University of Missouri
SEC Championships
Peoples Claims SEC Title in the Weight Throw
2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Junior Markesh Woodson
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Senior Kearsten Peoples clinched her third SEC title on Saturday, highlighting the SEC Indoor Championships' final day of events on Saturday (February 28). Six more Tigers joined her on the podium as top three finishers in the conference, including fellow-senior Jill Rushin (shot put), junior Markesh Woodson (60m dash), and the men's distance medley relay team of juniors Sam Dickerson and Will Crocker, freshman Jerrad Mason, and sophomore Ben Goodman.
All in all, the Tigers closed the two-day championship meet with 14PR's, sevennew All-Time Top Ten marks, and a new Missouri School Record at the hands of Markesh Woodson, who bested his own record time in the 60m dash.
SEC CHAMPION
First up on the podium was Peoples, who returned after her fourth-place finish in the shot put on Friday to take the win in the weight throw, her first conference title in the event since 2011. This was Peoples' return to the ring after she took over the top of the national leaderboard at the Collegiate Challenge, marking in the seventh-best toss in collegiate history with a mark of 22.84m (74-11.25). She didn't quite reach that mark on Saturday, but came through with her career-best series, tossing over 70-feet in four of her six throws. Peoples maxed out at 22.45m (73-8), just shy of the SEC Record, 22.74m (74-7.25).
ALL-SEC
Joining Peoples on the podium was junior Markesh Woodson, who timed through with a breakthough performance in the 60m dash, placing second overall in 6.58. Woodson bested his previous school record (6.60), timed in during his title-winning performance at the 2013 Championships. This is a 0.07-second improvement on his season-best coming into the weekend, and moves him well into NCAA Championships qualification at No. 5 in the NCAA.
The final podium finish came out of the Tigers' final event of the weekend, as the men's DMR cruised to an exciting third-place finish in the field with a final time of 9:46.55. Kicking off the relay was junior Will Crocker, who returned to the track after his fourth-place finish in the mile (4:04.02) to take over the 1200m leg of the DMR. He passed the baton off to Jerrad Mason, who started the 400m leg in third, handing the baton to Ben Goodman for the 800m stretch. Sam Dickerson took over the final leg of the relay, fighting through the 1600m in the lead pack, crossing a mere 0.65-seconds out of second-place.
The first All-SEC finish of the weekend, though, came on Friday when senior Jill Rushin placed second in the shot put competition with a lifetime best performance of 17.61m (57-9.50).
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Other highlights out of Friday include junior Ser Whitaker, who earned a PR in the heptathlon with a final score of 5214 points. He earned PR marksin two of the seven events, coming through with a huge best in the pole vault(4.25m / 13-11.25) on Saturday, and a top toss in the shot put (13.25m / 43-5.25) on Friday.
In the triple jump,freshman John Warren placed eighth overall, earning a point for the Tigers with a top jump of 15.71m (51-6.50).
Sophomore LaQuisha Jackson lined up for the 60m dash finals, becoming the first woman to do so at the conference championships for the Tigers in recent years. She placed sixth in a field that included four of the top 15 sprinters in the NCAA, timing through in 7.41.
A number of PR performances also highlighted the track events, including an eighth-place finish from sophomore Kaitlyn Fischer in the 5000m run. Fischer crossed in 16:40.55, good for the No. 4 spot in the Mizzou history books.
Also earning a personal record in the 5000m run was junior Courtney Brown, who timed through with an indoor best 17:09.85. On the men's side, sophomore Jordan Cook also crossed in record time, 14:35.14.
