24 Tigers Moving To NCAA's Track Regionals
5/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 24, 2005
Missouri Track & Field moves into the second phase of the post-season with the NCAA Mideast Regional this weekend in Bloomington, Ind. The Tigers will send 24 squad members, competing in 31 individual events vying for entry into the NCAA Championships. The top five place winners in the individual events will automatically earn a spot in mid-June's national championship meet in Sacramento. The University of Indiana, along with Oregon, Oklahoma, and Manhattan College are among the four regional-site hosts. The meet begins Friday and will conclude on Saturday.
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Youth Gone Wild ... Tiger Male Throwers
Sure, a lot of storylines garner Missouri's appearance at the Mideast regional, but one that can't go without mention is the overwhelming presence of the Tiger male throwers in the regional and their nation-leading youth depth. Here's some tidbits about the group and their regional prominence:
* Missouri qualified eight throwers in 11 events for the regionals - Mizzou has the most in the Mideast region in both categories (2nd place, Kent State - 5 throwers, Auburn - 7 marks) - Tied for the most throwers in the nation to qualify for a regional (tied with UCLA) - Tied for the most regional marks among throwers in the nation (with UCLA, Cal, and Georgia) * Four of Missouri's regional throwers are freshmen, the most in the Mideast region - Only Texas A&M qualified more in the nation with five * The Tiger freshmen throwers earned six regional marks in the different events, leads the nation * Six Tiger underclassmen (frosh and sophomores) qualified for the regionals, most in the nation - with nine regional-qualified performances, most in the nation (2nd place, Colorado State with 7) * In total, 484 regional marks were achieved by Division I schools in the shot put, discus, hammer throw, and javelin combined. * Missouri is also the only school in the nation to qualify four shot putters to the regional (Woolsey, Hobson, Englin, Dailey)
NCAA Regional Qualifiers
Here's a quick look at the Tigers qualified, declared, and entered into the Mideast Regional meet
Event, Name (Class), Mark, Meet of Mark
MEN
200m, Marquis Davis (Sr.), 20.89, Big 12 Championships 800m, Marcus Mayes (So.), 1:47.78, Big 12 Championships 1500m , Tipper O'Brien (So.), 3:44.14, Billy Hayes Classic 5000m, Ryan Hampton (Sr.), 14:05.66 (School Record), Stanford Invitational 5000m, Tim Ross (Jr.), 14:14.00, Drake Relays 4x400, Jimmie Jones, Jason Jones, Marquis Davis, Marcus Mayes, 3:09.83, Big 12 Championships High Jump, Jesse Sims (Sr.), 2.15m, 7-½, Tom Botts Invitational Long Jump, Chris Horn (Jr.), 7.40m, 24-3½, Tom Botts Invitational Shot Put, Conrad Woolsey (Sr.), 19.41m, 63-8¾, Big 12 Championships Shot Put, Nate Englin (Fr.), 17.56m, 57-7½, Tom Botts Invitational Shot Put, Bill Hobson (So.), 17.51m, 57-5½, Big 12 Championships Shot Put, Tyler Dailey (Fr.), 16.65m, 54-7½, Big 12 Championships Discus Bobby Musil (So.), 54.11m, 177-6, Tom Botts Invitational Discus, Chris Rohr (Fr.), 50.83m, 166-9, UMKC Invitational Discus, Jason Morris (Fr.), 50.79m, 166-8, Big 12 Championships Hammer Throw, Bobby Musil (So.), 56.90m, 186-8, Big 12 Championships Hammer Throw, Tyler Dailey (Fr.), 56.89m, 186-8, Tom Botts Invitational Hammer Throw, Jason Morris (Fr.), 56.60m, 185-8, Tom Botts Invitational WOMEN 800m, Ashley Patten (Jr.), 2:04.04, Big 12 Championships 800m, Trisa Nickoley (Fr.), 2:07.51, Big 12 Championships 1500m, Amanda Bales (Jr.), 4:18.79, Big 12 Championships 1500m, Kristin Hansen (So.), 4:26.48, Big 12 Championships 5000m, Amanda Bales (Jr.), 16:24.21, Stanford Invitational 5000m, Jill Petersen (Sr.), 16:32.66, Stanford Invitational Steeplechase, Jill Petersen (Sr.), 10:34.46, Drake Relays Pole Vault, Jennifer Bennett (Sr.), 3.95m, 12-11½, Tom Botts Invitational Pole Vault, Lyndsey Tait (Sr.), 3.80m, 12-5½, Pepsi Team Invitational Shot Put, Lindsey Markworth (Sr.), 15.07m, 49-5½, Tulsa Duals Shot Put, Elizabeth Robe (Fr.), 14.48m, 47-6¼, Big 12 Championships Discus, Melanie Uher (So.), 50.33m, 165-1, Pepsi Team Invitational Discus, Lindsey Markworth (Sr.), 50.07m, 164-7, Musco Twilight VII
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