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Missouri Intercollegiate
Vilches and Ward Set Nation-best Marks at Missouri Intercollegiate
1/11/2019 5:54:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Track & Field returned to action on Friday in the Missouri Intercollegiate Challenge, as one school record fell and two nation-best marks were set. Freshman Roberto Vilches (Mexico City, Mexico) broke Mizzou's oldest school record, as he eclipsed Nat Page's 1977 high jump school record, while redshirt sophomore Ja'Mari Ward (Cahokia, Ill.) posted the best mark in the nation this season in the long jump.
NOTABLE FINISHES
Vilches, who set the top U20 high jump mark in 2018 and captured a gold medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships in July, matched his personal best jump of all-time with a clearance of 2.26m (7-5). The jump broke Nat Page's 1977 mark of 2.22m (7-3.25), Mizzou's oldest record in events still contested, and is the top mark set in the nation this season. The jump also matched a facility record set by current Mizzou Associate AD Brian Brown, who set the same mark in a 1991 meet while competing as a professional.
In the long jump, Ward finished first with a jump of 7.81m (25-7.5), surpassing Tennessee State's R'Lazon Brumfield's mark of 7.53m (24-8.5) for the top mark in the nation this season. The jump was Ward's second-best long jump mark in his indoor collegiate career, trailing only the mark of 7.97m (26-1.75) he posted at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16) last season. Ward also ran the 60m dash for the Tigers and placed first with a time of 6.93.
Redshirt junior Jordan McClendon (Black Jack, Mo.) moved up one spot from three to two on the weight throw program all-time list, as she finished first with a throw of 21.18m (69-6). The throw also ranks fifth in the nation this season.
On the track, Mizzou finished first in nine events, including senior Maya Cody (St. Louis, Mo.) in the women's 60m dash, redshirt freshman Jayson Ashford (Fairview Heights, Ill.) in the men's 200m dash and freshman Tori Findley (Blue Springs, Mo.) in the women's mile run.
QUOTABLES
Mizzou Head Coach Brett Halter
"Today was a terrific January opener for our teams. Both teams certainly put in work over holiday. Impressive January mark for Roberto shattering a 42-year-old record for Mizzou. Looking forward to having more parts of our team in action next week in Iowa."
UP NEXT
Mizzou will next head to Iowa City, Iowa to compete in the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, Jan. 18-19.
For all the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MIZ_TrackField).
MIZZOU RESULTS - TRACK EVENTS
60m Dash, Men – 1. Ja'Mari Ward 6.93 (7.02q) // 2. 6.96 Caulin Graves, (7.01q) // 8. Georgi Nachev (7.43q)
60m Dash, Women – 1. Maya Cody 7.58 (7.65Q), 2. Arianna Fisher 7.89 (7.80Q), 6. Maya Puller 8.50 (8.41q), 8. Jazmyn Shumaker (8.01Q), 9. Blair Widmer, 8.74
200m Dash, Men – 1. Jayson Ashford, 22.04 // 2. Nylo Clarke, 22.06 // 3. Eduardo Favela, 23.05 // 6. Cason Suggs, 24.14
200m Dash, Women – 1. Morgan O'Neal, 26.16 PR // 4. Maya Puller, 27.18 // 6. Arianna Butler, 28.03
400m Dash, Women – 1. Karina Liz, 58.74 PR // 3. Faramola Shonekan, 1:02.19 PR
600m Run, Men – 1. Martin Prodanov, 1:21.05 // 2. Robert Kuhlmann, 1:21.98
600m Run, Women – 2. Jenna Lutzow, 1:41.37 // 3. Michaela Hackbarth, 1:41.72 PR
800m Run, Women – 1. Mikayla Reed, 2:18.74 // 2. Susan Forbis, 2:26.38 // 3. Lilly Hamilton, 2:30.09 // 4. Elly DeTurris, 2:30.20 // 5. Kiley Deain, 2:40.99
Mile Run, Men – 1. Dustan Davidson, 4:17.25 // 3. Justin Loquercio, 4:28.91 // 4. Dylan Quisenberry, 4:29.20 //
Mile Run, Women – 1. Tori Findley, 4:59.99 // 2. Hannah Thomas, 5:01.99 PR // 4. Samantha Farmer, 5:28.15 // 5. Lexi Maddox, 5:29.36 PR // 6. Kayla Glowacki, 5:32.15 // 8. Abby Hake, 5:36.74
60m Hurdles, Men – 4. Jason Edwards, 9.00 PR
60m Hurdles, Women – 3. Arianna Butler, 9.79 PR
MIZZOU EVENTS - FIELD EVENTS
High Jump, Men – 1. Roberto Vilches, 2.26m (7-5) PR, SR, FR // 2. Landon Cuskelly, 2.06m (6-9)
High Jump, Women – T-3. Valeria Kostiuk, 1.64m (5-4.5) // T-3. Suenomi Norinh, 1.64m (5-4.5)
Pole Vault, Men – 1. Jason Edwards, 4.65m (15-3) PR
Long Jump, Men – 1. Ja'Mari Ward, 7.81m (25-7.5)
Triple Jump, Men – 1. Georgi Nachev, 14.99m (49-2.25)
Triple Jump, Women – 1. Arianna Fisher, 11.95m (39-2.5)
Shot Put, Men – 1. Will Fife, 17.12m (56-2) // 2. Avery Carter, 16.24m (53-3.5)
Shot Put, Women – 1. Emily Stauffer, 15.17m (49-9.25) // 6. Suenomi Norinh, 11.00m (36-1.25)
Weight Throw, Men – 1. Avery Carter, 20.15m (66-1.5) // 2. Patrick Kunza, 19.52m (64-0.5)
Weight Throw, Women – 1. Jordan McClendon, 21.18m (69-6) PR, #2 // 2. Becky Keating, 18.14m (59-6.25) // 3. CeCe Johnson, 18.01m (59-1.25) // 4. Sydney Oberdiek, 17.72m (58-1.75)
