Jan. 14, 2011
Complete Results
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The Mizzou track and field team dropped a highly competitive dual meet to the archrival Kansas Jayhawks on Friday afternoon (Jan. 14) at Bill Easton Track. The men's competition came down to the 4x400m relay as the two teams were tied at 86 heading into the event. But KU won the race to take the men's team title, 91-88. The Tiger women, despite strong efforts from several performers fell, 99-82.
Mizzou opened the day in dominating fashion as the Tiger women swept the first four spots in the weight throw while the men took the top two spots in the long jump. Freshman Kearsten Peoples (Ottawa, Kan.) returned to her home state and had quite the performance as she claimed the event title at 18.49m (60-8). Melissa Coil (Clark, Mo.) finished second while Megan Collins (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Cortni Ervin (Marshall, Mo.) rounded out the top four in the competition.
The Tiger men also had a good showing in the weight throw, highlighted by senior Chris Holly (Topeka, Kan.), who placed second after tossing a season-best mark of 18.40m (60-4 ½). He led almost the entire competition, but KU's All-American Mason Finley passed him on his sixth attempt. All-Big 12 hammer thrower Jacob Bullinger (Jackson, Mo.) placed fourth in the weight throw at 17.08m (56-0 ½).
The women continued the good day in the throws during the shot put as sophomore Katie Evans (Powersville, Mo.) won the event with a throw of 14.65m (48-0 ¾) while Laura Greenfield (Liberty, Mo.) placed second at 13.96m (45-9 ¾). The men saw Corey Jones (Boonville, Mo.) take second in the shot put with a throw of 16.97m (55-8 ¼) while sophomore Brooks Mosier (Lee's Summit, Mo.) took third at 16.57m (54-4 ½).
On the men's side, Lars Rise (Trondheim, Norway) opened his 2011 season with a win in the long jump after measuring in at 6.92m (22-8 ½). Sophomore Tucker Bounds (Columbia, Mo.) was just behind him in second place with a mark of 6.79m (22-3 ½), giving Mizzou a pair of event sweeps early in the meet.
The women came back in the field events and earned a sweep in the high jump, highlighted by the second-straight event title for Stacy Swineburg (Camdenton, Mo.) as she cleared 1.70m (5-7), continuing her breakout season. Freshman Camille Hayes (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished second in the event with a jump of 1.65m (5-5), completing the Mizzou sweep. Freshman Tim Williams (Waynesville, Mo.) was the top high jumper for the men as he placed third with a clearance of 2.00m (6-6 ¾).
Freshman Tre Chambers (Colorado Springs, Mo.) kept his fine first season going as he claimed the 60m dash title with a time of 6.83 as he continues to rank among the all-time Mizzou bests in the event early in his career. Sophomore Matt Pickerel (Columbia, Mo.) finished third in the event as well, scoring big team points for the Tigers as he was clocked at 7.27. Chambers and Pickerel came back to finish first and third, respectively, in the 200m dash later in the meet with times of 21.58 and 22.96.
The 60m hurdles were also a good event for the Tigers on Friday as both the men and women turned in good performances in the event. Rise followed his long jump title with a 60m hurdle crown after running 8.51 while Andy Schukenbrock (Bowling Green, Mo.) placed second at 8.63 for the Tiger sweep. Leslie Farmer (Jefferson City, Mo.) took second in the event at 8.95, surpassing her season-best in the event. Farmer also finished third in the 600-yard run on the day as well.
The Tiger men swept the 600-yard run as senior Ryan Blackwell (Fenton, Mo.) placed first with a time of 1:11.95 while teammate Kellyn Fogarty (Marshalltown, Iowa) finished just behind him in second at 1:13.07.
Staying on the track, Laura Roxberg (Overland Park, Kan.) turned in her second-straight mile run title after clocking in at 5:01.92, topping KU's Rebeka Stowe, a rival that dates back to her high school days. She came back and won the 1,000m run as well after being clocked at 2:52.35, a season-best for the Tigers, as she completed the difficult double.
Aaron Dixon (Lee's Summit, Mo.) followed Roxberg by winning the men's 1,000m run after clocking in at 2:33.84 while freshman Kevin Krumrey (Chesterfield, Mo.) placed third after being paced at 2:36.19. The Tigers came back with a male-female sweep of the 800m run as both Blake Irwin (Bettendorf, Iowa) and Layne Moore (Emporia, Kan.) won their respective races. Irwin turned in a good early season time of 1:54.67 while Moore was paced as 2:15.21. Freshman Landon Wachter (Jackson, Mo.) combined with Moore for a sweep in the women's 8oom run after placing second at 2:16.97.
Senior Brian Hancock (Monroe City, Mo.) also had a nice performance on the day as he placed second in the pole vault after clearing 5.00m (16-4 ¾). But the meet on the men's side came down to the final event, the 4x400m relay, as both teams were tied at 86 headed into the event. KU won the event by four seconds and Mizzou fell.
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