Schweizer, Burnett Log Program Top-10 Results During Second Day Of Music City Challenge
2/10/2024 7:15:00 PM | Track & Field
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Junior Kelsey Schweizer and senior Alicia Burnett each registered top-10 all-time program performances in their respective events, as nine Tigers earned a top-10 finish in their events on day two of the Music City Challenge on Saturday. At the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, jumpers Claudina Diaz and Sterling Scott each posted a top-10 result.
Schweizer ran the women's 800m in 2:06.29, marking the fifth-best performance in program history, while Burnett completed the women's 400m in 55.00 which was good for sixth all-time in the Mizzou indoor record books. Adding to the Tigers' success was junior Rece Rowan, who won his second consecutive men's shot put event with a throw of 17.26m.
Multiple Tigers also set new personal-bests, starting with sophomore Kaia Downs in the women's 3000m with a time of 9:58.79. Junior Quentin Worley and graduate student Eddie Zuercher followed suit by setting new bests in the men's 3000m with times of 8:17.63 and 8:18.10 respectively.
Later, sophomore Andrew Simard notched a personal-record in the men's 800m, running a 1:50.89 and graduate student Mikayla Reed finished the group of personal-highs with a 9:36.91 in the women's 3000m.
Down in Fayetteville, Scott placed 10th in the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.01m, while Diaz tied for fourth with a 1.76m result in the high jump.
UP NEXT
The Tigers will prepare for the SEC Indoor Championships, taking place in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Feb. 23-24.
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - MUSIC CITY CHALLENGE | |
|---|---|
| Event | Place. Athlete - Time | Notes (PB = Personal Best, FR = Facility Record) |
|
60m Prelim (M) |
5. Steven Marks - 6.87 (q) |
|
60m (M) |
16. Steven Marks - 6.88 |
|
400m Unseeded (W) |
37. Blair Pace - 1:00.54 |
|
400m Seeded (W) |
4. Alicia Burnett - 55.00 | PB, 6th on Mizzou's Indoor All-Time Top 10 List |
|
800m Unseeded (W) |
7. Brianna Lee - 2:12.12 |
|
800m Unseeded (M) |
18. Johnny Martin - 1:53.07 |
|
800m Seeded (W) |
6. Kelsey Schweizer - 2:06.29 | PB, 5th on Mizzou's Indoor All-Time Top 10 List |
|
800m Seeded (M) |
14. Andrew Simard - 1:50.89 | PB 21. Angus Beer - 1:51.67 |
|
3000m Unseeded (W) |
15. Kaia Downs - 9:58.79 | PB |
|
3000m Unseeded (M) |
6. Quentin Worley - 8:17.63 | PB 7. Eddie Zuercher - 8:18.10 | PB 18. Blake Morris - 8:25.88 |
|
3000m Seeded (W) |
16. Mikayla Reed - 9:36.91 | PB 23. McKenna Revord - 9:52.65 |
|
3000m Seeded (M) |
17. Declan Tunney - 8:14.74 |
|
Shot Put Seeded (W) |
9. Emily Offenheiser - 14.84m (48-8 1/4) 22. Reagan Kimrey - 13.27m (43-6 1/2) |
|
Shot Put Open (M) |
1. Rece Rowan - 17.26m (56-7 1/2) 4. Skylar Coffey - 17.12m (56-2) |
| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - TYSON INVITATIONAL | |
|---|---|
| Event | Place. Athlete - Time | Notes (PB = Personal Best, FR = Facility Record) |
|
High Jump (W) |
4. Claudina Diaz - 1.76m (5-9.25) |
|
Triple Jump (M) |
10. Sterling Scott - 15.01m (49-3) |
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