University of Missouri
SEC Indoor Championship
Three Tigers Medal in Day Two of SEC Indoor Championships
2/26/2022 9:59:00 PM | Track & Field
Roberto Vilches captured gold in the men’s high jump while Martin Prodanov and Georgi Nachev captured silver in the men’s mile and the men’s triple jump, respectively.
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
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