, as they jumped nine spots to land at No. 9 in the NCAA. The highest ranking for both the men and women in program history, it was just the latest in a trio of record placing's for the team in the top 25 national poll. The jump began with a No. 19 ranking the week after the men's eighth place finish at the SEC Championships, followed by another small move into No. 18 on the eve of the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round.
#MIZTF RESULTS – THURSDAY
Decathlon - 16. Ser Whitaker, 7194 points
110m Hurdles – 7. Whitaker, 14.68 (889 pts.)
Discus – 21. Whitaker, 36.33m (119-2) (590 pts.)
Pole Vault – 16. Whitaker, 4.30m (14-1.25) (702 pts.)
Javelin – 19. Whitaker, 50.71m (166-4) (599 pts.)
1500m Run – 19. Whitaker, 4:55.32 (587 pts.)
(100m Dash – 13. Whitaker, 11.05)
(Long Jump – 10. Whitaker, 7.07m // 23-2.50)
(Shot Put – 12. Whitaker, 13.31m // 43-8)
(High Jump – 19. Whitaker, 1.86m // 6-1.25)
(400m Dash – 17. Whitaker, 50.71)
Pole Vault, Women – 7-t. Alyssa Applebee, 4.20m (13-9.25)
400m Dash, Women – 23. Sandrae Farquharson, 55.21
100m Hurdles, Women – 16. Valerie Thames, 13.23
4x100m, Women – 13. (Cody, Jackson, Felton, Farquharson), 44.31 SR
4x400m, Women – 18. (Farquharson, Thames, Jackson, Cody), 3:35.63
#MIZTF RESULTS – WEDNESDAY
Decathlon - 15. Ser Whitaker, 3827 pts.
100m Dash – 13. Whitaker, 11.05 (850 pts.)
Long Jump – 10. Whitaker, 7.07m (23-2.50) PR (830 pts.)
Shot Put – 12. Whitaker, 13.31m (43-8) (686 pts.)
High Jump – 19. Whitaker, 1.86m (6-1.25) (679 pts.)
400m Dash – 17. Whitaker, 50.71 (782 pts.)
Pole Vault – 10. Matthew Ludwig, 5.30m (17-4.50)
Javelin – 13. Reinhard Van Zyl, 70.25m (230-5)
100m Dash – 3. Markesh Woodson, 10.03q PR #2
400m Dash – 9. Kahmari Montgomery, 45.81
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