Missouri
Tom Botts Invitational
@MIZ_TrackField Hosts Annual Tom Botts Invitational
4/18/2019 6:21:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Mizzou will recognize 17 seniors on Saturday
| TOM BOTTS INVITATIONAL | ||||
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| MEET | LOCATION | DAY | TIME | INFO |
| Tom Botts Invitational | Audrey J. Walton Stadium | Friday, April 19 - Saturday, April 20 |
Friday - 3:30 PM CT Saturday - 11:30 AM CT |
Meet Schedule Heat Sheets (Friday) Heat Sheets (Saturday) Live Results |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Track & Field continues its outdoor season as it hosts the Tom Botts Invitational, April 19-20 at Audrey J. Walton Stadium. Mizzou will have more than 50 athletes in competition, which begins Friday with the men's hammer throw at 3:30 p.m. CT, followed by the start of the track events at 7:00 p.m. CT. Saturday's events begin at 11:30 a.m. CT with the women's pole vault, followed by the continuation of the track events with the women's 4x100m relay at 1:00 p.m. CT.
Prior to the meet's final event, the seniors of the Mizzou Track & Field team will be recognized at 3:25 p.m. CT. Teams attending the Tom Botts Invitational include Missouri State, Northern Iowa Saint Louis, SIU Edwardsville and Western Illinois. Live results will be available through PTTiming.com.
For the men, freshman Roberto Vilches (Mexico City, Mexico) will be competing in the high jump as he looks to improve upon his mark of 2.27m (7-5.25), which currently has him in the No. 2 spot on the Mizzou top-10 list. Vilches's jump is currently the best in the NCAA this outdoor season. Redshirt sophomore Ja'Mari Ward (Cahokia, Ill.) will be competing in the long jump, as he looks to improve on his season-best mark of 7.90m (25-11), set at the Texas Relays (March 30), which currently ranks second in the NCAA West Region.
For the women, redshirt sophomore Sophia Rivera (Brentwood, Mo.) will compete in the javelin as she will be looking to improve upon her school record mark of 55.73m (182-10) that she set last time out at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 12). Rivera's javelin throw mark is currently fifth-best in the nation. Redshirt senior Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.) will be competing at Walton Stadium for the final time in her career, as she is set to compete in the discus and shot put. In the discus, Jacobs currently holds the Tom Botts Invitational and Walton Stadium records with marks of 58.11m (190-8) and 59.69m (195-10), respectively.
In addition to this weekend's home meet, Mizzou will have four athletes competing in distance races at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific University. Among the group running out west will be junior Kieran Wood, Cambridge, U.K.), who will be making his outdoor debut in the 1500m run.
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 ENTRIES - TRACK EVENTS
100m Dash, Men – Jayson Ashford, Caulin Graves, Nylo Clarke, Isaiah Haggerty, Eduardo Favela
100m Dash, Women – Maya Cody, Jazmyn Shumaker
200m Dash, Men – Jayson Ashford, Nylo Clarke, Caulin Graves, Isaiah Haggerty, Eduardo Favela
200m Dash, Women – Maya Cody, Jazmyn Shumaker, Morgan O'Neal, Maya Puller, Blair Widmer
400m Dash, Men – Eduardo Favela
400m Dash, Women – Maya Puller
800m Run, Men – Dustan Davidson, Robert Kuhlmann, Zach Cook
800m Run, Women – Michaela Hackbarth, Reilly Revord, Susan Forbis, Faramola Shonekan, Richelle Bain, Elly DeTurris, Erica Rideout, Kayla Funkenbusch, Emma Roth
1500m Run, Men – Zach Cook, Dustan Davidson, Dylan Quisenberry, Justin Loquercio, Evan Schulte
1500m Run, Women – Elly DeTurris, Tori Findley, Kayla Funkenbusch, Susan Forbis, Kayla Glowacki, Abby Hake, Jordyn Kleve, Mikayla Reed, Reilly Revord, Emma Roth, Faramola Shonekan, Kate Smith, Hannah Thomas
5000m Run, Men – Justin Loquercio, Evan Schulte, Stephen Mugeche, Michael Widmann
5000m Run, Women – Lexi Maddox,
100m Hurdles, Women – Kalescia Thomas, Suenomi Norinh, Blair Widmer
3000m Steeplechase, Women – Samantha Farmer
4x100m Relay, Women – Mizzou
MIZZOU ENTRIES - FIELD EVENTS
High Jump, Women – Valeria Kostiuk
High Jump, Men – Roberto Vilches, Landon Cuskelly
Long Jump, Women – Arielle Mack, Suenomi Norinh, Kalescia Thomas
Long Jump, Men – Ja'Mari Ward
Triple Jump, Women – Arianna Fisher, Mirieli Santos
Triple Jump, Men – Georgi Nachev
Shot Put, Men – Will Fife, Ethan Hanson
Shot Put, Women – Emily Stauffer, Gabi Jacobs, Jordan Speer, Blair Widmer
Discus, Men – Will Fife, Jason Edwards
Discus, Women – Gabi Jacobs, CeCe Johnson, Sophia Rivera
Hammer Throw, Men – Avery Carter, Ethan Hanson, Patrick Kunza
Hammer Throw, Women – Becky Keating, Jordan McClendon, CeCe Johnson, Sydney Oberdiek, Emily Stauffer, Jordan Speer
Javelin, Women – Ava Curry, Sophia Rivera, Allie Webb, Blair Widmer
Javelin, Men – Jason Edwards
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL ENTRIES - TRACK EVENTS
1500m Run, Men – Thomas George, Martin Prodanov, Kieran Wood
1500m Run, Women – Melissa Menghini
5000m Run, Men – Thomas George
3000m Steeplechase, Women – Melissa Menghini
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