Mizzou Concludes Successful Showing at Drake Relays

Friday, April 23

Des Moines, Iowa

University of Missouri

Drake Relays

4/24/2021 5:22:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Results

The Tigers captured three event wins over the three-day competition

DES MOINES, Iowa — Mizzou Track & Field completed the final day of the 111th Drake Relays on Saturday afternoon, placing four athletes in the top three during the final day of competition.

The Tigers will return with three event titles over the weekend, including another event win for redshirt-freshman Mitch Weber (Saint Clair, Minn.) in the men's discus. He currently ranks third in the nation in the event with a 60.91m mark. Sophomore Morgan O'Neal (Sylacauga, Ala.) also made her mark, becoming the first female to win the 400m hurdles at the Drake Relays in school history.

Notable Finishes

Redshirt senior Jordan McClendon (Black Jack, Mo.) finished second in the women's hammer throw with a distance of 64.74m.

Sophomore Ava Curry (Liberty, Mo.) took home a second-place finish in the women's javelin throw, heaving a new personal best 47.36m.

Quotables

Head coach Brett Halter on the team's performance: "Some good performances yesterday and today. Happy with the way the team is coming together setting the stage for our team post season."

Up Next

The Tigers will wrap up their regular season at the Kansas Invitational in Lawrence, Kan., with competition running from Friday, April 30 to Saturday, May 1.

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Results - Field Events

Hammer Throw, (W) - 2. Jordan McClendon, 64.74m (212-5) // 9. Emily Stauffer, 58.97m (193-5) PR // 13. Sydney Oberdiek, 53.96m (177-0)

Javelin Throw, (W) - 2. Ava Curry, 47.36m (155-4) PR // 3. Emma Zimmerman, 47.35m (155-4) // 11. Kaesha George, 40.22m (131-11) // 17. Megan Haley, 31.82 (104-5)

Results - Track Events

4x400 Relay, (W) - 3. Mya Drayton, Elle Brown, Kelsey Schweizer, Karina Liz, 3:48.86

4x400 Relay, (M) - 8. Jacob Brunsman, Eduardo Favela, Robert Kuhlmann, Caulin Graves, 3:17.38