University of Missouri
Drake Relays
Rivera Captures White Flag at Drake Relays
4/26/2019 8:08:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Rivera becomes Mizzou’s first female Drake Relays javelin champion
DES MOINES, Iowa – Mizzou Track & Field continued with competition at the Drake Relays, as redshirt sophomore Sophia Rivera (Brentwood, Mo.) captured a coveted white flag following a first place finish in the javelin. The first-place finish was one of three top-five finishes in field events on the day for Mizzou, while two sprinters qualified for a final heat on Saturday.
NOTABLE FINISHES
Rivera finished first in the javelin after posting a mark of 54.81m (179-10), as she finished a full five meters ahead of the runner-up, NDSU's Kari Wolfe who posted a mark of 49.39m (162-10). Rivera is the 16th female in Mizzou history to win a white flag at the Drake Relays, and the first to do so in the javelin. She is also the fifth female Tiger to win at the Drake Relays in the last three seasons.
Also posting top-five finishes on the day for Mizzou was redshirt senior Gabi Jacobs (Bloomington, Ill.) in the discus and redshirt senior Will Fife (Jefferson City, Mo.) in the shot put. Jacobs finished third with a mark of 54.92m (180-2), while Fife tallied a mark of 18.59m (61-0) to finish fifth.
In the men's 100m dash, sophomore Nylo Clarke (Riverside, Mo.) and redshirt freshman Jayson Ashford (Fairview Heights, Ill.) each qualified for Saturday's final after finishing fourth at 10.41 and eighth at 10.53, respectively.
UP NEXT
Mizzou will wrap up competition at the Drake Relays on Saturday, as both track and field events are slated to begin at 9 a.m. CT.
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MIZZOU RESULTS - TRACK EVENTS
100m Dash Prelims, Men – 4. Nylo Clarke, 10.41q (2.5) // 8. Caulin Graves, 10.53q (2.5) // 12. Jayson Ashford, 10.62
100m Dash Prelims, Women – 9. Maya Cody, 11.82 (1.8)
200m Dash, Men – 6. Jayson Ashford, 20.95 (2.7) // 8. Nylo Clarke, 21.10 (2.7)
200m Dash, Women – 7. Maya Cody, 24.36
1500m Run, Men – 8. Dustan Davidson, 3:51.89
4x100m Relay, Men – 13. Jayson Ashford, Nylo Clarke, Caulin Graves, Khamri Thompson, 41.53
4x800m Relay, Men – 8. Martin Prodanov, Robert Kuhlmann, Zach Cook, Dustan Davidson, 7:29.75
4x1600m Relay, Women – 6. Melissa Menghini, Tori Findley, Emma Roth, Karina Liz, 20:12.76
MIZZOU RESULTS - FIELD EVENTS
Shot Put, Men – 5. Will Fife, 18.59m (61-0)
Shot Put, Women – 7. Gabi Jacobs, 15.26m (50-0.75) // 8. Emily Stauffer, 15.19m (49-10)
Discus, Women – 3. Gabi Jacobs, 54.92m (180-2) // 17. CeCe Johnson, 46.08m (151-2)
Javelin, Men – 12. Jason Edwards, 54.24m (177-11)
Javelin, Women – 1. Sophia Rivera, 54.81m (179-10) // 3. Allie Webb, 45.68m (149-10) // 7. Ava Curry, 42.69m (140-0) // 21. Blair Widmer, 35.79m (117-5)
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