April 2, 2005
FINAL Results
COLUMBIA, Mo. - With over 1,200 participants Missouri Track and Field hosted the sixth annual Missouri Relays this weekend with over 40 high schools and colleges competing with beautiful March weather at the two-day event. The Tigers fared well with 11event champions and three throwers gaining marks good for entry into the NCAA Regional Championships.
On Friday, Tiger redshirt freshman Jason Morris (St. Louis, Mo.) qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships with a toss of 183 feet, 9 inches (56.01m) in the men's hammer throw. Morris also broke into the Tigers' all-time top five in the event with his second-place performance.
Saturday, discus throwers Melanie Uher (Wilber, Neb.) and Bobby Musil (DuBois, Neb.) qualified for the regionals in the discus throw. Uher won the women's discus with a throw of 158 feet, 7 inches (48.34m). Musil took fifth in the men's competition with a hurl of 168-8 (51.42m).
Ashley Patten, Kristin Hansen, Nicole Johnson, and Trisa Nickoley led the Tigers to victory in the women's 4x800-meter relay with a meet record time of 8:58.79. The Tigers also took the men's 4x800-meter relay with Tipper O'Brien, Wade Souza, Marcus Mayes, and Jimmie Jones leading Missouri to a meet record win of 7:43.29.
Jill Petersen won the women's steeplechase early Saturday morning, running in 10:53.2. Jenny Bybee won the women's high jump with a leap of 5-7 (1.70m). Lyndsey Tait took the top spot in the women's pole vault, launching over the bar at 12-1½ (3.70m).
Senior David Mertens won the men's 5000-meter on Friday night in a time of 14:52.61. Sophomore Colten Green took the title in the men's 10,000-meter run with a time of 32:25.49 on Friday evening. Freshman Brian Graybill (Liberty, Mo.) won his inaugural 3000-meter steeplechase race in a time of 10:09.46.
Senior Jesse Sims won the men's high jump, improving on his outdoor season best to 6-11¾ (2.13m). Junior Chris Horn tied a meet record in the men's long jump, winning with a leap of 23-9 (7.24m).
Missouri will next travel to Eugene, Ore., next weekend for the Pepsi Team Invitational. The four-team scored meet will feature a powerhouse field that includes Missouri, Indiana, Oregon, and Washington.