April 4, 2015

Junior Will Crocker

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Junior Will Crocker clocked a new All-Time Top Ten mark on Friday (April 3), becoming one of the highlights out ofthe day's competition for the Tigers on the west coast. Seventeen members of the mid-distance and distance squads traveled to California to take on the Stanford Invitational and San Francisco State's Distance Carnival. Crocker was one of five Tigers earned new personal records (PR's) throughout the day's competition.

This is the second All-Time Top Ten list that Crocker has landed on this year, after he timed through with the second-fastest mile time in school history (4:01.34) during the indoor season. Now, he has the No. 4 mark in Mizzou history to add to his resume, after he crossed in 3:43.66, within 0.10-seconds of a position in the top three.

The first PR of the day came in the women's 1500m, with junior Liz Reida crossing in second for section five of the event in 4:26.09.

Junior Sam Dickerson was next, dipping just under his previous best in the 3000m steeplechase with a final crossing of 8:51.69. Dickerson entered the season at No. 5 in the Mizzou history books for the event with his 2014 PR of 8:51.74, a position he will retain with his new best.

A pair of Tigers also earned new PR's at San Francisco State, starting with sophomore Cain Winebrenner, who crossed third in his section of the 800m run with a final time of 1:51.71.

In the 5000m run, sophomore Jordan Cook knocked 35-seconds off his previous top mark, finishing in 14:30.75 to finish 14th.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Fischer rounded out the day's events for the Tigers, as she made her season debut in the 10,000m run with a 23rd place finish in a world-class field. The school record holder in the event, Fischer crossed in 33:43.04, improving on her 2014 debut by 25 seconds.

SF STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL
Results

800m Run, Men (section 1) - 3. Cain Winebrenner, 1:51.71
1500m Run, Men (section 1) - 10. Ben Goodman, 3:55.86
5000m Run, Women (section 1) - 18. Megan Cunningham, 17:29.57
5000m Run, Men (section 1) - 23. Dan Roe, 14:49.19 // 27. Tyler Schneider, 15:16.07
5000m Run, Men (section 2) - 14. Jordan Cook, 14:30.75 // 22. Marc Dubrick, 14:40.82
5000m Run, Men (section 3) - 24. Drew White, 14:52.33
3000m Steeplechase, Women (section 1) - 20. Teylar Adelsberger, 11:48.27
3000m Steeplechase, Men (section 1) - 9. Sheldon Keence, 9:12.09

STANFORD INVITATIONAL
Results

1500m Run, Women - 2. Liz Reida, 4:26.09
1500m Run, Men (section 2) - 4. Will Crocker, 3:43.66 #4
5000m Run, Women (section 3) - 23. Karissa Schweizer, 16:52.95
10,000m Run, Women (section 1) - 24. Kaitlyn Fischer, 33:43.04
3000m Steeplechase, Women (section 2) - 15. Courtney Wood, 10:58.39
3000m Steeplechase, Men (section 2) - 3. Sam Dickerson, 8:51.69

Next up for the Tigers is the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday (April 10) and Saturday (April 11). For the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MIZ_TrackField.