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Arkansas Twilight
Tigers Complete Arkansas Twilight
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
May 1, 2010
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| Interview with Lana Mims
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Mizzou track and field program concluded its regular season schedule as it wrapped up competition at the Arkansas Twilight on Friday (April 30) at John McDonnell Field. In all, Mizzou claimed six event titles in the competition which was run with gusty winds and scattered thunderstorms all day long until an hour-long rain delay at around 3 p.m. Leslie Farmer (Jefferson City, Mo.) turned in the top performance on the day as she broke the school record in the 400m hurdles for the second-straight week after placing second in the event at 59.58. She now ranks 14th regionally in the 400m hurdles.
Sprinter Lana Mims (Tulsa, Okla.) also had a nice day for the Tigers. Starting in the 100m dash, Mims clocked a personal-best time of 12.05 to take sixth place overall. She also ran in the 200m dash, placing third, also with a personal-best time of 24.09, and she ran the third leg on the women's 4x400m relay that clocked in at 3:44.24. In her leg, Mims clocked a 400m split of 54.34 to round out a great day on the track. Despite all of her success on the track, Mims also made time of win the women's long jump with a leap of 6.27m (20-7), also a personal-best in the event. After leading until the sixth round, Mims was passed in that round and needed to clear 6.10m (20-0 ¼) in her final jump. Despite running two sprints, Mims found the strength to do just that as she turned in that personal-best mark to claim the title. She now ranks 15th regionally in the long jump and that mark moves her into fourth place all-time at Mizzou.
Sophomore Blake Irwin (Bettendorf, Iowa) turned in a great performance in the men's 800m run as he won the event title with a time of 1:49.88, a season-best for any Tiger during the 2010 outdoor season. He was also one of only two runners of 31 entries to break the 1:50 barrier in the event. Junior Ricky West (Scarborough, Ontario) placed third in the event at 1:50.18 while Tyrell Everett (Wichita, Kan.) and Aaron Dixon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) ran times of 1:51.73 and 1:52.00, respectively, to finish eighth and ninth.
Layne Moore (Emporia, Kan.) led the Tiger women in the 800m run as she placed sixth at 2:09.45 while teammate Laura Roxberg (Overland Park, Kan.) finished just behind her in seventh after clocking in at 2:11.87. Chelsea Chrisman (Eureka, Mo.) placed 11th at well after finishing in 2:13.71, an outdoor collegiate best of her.
Senior Nick Adcock (Kansas City, Mo.) was the first Tiger to turn in an impressive performance on the track as he clocked in at 14.07 in the 110m hurdles to take third place in the event. His time was a personal-best, topping his previous best mark of 14.13, which was also set this season. Classmate Angela Potrykus (Evergreen, Colo.) followed Adcock's lead as she also set a personal-best time, doing so in the women's 3,000m steeplechase. In fact, Potrykus ran the fastest time by a Tiger in the event this season at 10:42.11, nearly four seconds ahead of her previous best in the event.
The Tigers opened the meet with the women's hammer throw and Melissa Coil (Clark, Mo.) was Mizzou's top finisher in the event as she uncorked a personal-best toss of 51.80m (169-11) on her final attempt of the competition to place fourth. Megan Collins (Lee's Summit, Mo.) also earned a spot in the top eight as she placed sixth at 49.97m (163-11). Former Tiger All-American and current volunteer assistant coach Krishna Lee placed second in the event at 59.35m (194-8). Cortni Ervin (Marshall, Mo.) and Laura Greenfield (Liberty, Mo.) also competed for the women, finishing 10th and 14th, respectively.
The men opened the meet with the hammer as well and junior Chris Holly (Topeka, Kan.) was the Tigers' top finisher as he placed second at 58.89m (193-2). He trailed only former Tiger Chris Rohr in the event, who won with a throw of 66.45m (218-0). Jacob Bullinger (Jackson, Mo.) also advanced to the finals and finished in fifth place with a personal-best throw of 51.51m (169-0). Tim Opfer (Higginsville, Mo.) placed eighth in the event as well as he turned in a top throw of 50.73m (166-5).
Competition was suspended in the middle of the women's discus due to lightning, but that didn't stop Collins from winning the event with a throw of 49.01m (160-9) after the delay. Katie Evans (Powersville, Mo.) finished just behind her in second at 46.41m (152-3) while Katie Vanarsdall (Buckner, Mo.) finished in fourth, giving Mizzou three of the top four spots in the event. Vanarsdall threw 43.56m (142-11) to earn the fourth-place nod. Opfer was the top finisher in the discus on the men's side after throwing 50.90m (167-0).
The shot put was the final event on the day for the Tigers as the weather delay pushed the start time back past 10 p.m. Evans and Andy Oaker (Steelville, Mo.) were the Tigers' top two finishers in the event. Evans finished second in the women's shot at 14.70m (48-2 ½), trailing only Lee, who won the event at 15.40m (50-6 ½). Oaker placed second at 17.05m (55-11 ¼) while Brooke Mosier (Lee's Summit, Mo.) was third at 16.27m (53-4 ½).
In the jump events, Stacy Swineburg (Camdenton, Mo.) highlighted the women's performers as she placed third in the high jump at 1.60m (5-3), just shy of her season-best or 1.62m (5-3 ¾). Meaghan Brougher (Dallas, Texas) finished one progression shy of Swineburg with a jump of 1.55m (5-1). In the long jump, Mims wasn't the only Tiger to see success in the women's long jump as both Shawnte Middlebrook (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Lauren Begany (Fenton, Mo.) leaped 5.57m (18-3 ¼) to tie for seventh overall. Middlebrook came back to win the triple jump as well, leaping 11.88m (38-11 ¾) to round out her day. Heather Green (Jefferson City, Mo.) also placed seventh in the pole vault at 3.81m (12-6), a personal-best. Her previous best was 3.55m.
Daniel Hunter (Hallsville, Mo.) highlighted the men in the jump events as he took fifth in the high jump at 1.96m (6-5). Tucker Bounds (Columbia, Mo.) finished eighth in the long jump at 6.95m (22-9 ¾).
Freshman Matt Pickerel (Columbia, Mo.) set a personal-best in the men's 400m dash as he was paced at 49.06 as he earned second in his heat and 12th overall. Teammate Ryan Blackwell (Fenton, Mo.) was the Tigers' top finisher in the event at 47.80, just 0.30 seconds off of his outdoor personal-best as he earned sixth place overall. Clifton Leake (Dallas, Texas) continued the trend of Tigers that set personal-bests on Friday as he clocked in at 52.57 in the 400m hurdles to place second in the event with the team's second-best mark this season.
Ellen Ries (Ryan, Iowa) just missed an outdoor personal-best in the 1,500m run as she placed fourth in the event after clocking in at 4:27.64, just off of her personal-record clocking of 4:26.38, which was run at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational earlier this season. Tim Cornell (Columbia, Mo.) was the Tigers' top finisher on the men's side at 1,500m as he was paced at 3:45.56 thanks to a blazing 59.50 split on the last lap as he made up three spots.
The men's 4x400m relay team closed the meet on the track by running a time of 3:12.48, just off of its season-best clocking of 3:11.31.
Mizzou is off next weekend as it prepares to host the 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Audrey J. Walton Track & Field Complex on May 14-16. For all the latest leading up to the championships, be sure to stay tuned to MUTigers.com.
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