Wednesday, April 30, 2014
MSSU women's basketball schedules summer camps
(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
After hosting over 500 campers last summer, the Missouri Southern women's basketball team is set to host four summer camps in June on the campus of Missouri Southern. With head coach Ronda Hubbard and her staff along with players instructing the camp, the Lions will host Young Players Camp, Shooting Camp, High School Individual Camp and Team Camp.
The Lions will host the extremely popular Young Players Camp on June 16-18 for girls entering grades 4-8 in the fall. An overnight camp, sessions will focus on the fundamentals and basic concepts of defense, offense and team orientation while evening sessions will consist of game play. Resident campers cost $230 while commuter campers will be $180.
The second camp Southern will host will be Shooting Camp on June 19 for girls entering grades 4-12. A one-day camp running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. campers will receive a day of shooting instruction focusing their attention on the six steps to shooting, lay-up and free throw technique, reading defenders on screens, and 1-on-1 play. Lunch will be provided and will cost $80.
After Shooting Camp, Southern will host High School Individual Day Camp on June 22 for girls entering grades 9-12 in the fall. A very intense and competitive camp, campers will have an opportunity to advance their skills on both the high school and collegiate levels and is the perfect camp to prepare for varsity playing time or to pursue a college career. Those campers staying for the Team Camp will cost $50 while campers who are commuting will be $40. The camp will run from 1-6 p.m.
Following the High School Day Camp, the Lions will host Team Camp on June 23-25. An overnight camp, any high school varsity, junior varsity, freshman and junior high teams are invited to attend. This camp is designed to give teams the chance to compete as a team during the off-season in an organized and competitive situation. Each team is guaranteed a minimun of 9 games. Teams should send in their registrations together with registration forms, copy of physicals and payments in one packet. If your team needs a coach, members of the Lion staff and team are available to you. Campers staying on campus with a meal plan will be $150 while commuter campers are $100. A commuter team with no meals is $700.
To register for any of the above camps, please visit www.mssuwomensbasketballcamps.com. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Ronda Hubbard at 417-625-9753 or email her at hubbard-r@mssu.edu.
NCAA selects Southern as host for 2015 Cross Country National Championships
(From MSSU Lions Athletics)
The NCAA has announced that Missouri Southern State University and the Joplin Sports Authority have been selected to host the 2015 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships.
This is the fourth time MSSU has hosted the Championship. The Lions have hosted at the MSSU Cross Country Course three other times previously, once in 1999, and again in 2007 and 2012.
"This recognition by the NCAA again shows the National Office and the Committee's confidence in our staff and our course here at Missouri Southern," said MSSU Director of Athletics Jared Bruggeman. "To have hosted a national championship what will be three times in the past ten years speaks volumes about our staff, the city of Joplin and the student-athletes that come out each year and volunteer their services to help host what I think is one of the best championship experiences anyone in any sport can have."
Joplin Sports Authority Director Craig Hull echoed Bruggeman's enthusiasm.
"Missouri Southern's tradition of producing a first-class championship event and having a challenging cross country course were the strengths behind the bid to host this championship," Hull said. "The Joplin Sports Authority is confident Missouri Southern will once again be a top-teir location to host this event."
Jason Motte, Jaime Garcia expected to join Springfield Cardinals this weekend
Two major league veterans may join the Springfield Cardinals this weekend.
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that injured starter Jaime Garcia will make a start Sunday at Springfield, while closer Jason Motte is also expected to begin a rehab assignment.
The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that injured starter Jaime Garcia will make a start Sunday at Springfield, while closer Jason Motte is also expected to begin a rehab assignment.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
MSSU's Haley Kinnsion named MIAA Pitcher of the Week
From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
Sophomore pitcher Haley Kinnsion was named the MIAA Pitcher of the Week by the conference office today.
She earned the honor for her outstanding performance in the final week of the season helping the Lions finish the season strong. She went 3-0 on the week pitching three complete games, including two shutouts, while posting a 0.43 ERA. In 21 innings of work, the Kansas City native allowed just one earned run while striking out 16 and held opponents to a .184 batting average on the week.
She was especially dominate in shutout wins over Rogers State (3-0) holding the Hillcats to five hits in seven innings while striking out seven and Southwest Baptist (4-0) holding the Bearcats to five hits in seven innings striking out five.
Kinnison finished the year with a team-high 12 wins pitching a team-best 15 complete games and four shutouts. She hurled a team-high 148.2 innings while striking out 111 batters.
99-cent sale on The Best of Sports Talk ends at 10 a.m. today
It has been so long (nearly 15 years now) since my newspaper days and since most of my blog writing has been of the news commentary, or investigative reporting variety, there are probably many Turner Report readers who don't know that I wrote approximately 3,000 sports stories at the Lamar Democrat, Carthage Press, Newton County News, and Lockwood Luminary-Golden City Herald, including more than 1,000 Sports Talk columns.
