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Tom Botts Invitational
School Record from LaQuisha Jackson Closes Tom Botts Invite
5/2/2015 3:54:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Other highlights include a pair of top-five NCAA performances in the throws
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Sophomore LaQuisha Jackson continued re-writing the record boards in the sprints events on Saturday (May 2), taking down her third Mizzou school record during the Tom Botts Invitational after clocking through in 23.52 for the 200m dash. Jackson entered this, her second season in the black and gold, with two records already under her belt after topping the indoor record boards in both the 60m and 200m dashes.
Five of her fellow-Tigers came out of Saturday's competition with record book marks, including seniors Jill Rushin and Macauley Garton, who both improved upon their PR's to not only mark in with the second-best shot put and javelin marks in Mizzou history, respectively, but also land in the top ten in the current NCAA rankings in their respective events.
All in all, the Tigers departed Audrey J. Walton Stadium on Saturday with 16 PR's, 19 event wins, and eight new All-Time Top Ten performances. Add these to the results from Friday evening's events, and the weekend saw a total of two Mizzou school records, 32 PR's, 25 event wins, and ten All-Time Top Ten performances.
The second Mizzou school record performance came out of Friday's competition, with senior Kearsten Peoples besting her own top mark in the record books with a toss of 66.17m (217-1). Peoples now sits at No. 5 in the NCAA rankings for the event and leads the SEC.
Thus ends the regular season competition for Mizzou Track & Field, as they now look ahead to the SEC Championships in Starkville, Miss., in two weeks. From there, the team will move into the NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round, where the 48 top-ranked individuals in each event for the west region will battle out for qualification into the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Rushin entered the weekend already well-ranked in both the west region and NCAA, sitting comfortably at No. 2 in the region and No. 4 in the NCAA with her PR-tying performance of 17.62m (57-9.75) from earlier this season. With this new best, measuring in at 17.72m (58-1.25), Rushin moves into the No. 3 position on the national rankings.
Fellow-senior Macauley Garton will also move up in the national rankings after his PR toss of 73.91m (242-6) in the javelin. Now taking over the No. 2 position on the Mizzou All-Time Top Ten list, Garton will also move into eighth in the current NCAA rankings, fourth in the West Region.
Joining Garton on the runway was freshman Alex Pascal, who also saw a PR day with his toss of 68.65m (225-2), good for the No. 5 spot in the Mizzou record books.
Moving into the triple jump, freshman John Warren claimed his first win of the outdoor season, marking in with a new PR and No. 5 All-Time performance of 15.75m (51-8.25).
On the track, junior Ayo Adewole continued dropping her time in the 400m dash, hitting her second consecutive PR of the season with a 54.08 finish to move into the No. 4 spot on the All-Time Top Ten.
Junior Alyssa Felton also broke in the top five of the Mizzou All-Time list, timing through in the 100m hurdles with a big PR of 13.76, the fifth-fastest crossing in Mizzou history for the event.
Sophomore LaQuisha Jackson was the last up for the individual events, returning after winning the 100m dash with a new PR and No. 4 time in Mizzou history (11.63) to claim another win, this time by nearly a half-second, in the 200m dash. Jackson's 23.52 crossing put her 0.01-seconds under the previous record, held by Natasha Kaiser-Brown. This was Jackson's second time topping a record held by Kaiser-Brown, with the first being the indoor 200m dash.
SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday also served as the Tigers' Senior Night, celebrating the careers of the 17 members of this incredible 2015 class. Among the multitude of achievements garnered by the group of history-making student-athletes were 17 All-American honors, including one National Championship title by Kearsten Peoples, four SEC Champions, nine All-SEC honors, six Mizzou School Records, 29 Mizzou All-Time Top Ten marks, 28 SEC Academic Honor Roll awards, and 16 USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
All 17 seniors competed over the two days of the Tom Botts Invitational, and collected a total of seven event wins and five personal records.
2015 MIZZOU TRACK & FIELD SENIOR CLASS
Courtney Brown, Distance (Palatine, Ill.)
Brian Duncan, Throws (Iberia, Mo.)
Maria Effinger, Distance (Swansea, Ill.)
Macauley Garton, Javelin (Shawnee, Kan.)
Maggie Givens, Pole Vault (Branson, Mo.)
Katrine Haarklau, Pole Vault (Bergen, Norway)
Camille Hackamack, Throws (Hannibal, Mo.)
Mitch Hatten, High Jump (Cameron, Mo.)
Camille Hayes, High Jump (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Jonathan Ilori, Jumps (London, England)
Morgan Nelson, Distance (Butler, Mo.)
Kearsten Peoples, Throws (Ottawa, Kan.)
Jill Rushin, Throws (Jackson, Mo.)
Andy Schuckenbrock, Hurdles (Bowling Green, Mo.)
Landon Wachter, Mid-Distance (Jackson, Mo.)
Morgan Whitson, High Jump / Multi-Events (Moberly, Mo.)
Courtney Wood, Distance (Neosho, Mo.)
Next up for the Tigers is the SEC Championship meet, set for May 14 - 16 in Starkville, Miss. For the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTiger.com and follow the team on Twitter (@MIZ_TrackField) and Facebook (Mizzou TrackField).
