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Throws Group Shines for @MIZ_TrackField at Arkansas Spring Invitational
3/24/2018 7:22:00 PM | Track & Field
Fife and Haley post Program Top-10 Marks
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mizzou Track & Field wrapped up competition at the Arkansas Spring Invitational on Saturday, as the Tigers posted 10 top-three finishes and two top-10 program marks. Mizzou's throws group especially shined for the Tigers, as the group recorded four event wins and seven top-three finishes. In the men's shot put, redshirt junior Will Fife (Jefferson City, Mo.) recorded the seventh-best throw in program history, while freshman Megan Haley (Lancaster, Mo.) posted the ninth-best program throw in the javelin.
NOTABLE TIGERS
Fife recorded his second personal best in the shot put in as many meets, as the Tiger junior recorded a mark of 18.58m (60-11.5) with his last throw to seal his event win and enter the Mizzou top-10 list at No. 7. Fife's mark surpassed Gene Crews' 1965 mark of 18.44m (60-6) on the Mizzou top-10 list.
In just her second collegiate meet, Haley posted a top-10 program mark once again in the javelin. Haley finished second in the event with a mark of 43.40m (142-5), which ranks ninth all-time in program history. In her collegiate debut at the CMU Open (March 17), Haley recorded a mark of 41.70m (136-10), which ranked tenth in school history.
In the women's discus, redshirt junior Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.) recorded her second event win in as many meets, as she recorded a mark of 47.56m (156-0). Mizzou swept the hammer throw in the lone event competed on Friday evening, as redshirt sophomore Patrick Kunza (Wentzville, Mo.) posted a mark of 59.17m (194-1), and junior Becky Keating (Reading, England) recorded a mark of 56.89m (186-7).
On the track, Mizzou recorded three top-three finishes. Redshirt freshman Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) took first-place in the 1500m run, as she crossed the finish line at 4:41.51. In 800m invitational heats, freshman Chris Conrad (O'Fallon, Ill.) finished first in the 800m run at 1:50.00, while redshirt freshman Karina Liz (Aurora, Ill.) finished second at 2:10.08.
UP NEXT
Mizzou will split for its next meet, as the Tigers will send student-athletes to either Palo Alto, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational, March 30-31, or to Oxford, Miss., for the Ole Miss Classic on March 31.
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RESULTS - TRACK EVENTS
100m Dash, Women – 12. Maya Cody, 11.81 (W: 1.6) // 15. Tsai-Anne Joseph, 12.01 (W: 2.8) // 19. Jazmyn Shumaker, 12.20 (W: 2.7) // 20. Arielle Mack, 12.20 (W: 2.7)
200m Dash, Men – 8. Jerrad Mason, 21.69
200m Dash, Women – 15. Tsai-Anne Joseph, 24.85 // 31. Maya Puller, 26.88
800m Run Invitational, Men – 1. Chris Conrad, 1:50.00
800m Run, Men – 9. Mark Sheridan, 1:55.76 // 12. Robert Kuhlmann, 1:56.76
800m Run Invitational, Women – 2. Karina Liz, 2:10.08
800m Run, Women – 8. Faramola Shonekan, 2:21.72
1500m Run, Men – 16. Taylor Stephen, 4:07.84 // 20. Stephen Mugeche, 4:10.75 // 21. Dylan Quisenberry, 4:10.88 // 25. Justin Loquercio, 4:11.52
1500m Run Invitational, Women – 13. Valeska Halamicek, 4:44.05
1500m Run, Women – 1. Melissa Menghini, 4:41.51 // 4. Hannah Thomas, 4:44.37 // 18. Elly DeTurris, 4:59.42 // 22. Susan Forbis, 5:02.69 // 27. Lexi Maddox, 5:09.20
3000m Run, Men – 12. Patrick Kearns, 9:18.72 // 13. Eric Scott, 9:26.40
3000m Run, Women – 13. Kaelyn Balch, 10:29.57 // 14. Samantha Farmer, 10:29.77 // 32. Emmie Hahn, 11:22.59
4x100m Relay, Women – 6. Maya Cody, Tsai-Anne Joseph, Jazmyn Shumaker, Arielle Mack, 47.24
4x400m Relay, Men – 9. Chris Conrad, Robert Kuhlmann, Mark Sheridan, Jerrad Mason, 3:19.80
4x400m Relay, Women – 5. Susan Forbis, Valeska Halamicek, Michaela Hackbarth, Melissa Menghini, 3:55.99
RESULTS - FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put, Men – 1. Will Fife, 18.58m (60-11.5) PR, #7 // 3. Avery Carter, 16.83m (55-2.75) PR
Shot Put, Women – 2. Gabi Jacobs, 14.92m (48-11.5)
Discus, Men – 5. Will Fife, 46.51m (152-7)
Discus, Women – 1. Gabi Jacobs, 47.56m (156-0)
Hammer Throw, Men – 1. Patrick Kunza, 59.17m (194-1) // 4. Avery Carter, 57.57m (188-10) // 7. Sean Harrell, 52.11m (170-11)
Hammer Throw, Women – 1. Becky Keating, 56.89m (186-7)
Javelin, Women –2. Megan Haley, 43.40m (142-5) PR, #9 // 4. Allie Webb, 42.45m (139-3)
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