
Track and Field Completes Day One of Drake Relays
4/29/2022 10:21:00 PM | Track & Field
Tigers competed in five events.
DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Missouri track and field sent student-athletes to compete at five events in the Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa) on Friday. The Tigers placed in the top-five in three events.
NOTABLE FINISHES
Mizzou's squad A — Davis Helmerich (Highland Ranch, Colo.), Jonathan Schmidt (Dresden, Saxony, Germany), Mitchell Small (Christchurch, New Zealand) and Martin Prodanov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) — took third out of 13 teams in the men's 4x1,600m relay with a time of 16:40.21.
The men's 4x800m team — William Sinclair (Tauwhare, New Zealand), Angus Beer (Rozelle, Australia), Jack Warner (Kansas City, Mo.) and Chris Conrad (O'Fallon, Ill.) — also placed in the top five, finishing fourth with a time of 7:22.27.
In the women's 1,500m, Melissa Menghini (Fenton, Mo.) clocked a new personal best, placing ninth with a time of 4:24.43.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will compete Saturday, April 30, in the Rock Chalk Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) and the Drake Relays.
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MIZZOU RESULTS
4x1,600m (W) — 8. Reilly Revord, McKenna Revord, Jenna Schwartz, Abbey Wilson // 20:04.45
4x1,600m (M) —
3. Davis Helmerich, Jonathan Schmidt, Mitchell Small, Martin Prodanov // 16:40.21
12. Trevor Peimann, Johnny Martin, Blake Morris, Jacob Nicholson // 17:25.34
4x100m (M), prelims — 10. La'Rue Martin, Isaiah Vigliano, Blake Hays, Jayson Ashford // 40.82
200m (W) — 9. Rondajai Washington, 24.14 // 12. Savannah Nevels, 24.65
200m (M) — 5. Jayson Ashford // 21.29
4x800m (W) — 8. Kelsey Schweizer, Allison Newman, Renee Lewis, Andi Bowman // 9:10.24
4x800m (M) — 4. William Sinclair, Angus Beer, Jack Warner, Chris Conrad // 7:22.27
1,500m (W) — 9. Melissa Menghini // 4:24.43 PR