College Station, Texas — University of Missouri Track & Field concluded the SEC Indoor Championships with one student-athlete capturing gold, two student-athletes taking home silver, and six student-athletes setting new personal bests.

NOTABLE FINISHES

Roberto Vilches (Mexico City, Mexico) captured gold in the men's high jump with a leap of 2.23m (7-3.75). This is Vilches' first time medaling at the SEC Indoor Championships. 

Martin Prodanov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) won silver in the men's mile with a time of 3:57.37, breaking his previous school record of 3:58.72. Marquette Wilhite (Warrensburg, Mo.) set a new personal record of 3:58.90 in the men's mile. He is now the third student-athlete in Mizzou indoor history to run a sub-4:00 mile. 

Georgi Nachev (Yambol, Bulgaria) set a new personal best in the men's triple jump, capturing the silver at the SEC Indoor Championships and re-setting his second-best school top mark with a leap of 16.48m (54-1).

In the women's mile, Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) set a new personal record with a time of 4:38.62. This time is now the third-fastest women's indoor mile time in school history.

UP NEXT

Mizzou will take a week off from competition before sending student-athletes to the NCAA Championships March 10-12 in Birmingham, Alabama. For all the latest on Mizzou Track & Field, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouTFXC).

Results — Field Events 

High jump, Final, (M) — 1. Roberto Vilches, 2.23m (7-3 ¾) // 8. Quinton Brown, 2.06m (6-9)

High jump, Final, (W) — 6. Claudina Diaz, 1.77m (5-9 ¾)

Shot put, Final,  (M) — 14. Rece Rowan, 17.11m (56-1 ¾) PR // 15. Mitchell Weber, 16.82m (55-2 ¼)

Triple jump, Final, (W) — 6. Arianna Fisher, 13.18m (43-3) // 9. Mara Hausler, 12.84m (42- 1½)  // 10. Euphenie Andre, 12.69m (41-7 ¾)

Shot put, Final, (W) — 9. Emily Stauffer, 15.83m (51-11¾) // 10. Sophia Rivera, 15.81m (51-10½) // 18. Emily Offenheiser, 14.22m (46-8)

Triple jump, Prelim/Final, (M) — 2. Georgi Nachev, 16.48m (54-1) PR (Second-best in school history)

Results — Track Events 

1 Mile, Final, (W) — 2. Martin Prodanov, 3:57.65 PR (School Record) // 6. Marquette Wilhite, 3:58.90 PR (Second-fastest in school history)

1 Mile, Final, (M) — 6. Melissa Menghini, 4:38.62 PR (Third-fastest in school history)

3000m, Final, (W) — 21. Isabelle Christiansen, 9:32.56 PR // 38. Abbey Wilson, 10:00.96 // 41. McKenna Revord, 10:02.32 // DNF. Melissa Menghini

3,000m, Final, (M) — 31. Nathan Hall, 8:25.06 // 38. Trevor Peimann, 8:32.49 // 40. Blake Morris, 8:36.04 // DNF. Marquette Wilhite // DNF. Johnny Martin

4x400m, Final, (M) — DQ. Jayson Ashford, Blake Hays, Angus Beer, Isaiah Vigliano