COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Mizzou Track & Field totaled eight first-place finishes at the Texas Aggie Invitational in College Station on Saturday. The distance squad highlighted the action on the track by taking first-place finishes on both sides of the 3000m, as well as logging dominant performances in the mile. Redshirt junior Ja'Mari Ward (Cahokia, Ill.) was one of four Tigers to earn first place finishes in the field. Ward set a new Aggie Invitational record in the long jump with a mark of 7.92m (26-0).
NOTABLE FINISHES
In his first indoor meet since competing at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships, redshirt senior Thomas George (Gloucester, England) set a new personal record in the mile while earning a first place finish. His time of 4:05.83 fell just outside the Mizzou program top-10.
In the 3000m, redshirt junior Melissa Menghini (Feton, Missouri) and junior Sarah Chapman (Maidenhead, England) pulled away quickly from the pack, finishing more than five seconds ahead of the next competitors. Menghini's time of 9:23.79 was a new personal best in the event. On the men's side, sophomore Martin Prodanov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) paced a group of Tigers, followed closely by redshirt freshman Marquette Wilhite (Warrensburg, Mo.) and Victor Mugeche (Blue Springs, Mo). The three claimed the top three finishes in the event.
Sophomore Roberto Vilches (Mexico City, Mexico) highlighted the Mizzou jumps group by earning his second consecutive first-place finish in the high jump, finishing with a mark of 2.17m (7-1.5).
Redshirt senior Patrick Kunza (Wentzville, Mo.) earned the first victory of the day for the Tigers, winning the weight throw with a mark of 18.94m (62-1.75). On the women's side, redshirt senior Jordan McClendon (Black Jack, Mo.) took first place in the weight throw for the third time this season. She finished with a mark of 20.68m (67-10.25). McClendon currently holds the second spot in the Mizzou program top-10 marks in the weight throw.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will stay on the road next weekend, traveling to Fayetteville, Arkansas to compete in the Razorback Invitational, which will take place on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
MIZZOU RESULTS - TRACK EVENTS
60m Dash, Men – 5. Nylo Clarke, 6.89 // 8. Nyles Thomas, 7.00
60m Dash, Women – 11. Jazmyn Shumaker, 7.95
60m Hurdles, Men - 6. Chris McKinzy Jr., 8.54
60m Hurdles, Women – 6. Morgan O'Neal, 9.37
200m Dash, Men – 7. Jayson Ashford, 21.62 // 9. Nyles Thomas, 22.05
200m Dash, Women - 7. Jazmyn Shumaker, 25.50
400m Run, Men - 8. Jacob Brunsman, 49.17 PR // 12. Blake Hays, 49.88 PR
400m Run, Women - 2. Morgan O'Neal, 57.74
800m Run, Women - 3. Kelsey Schweizer, 2:13.56 PR // 7. Michaela Hackbarth, 2:16.65 PR // 8. Faramola Shonekan, 2:17.83
800m Run, Men - 1. Robert Kuhlmann, 1:53.81// 2. Jonathan Schmidt, 1:55.20 // 10. Dylan Quisenberry, 2:04.59
Mile Run, Men - 1. Thomas George, 4:05.83 PR
Mile Run, Women – 2. Ginger Murnieks, 5:00.64 PR // 6. Shannon Browning, 5:13.61
3000m, Women - 1. Melissa Menghini, 9:23.79 PR // 2. Sarah Chapman, 9:23.88 PR // 5. Isabelle Christiansen, 9:55.95 PR// 10. Tori Findley, 10:07.64
3000m, Men - 1. Martin Prodanov, 8:26.08 // 2. Marquette Wilhite, 8:28.47 PR // 3. Victor Mugeche, 8:34.68 PR
4x400m Relay, Men – 6. Ashford, Brunsman, Clarke, Graves, 3:15.34 // 11. Hays, Kuhlmann, Quisenberry, Schmidt, 3:26.44
4x400m Relay, Women – 6. Hackbarth, O'Neal, Schweizer, Shonekan, 3:56.65
MIZZOU RESULTS - FIELD EVENTS
High Jump, Men – 1. Roberto Vilches, 2.17m (7-1.5)
High Jump, Women – 3. Karissa Roman,1.68m (5-6)
Long Jump, Men - 1. Ja'Mari Ward, 7.92m (26-0) MR
Triple Jump, Women – 2. Arianna Fisher,12.80m (42-0) PR // 3. Mara Hausler 12.59m (41-3.25) // 4. Euphenie Andre, 12.55m (41-2.25) PR
Shot Put, Men – 3. Mitchell Weber, 16.03m (52-7.25) // 5. Devin Roberson, 14.77m (48-5.5)
Shot Put, Women – 2. Emily Stauffer,15.42m (50-7.25) // 3. Emily Offenheiser, 15.17m (49-9.25) PR
Weight Throw, Men – 1. Patrick Kunza, 18.94m (62-1.75)
Weight Throw, Women – 1. Jordan McClendon, 20.68m (67-10.25) // 3. Cece Johnson, 18.08m (59-4) // 4. Sydney Oberdiek, 17.13m (56-2.5)