SATURDAY RESULTS
Men's High Jump -- 3. Mitch Hatten, 2.06m (6-9)
Women's High Jump -- 1. Morgan Whitson, 1.73m (5-8) // 2. Camille Hayes, 1.68m (5-6)
Men's Pole Vault -- 1. Luke Darrough, 4.60m (15-1)
Women's Pole Vault -- 1. Katrine Haarklau, 4.05m (13-3.50) // 2. Maggie Givens, 3.75m (12-3.50)
Men's Long Jump -- 2. John Warren, 7.14m (23-5.25) // 3. Tony Carodine, 7.11m (23-4) // 5. Thomas Taylor, 6.78m (22-3)
Women's Long Jump -- 1. Shammai Ilis, 5.34m (17-6.25)
Men's Triple Jump -- 1. John Warren, 15.75m (51-8.25) #5 // 2. Jonathan Ilori, 15.75m (51-8.25) // 3. Tony Carodine, 15.27m (50-1.25) // 4. Thomas Taylor, 14.79m (48-6.25)
Women's Triple Jump -- 3. Shammai Ilis, 11.97m (39-3.25)
Women's Shot Put -- 1. Jill Rushin, 17.72m (58-1.75) #2 // 2. Kearsten Peoples, 16.87m (55-4.25)
Men's Discus -- 1. Tanner Buschmann, 49.55m (162-6) // 2. Brian Duncan, 46.25m (151-9)
Women's Discus -- 1. Kearsten Peoples, 53.98m (177-1) // 2. Jill Rushin, 51.57m (169-2)
Men's Javelin -- 1. Macauley Garton, 73.91m (242-6) #2 // 2. Alex Pascal, 68.65m (225-2) #5
Women's Javelin -- 1. Jennifer Berilla, 38.19m (125-3)
Women's 100m Dash -- 1. LaQuisha Jackson, 11.63 #4 // 5. Jackie Obi, 12.35
Men's 100m Dash -- 1. Markesh Woodson, 10.28 // 6. Jonathan Holder, 10.76 // 7. Jerrad Mason, 10.84
Women's 200m Dash -- 1. LaQuisha Jackson, 23.52 SR // 6. Jacqueline Obi, 25.15
Men's 200m Dash -- 6. Jonathan Holder, 22.20
Women's 400m Dash -- 1. Ayo Adewole, 54.08 #4 // 4. Erika Lark, 57.71 // 5. Valerie Thames, 58.05 // 6. Sydney Wells, 58.23
Women's 800m Run -- 1. Valeska Halamicek, 2:11.23 // 3. Karissa Schweizer, 2:14.54 // 4. Landon Wachter, 2:15.52 // 5. Libby Luciani, 2:16.56
Men's 800m Run -- 1. Cain Winebrenner, 1:51.07 // 2. Ben Goodman, 1:52.01 // 4. Will Crocker, 1:54.41 // 5. Mark Sheridan, 1:55.01 // 10. Chris Mooneyham, 1:58.53
Women's 100m Hurdles - 3. Alyssa Felton, 13.76 #5 // 4. Valerie Thames, 14.10 //
Men's 110m Hurdles -- 1. Andy Schuckenbrock, 14.78
Men's 400m Hurdles -- 2. Jerrad Mason, 52.09 // 4. Drake Stuedemann, 52.64 // 7. Andy Schuckenbrock, 54.74
Women's 4x400m -- 1. "A", 3:48.73
Men's 4x400m - 1. "A", 3:14.95
FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer Throw, Men - 2. Brian Duncan, 62.51m (205-1) // 3. Ahren Bohanan, 57.45m (188-6) // 5. Nick Sublett, 54.48m (178-9) // 7. Sean Harrell, 48.36m (158-8)
Hammer Throw, Women - 1. Kearsten Peoples, 66.17m (217-1) SR // 3. Camille Hackamack, 51.88m (170-2)
1500m Run, Women - 1. Liz Reida, 4:24.54 // 2. Karissa Schweizer, 4:26.34 // 4. Kaitlyn Fischer, 4:35.04 // 5. Courtney Wood, 4:36.01 // 8. Courtney Brown, 4:40.31 // 12. Libby Luciani, 4:42.04 // 13. Bailey Hession, 4:42.33 // 14. Morgan Nelson, 4:48.44 // 16. Bianca Mello, 4:59.74
1500m Run, Men - 1. Sam Dickerson, 3:49.14 // 2. Chandler Dye, 3:56.15 // 3. Chris Mooneyham, 3:56.80 // 11. Billy Leighton, 4:05.33 // 12. Brian Hernan, 4:06.99
5000m Run, Women -- 3. Megan Cunningham, 17:49.86 // 4. Maria Effinger, 17:52.83 // 5. Nicole Mello, 17:56.45 // 7. Becca Batliner, 17:57.60 // 7. Kaelyn Balch, 17:57.60 // 10. Sam Garrett, 18:29.14
5000m Run, Men -- 1. Jordan Cook, 14:20.50 // 2. Dan Roe, 14:32.81 // 4. Drew White, 14:48.55
3000m Steeplechase, Women -- 1. Madison Waymire, 10:49.26 #6 // 2. Teylar Adelsberger, 10:56.33
3000m Steeplechase, Men -- 1. Marc Dubrick, 9:20.43 // 2. Sheldon Keence, 9:24.07
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