@MIZ_TrackField Ready for Competitive Field in Georgia

Saturday, April 9

Athens, GA

Missouri

Georgia Spec Town Invitational

@MIZ_TrackField Ready for Competitive Field in Georgia

4/7/2016 1:38:00 PM | Track & Field

The Tigers will take on the two-day Spec Town Invitational starting Friday

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Track & Field is back on the road this weekend, heading down to Athens, Georgia, for the Spec Towns Invitational. A relatively small meet compared to last weekend's Florida Relays competition, the field will feature fellow-SEC competitors Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina, as well as Wisconsin, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia Tech. Events at Spec Towns Track will begin Friday afternoon with the men's discus at 2 p.m., followed by the start of track events at 4:30 p.m.

ABOUT THE MEET
Meet Schedule // Live Results // Friday Heats // Saturday Heats

RANKED FIELD (M // W) - Georgia (No. 11 // No. 7), Kentucky (-- // No. 9), North Carolina (No. 20 // --), South Caroline (No. 9 // --), Virginia Tech (No. 19 // No. 20)

#MIZTF LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers are coming off a successful weekend at the Florida Relays (March 31 - April 2) and Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic (April 1 - 2), earning a total of 13 PR's, 10 All-Time Top Ten marks, and two new school records throughout both meets.
Junior LaQuisha Jackson served as one of the highlights of the weekend for the black and gold, running new All-Time Top Ten marks in each of her four events, including a pair of school record performances in the 200m dash (23.10) and 4x400m relay (3:35.97). That 200m PR, which overtook her previous record by nearly 0.50-seconds, also qualified Jackson for the U.S. Olympic Trials in July.
Other key performances out of the weekend include sophmore Karissa Schweizer's season-opener in the 1500m run, where she timed through in 4:23.11, a new PR and the seventh-fastest time in school history. Junior Teylar Adelsberger also highlighted the distance field, dropping nearly 30-seconds off of her 3000m Steeplechase PR to finish in 10:24.52, the No. 3 time in Mizzou history.
Four Tigers in the field events will also return after history book performances, including freshmen Bri Gibbs in the pole vault (No. 10), Gabi Jacobs (discus), Rebecca Keating (hammer throw), and junior Reinhard Van Zyl (javelin).
As the teams approach the mid-season competitions, several Tigers have already positioned themselves well within the national and regional rankings. Jackson leads the team in individual rankings with the eighth-fastest 200m dash time (23.10) in the country. Also sitting within the top 15 of the current national rankings are seniors Tony Carodine (No. 9, triple jump) and Markesh Woodson (No. 15, 100m), junior Reinhard Van Zyl (No. 15, javelin), and freshman Kahmari Montgomery (No. 14, 200m).
The teams now look toward solidifying their qualification into the NCAA West Preliminary Round, which takes the top 48 in each event out of the west region. Thirty Tigers currently sit within the qualification standards.

#MIZTF FRIDAY PREVIEW

Friday afternoon will kick off events in Athens with a 2 p.m. start in the men's discus, featuring junior Tanner Buschmann, freshman Will Fife, and senior Ser Whitaker. Following them in the ring for the women's competition will be freshman Gabi Jacobs, who is returning after tossing the No. 5 mark in school history during the Florida Relays (50.67m // 166-3).
Freshman Rebecca Keating will look to continue her climb through the All-Time Top Ten in the women's hammer after she landed the No. 8 mark in school history last weekend (56.87m // 186-7).
The men's and women's hurdles will kick off the track events for the weekend, with freshman Charles Graham, Jr., in the 110m hurdles field, and senior Alyssa Felton and junior Valerie Thames in the 100m hurdles. Thames and Felton both own two of the top six times in school history for the event.

For the latest on your Tigers, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MIZ_TrackField.

*#MIZTF LINE-UP - FRIDAY*
2:00 p.m.	Discus, Men	Tanner Buschmann // Will Fife // Ser Whitaker
	Discus, Women	Gabi Jacobs
4:00 p.m.	Long Jump, Men	Tony Carodine // John Warren
4:00 p.m.	Long Jump, Women	Lynnsey Brim // Keyoni Mbroh
4:00 p.m.	Pole Vault, Men	Luke Darrough // Matthew Ludwig
4:20 p.m.	Hammer, Women	Rebecca Keating
	Hammer, Men	Ahren Bohanan // Tanner Buschmann // Nick Sublett
4:30 p.m.	100m Hurdles, Women	Alyssa Felton // Valerie Thames
	110m Hurdles, Men	Charles Graham, Jr.
5:15 p.m.	3000m Run, Women	Sam Garrett // Nicole Mello // Kate Smith
5:30 p.m.	3000m Run, Men	Thomas George // Patrick Kearns // Sheldon Keence // Tyler Schneider // Drew White

*#MIZTF LINE-UP - SATURDAY*
11:00 a.m.	Javelin, Men	Alex Pascal // Reinhard Van Zyl
	Javelin, Women	Jennifer Berilla
11:30 a.m.	Pole Vault, Women	Rayce Albino // Alyssa Applebee // Taylor Cofield // Bri Gibbs
12:30 p.m.	Shot Put, Women	Gabi Jacobs
	Shot Put, Men	Will Fife
1:45 p.m.	High Jump, Women	Karissa Roman
	High Jump, Men	Ser Whitaker
2:00 p.m.	4x100m Relay, Men
	4x100m Relay, Women
2:10 p.m.	400m Dash, Men	Beresford Sweeney
	400m Dash, Women	Ayo Adewole // Sandrae Farquharson // Erika Lark // Sydney Wells
2:25 p.m.	800m Run, Men	Will Crocker // Mark Sheridan
	800m Run, Women	Valeska Halamicek // Carolyn White
2:45 p.m.	400m Hurdles, Men	Jerrad Mason
	400m Hurdles, Women	Valerie Thames
3:00 p.m.	100m Dash, Men	Jonathan Holder // Niager Mathis // Ser Whitaker // Markesh Woodson
	100m Dash, Women	Maya Cody // Alyssa Felton // LaQuisha Jackson // Danielle Williams
3:15 p.m.	3k Steeplechase, Men	Tim Johnson
3:45 p.m.	1500m Run, Men	Will Crocker // Brian Hernan // Drew White
	1500m Run, Women	Valeska Halamicek // Hannah Thomas
4:00 p.m.	200m Dash, Men	Jonathan Holder // Niager Mathis // Beresford Sweeney
	200m Dash, Women	Maya Cody // Jacqueline Obi
4:20 p.m.	4x400m Relay, Men
	4x400m Relay, Women