@MIZ_TrackField Sets Four Top-10 Marks, Eight Event Wins at CMU Open
3/19/2018 4:02:00 PM | Track & Field
Keating, Kunza, Webb and Haley record top-10 marks, Mizzou wins eight events
FAYETTE, Mo. – A group of Mizzou Track & Field throwers opened the outdoor season on Saturday, as Mizzou recorded eight event wins and four program top-10 marks at the Central Methodist Open. On both the men's and women's side, the Tigers had first-place finishes in the shot put, discus, hammer throw and javelin.
Joining the top-10 list was junior Becky Keating (Reading, England) and redshirt sophomore Patrick Kunza (Wentzville, Mo.) in the hammer throw, as well as sophomore Allie Webb (Platte City, Mo.) and freshman Megan Haley (Lancaster, Mo.) in the javelin.
NOTABLE TIGERS
Keating posted the second-best hammer throw in program history, as the Tiger junior won the event with a mark of 63.87m (209-6). Keating entered the meet with the fifth-best mark in program history, as she improved on her previous personal best of 58.59m (192-3) from the 2017 NCAA West Preliminary (May 25), and now only trails Kearsten Peoples' 2015 mark of 66.17m (217-1) on Mizzou's top-10 list.
In the men's hammer throw, Kunza and redshirt junior Avery Carter (Lee's Summit, Mo.) finished first and second at 62.70m (205-8) and 60.49m (198-5), respectively. Both set personal records, while Kunza's mark was good enough to rank eighth on the top-10 list.
In the women's javelin, Webb and Haley went 1-2 with marks of 43.62m (143-1) and 41.70m (136-10), respectively. Webb's mark ranks eighth on the top-10 list, while Haley's mark ranks 10th.
Mizzou also recorded event wins in the men's shot put and discus from redshirt junior Will Fife (Jefferson City, Mo.), women's shot put and discus from redshirt junior Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.), and men's javelin from senior Rauno Liitmae (Estonia). Fife recorded a personal record in his performance, as he posted a mark of 17.68m (58-0.25).
UP NEXT
Mizzou will officially open its outdoor season next weekend, as the Tigers head to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Arkansas Spring Invitational. The meet is slated to take place March 23-24.
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RESULTS - FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put, Men – 1. Will Fife, 17.68m (58-0.25) PR // 3. Avery Carter, 16.19m (53-1.5) PR
Shot Put, Women – 1. Gabi Jacobs, 15.07m (49-5.5)
Discus, Men – 1. Will Fife, 49.36m (161-11) // 17. Jason Edwards, 31.72m (104-1)
Discus, Women – 1. Gabi Jacobs, 52.57m (172-6)
Hammer Throw, Men – 1. Patrick Kunza, 62.70m (205-8) PR, #8 // 2. Avery Carter, 60.49m (198-5) PR
Hammer Throw, Women – 1. Becky Keating, 63.87m (209-6) PR, #2
Javelin, Men – 1. Rauno Liitmae, 60.40m (198-2) // 5. Jason Edwards, 47.38m (155-5)
Javelin, Women – 1. Allie Webb, 43.62m (143-1) PR, #8 // 2. Megan Haley, 41.70m (136-10) PR, #10
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