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Curry and O’Neal Post Program Top-10 Marks to Open Texas Relays
3/28/2019 9:46:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Curry posts No. 2 mark in javelin, O’Neal No. 7 in the 400m hurdles
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Track & Field opened competition at the Texas Relays on Thursday as six athletes competed in four events. Freshmen Ava Curry (Liberty, Mo.) and Morgan O'Neal (Sylacuaga, Ala.) provided the highlights of the day, as they each posted program top-10 marks.
NOTABLE FINISHES
Curry placed first in section b of the women's javelin, as she posted a mark of 50.74m (166-6). Her mark was almost two meters ahead of second-place finisher Akealy Moton (North Dakota State), who posted a throw of 48.75m (159-11). In just her second collegiate meet, Curry moves to No. 2 all-time on Mizzou's top-10 list, as she surpassed her debut performance of 47.90m (157-2) at the Herm Wilson Invitational (March 23). Curry is just the second Mizzou javelin thrower to surpass 50 meters, as she only trails Hailey Twietmeyer's 2014 mark of 51.17m (167-10.5).
In the 400m hurdles, O'Neal posted a time of 1:01.18 to finish 18th. Her time bested her mark of 1:01.35 which she ran at the Herm Wilson Invitational (March 23), and moved her from ninth to seventh on Mizzou's all-time top-10 list.
Senior Becky Keating (Reading, England) also posted a top-10 finish on the day for Mizzou, as she finished seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 61.88m (203-0).
UP NEXT
The bulk of Mizzou's entries at the Texas Relays will compete tomorrow, as the Tigers are slated to have four relay teams on the track to go along with four sprinters in individual events and four in field events.
Mizzou will also have eight distance runners on the track at either the Stanford Invitational or Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco.
For all the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MIZ_TrackField).
TEXAS RELAYS RESULTS
Mizzou Results – Track Events
400m Hurdles, Women – 18. Morgan O'Neal, 1:01:18 PR, #7
Mizzou Results – Field Events
Hammer Throw, Men – 16. Avery Carter, 59.76m (196-1) // 24. Patrick Kunza, 55.56m (182-3)
Hammer Throw, Women – 7. Becky Keating, 61.88m (203-0) // 11. Jordan McClendon, 60.78m (199-5)
Javelin, Women – 1. Ava Curry, 50.74m (166-6) PR, #2