ALL-SEC
Kearsten Peoples, Weight Throw - 1st // 22.45m (73-8)
Jill Rushin, Shot Put - 2nd // 17.61m (57-9.50)
Markesh Woodson, 60m Dash - 2nd // 6.58
Will Crocker, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Sam Dickerson, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Ben Goodman, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Jerrad Mason, DMR - 3rd// 9:46.55
SEC SCORERS - WOMEN
Kearsten Peoples, Weight Throw - 1st // 22.45m (73-8)
Jill Rushin, Shot Put - 2nd // 17.61m (57-9.50)
Kearsten Peoples, Shot Put - 4th // 17.03m (55-10.50)
Ayo Adewole, DMR - 5th // 11:30.08
Valeska Halamicek, DMR - 5th // 11:30.08
Liz Reida, DMR - 5th // 11:30.08
Karissa Schweizer, DMR - 5th // 11:30.08
LaQuisha Jackson, 60m Dash - 6th // 7.41
Alyssa Applebee, Pole Vault - 8th // 4.03m (13-2.50)
Kaitlyn Fischer, 5000m Run - 8th // 16:40.55
Karissa Schweizer, 3000m Run - 8th // 9:40.20
SEC SCORERS - MEN
Markesh Woodson, 60m Dash - 2nd // 6.58
Will Crocker, Mile Run - 4th // 4:04.02
Brian Duncan, Weight Throw - 5th // 20.55m (67-5.25)
Mitch Hatten, High Jump - 6th // 2.10m (6-10.75)
Ser Whitaker, Heptathlon - 8th // 2908 points
John Warren, Triple Jump - 8th // 15.71m (51-6.50)
Will Crocker, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Sam Dickerson, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Ben Goodman, DMR - 3rd // 9:46.55
Jerrad Mason, DMR - 3rd// 9:46.55
SATURDAY RESULTS
Women's Team - 9th // 32 points
Men's Team - 11th // 27 points
Heptathlon - 10. Ser Whitaker, 5214 points #8
60m Hurdles - 6. Whitaker, 8.53
Pole Vault - 11. Whitaker, 4.25m (13-11.25)
1000m Run - 9. Whitaker, 2:50.01
High Jump, Women - 16. Morgan Whitson, 1.67m (5-5.75)
Triple Jump, Women - 20. Danielle Williams, 11.76m (38-7) // 22. Shammai Ilis, 11.66m (38-3.25)
Triple Jump, Men - 8. John Warren, 15.71m (51-6.50) // 11. Tony Carodine, 15.39m (50-6) // 15. Jonathan Ilori, 15.05m (49-4.50) // 17. Thomas Taylor, 14.55m (47-9)
Weight Throw, Women - 1. Kearsten Peoples, 22.45m (73-8) // 12. Camille Hackamack, 16.94m (55-7)
60m Dash, Women - 6. LaQuisha Jackson, 7.41
60m Dash, Men - 2. Markesh Woodson, 6.58 SR
Mile Run, Men - 4. Will Crocker, 4:04.02
5000m Run, Women - 8. Kaitlyn Fischer, 16:40.55 #4 // 18. Courtney Brown, 17:09.85
5000m Run, Men - 15. Jordan Cook, 14:35.13 // 18. Dan Roe, 14:47.20
DMR, Women - 5. (Liz Reida // Ayo Adewole // Valeska Halamicek // Karissa Schweizer), 11:30.08
DMR, Men - 3. (Will Crocker // Jerrad Mason // Ben Goodman // Sam Dickerson), 9:46.55
FRIDAY RESULTS
Heptathlon - 8. Ser Whitaker, 2908 points
60m Dash - 6. Whitaker, 7.15
Long Jump - 10. Whitaker, 6.70m (21-11.75)
Shot Put - 7. Whitaker, 13.25m (43-5.25)
High Jump - 8. Whitaker, 1.83m (6-0)
High Jump, Men - 6. Mitch Hatten, 2.10m (6-10.75)
Pole Vault, Women - 8. Alyssa Applebee, 4.03m (13-2.50) // 9. Katrine Haarklau, 3.88m (12-8.75)
Shot Put, Women - 2. Jill Rushin, 17.61m (57-9.50) #2 // 4. Kearsten Peoples, 17.03m (55-10.50)
Weight Throw, Men - 5. Brian Duncan, 20.55m (67-5.25) #6 // 15. Ahren Bohanan, 18.57m (60-11.25)
60m Dash, Women - 8. LaQuisha Jackson, 7.34q
60m Dash, Men - 4. Markesh Woodson, 6.65q // 18. Kwadarrius Smith, 6.86
60m Hurdles, Women - 14. Alyssa Felton, 8.58 #3
200m Dash, Women - 13. LaQuisha Jackson, 23.88
200m Dash, Men - 14. Kwadarrius Smith, 21.44
400m Dash, Women - 29. Ayo Adewole, 56.17 #10 // 34. Sandrae Farquharson, 56.66
400m Dash, Men - 19. Jerrad Mason, 47.59 #5
800m Run, Men - 26. Cain Winebrenner, 1:54.09
Mile Run, Men - 10. Will Crocker, 4:06.88q
3000m Run, Women - 8. Karissa Schweizer, 9:40.20 // 14. Teylar Adelsberger, 9:56.17 // 21. Megan Cunningham, 10:13.57
3000m Run, Men - 9. Dan Roe, 8:16.62 // 15. Marc Dubrick, 8:41.06 // 16. Sam Dickerson, 8:47.59
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