I always thought that some of my best work was featured in those Sports Talk columns. They started as an effort to write stories about each of the senior players on the Lamar High School sports teams when I was at the Democrat in the 1980s, but toward the end of my stay there, I began expanding the column to write more about the people who were playing the sports, rather than by-the-number stories talking about where they were going to college or what their favorite moments in high school sports had been.
You won't find sports writing like this in area newspapers nowadays (and some of you might think that is a good thing).
The columns featured in the Best of Sports Talk are described below:
1. Football Coaches Don't Cry- Seneca Coach Alvin Elbert meets his eight-year-old pen-pal Abby Phipps of Lamar, the wheelchair-bound victim of a drunk driver.
2. A Bases-Loaded Walk- My tribute to the late Gary Shepherd, tells a story from my youth when the coach of my Little League team, Brad Letts, decided to walk the best player on the other team, his brother, Steve Letts, with the bases loaded. (Gary was the coach of Steve's team.)
3. She Will Always Be With Us- Webb City cheerleader Miranda Yocum (now Joplin City Council candidate Miranda Lewis) talks about the death of her aunt, Nancy Cruzan, whose right-to-die case went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court.
4. Stacey and the Magic Free Throw- The story of how a non-existent free throw enabled the Mt. Vernon girls team to beat Carthage in double overtime, despite the best efforts of Stacey Brunnert.
5. Gary Embry's Memory Lives On- Rita Embry talks about her son, former Lamar High School and Missouri Southern great Gary Embry, who was killed in a car accident.
6. Under Mom's Watch- Peggy Lucas watches as her daughter, Carthage senior Tysha Lucas, plays her final high school volleyball match.
7. The Days of Swine and Roses- The day Jasper County Youth Fair princess (and pig-catching expert), Christy Olson got the munchies and lost a friend.
8. Just Five Minutes- The real-life horror story of former Lamar coach Armando DeLaRosa, who committed suicide moments after murdering his wife.
9. The Love of Baseball- My interviews with the former KOM minor league players as they played in an oldtimers game 50 years later.
10. Past His Bedtime- Today, he's Webb City's basketball coach, but in this story Landon Cornish was six years old and had no use for girls whatsoever.
11. Remembering Harry Caray- My thoughts after the death of the broadcasting legend
12. This Is My Class, Too- Jamie Turner, a Carthage High School graduate, returns to watch her former classmates at Sarcoxie High School graduate.
13. Smiles at the End of their Rainbows- The first graders who he volunteered to help every day were the ones hit the hardest when Lamar swimmer Brandon Teel died suddenly from spinal meningitis.
14. Girls in the Big Gym- The column I wrote that put an end forever to having Carthage High School girls basketball games in the physical education building instead of the big gym.
15. Cruel Words- When she was in junior high, adults said Webb City volleyball and basketball player Kari Perry would never amount to anything. She tells the story of how she fought back with the help of her coach Sarah Gamble (now Carl Junction volleyball coach Sarah Wall).
16. Return of a Legend- Twenty-five years after leading Jasper to two straight undefeated football seasons, Bill McClintock returns to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
17. The Game Ball- Lamar's Jim Hillman presents the game ball to his grandfather, Tom O'Sullivan, at the dedication of the stadium named after O'Sullivan.
18. Carthages' King Carl- The story of New York Giants great Carl Hubbell and he how he struck out five future Hall-of-Famers in a row at the 1934 All-Star Game. (Hubbell was born near Carthage.)
19. First Kiss- When she was crowned Lamar High School Basketball Homecoming Queen, senior Leigh Hughes received her first kiss in front of 1,500 people. That was the hook Leigh's sister, Lindsay, used to get students to vote for Leigh. But there was another secret that no one knew at the time.
20. She Said Yes- The follow-up, two years later, to the previous story, as Leigh Hughes' boyfriend offers a surprise wedding proposal, and once again it was in front of 1,500 people.
21. Tiger Pride- Polite to referees, but downright mean while playing defense, Carthage junior Brandi Richardson receives the Tiger Pride award at the basketball banquet.
22. The Final 16 Seconds- The high school football career of Jasper senior Stacy Maggard comes to an end.
23. Waffling- This unusual column pairs the serves of Carthage junior varsity volleyball player Stephanie Greenwood with breakfast food.
24. Love and Haiti- While her Lamar teammates were playing in a brand new gym at the Aurora Tournament, Kelly Stahl teaches Haitian children how to play on a dirt court.
25. Beating the Odds- A Liberal barber survives brain surgery and holds off death for a few days longer to accept a special award for years of supporting the school's athletic teams.
26. Taking the Wrong Path- Carthage junior varsity basketball player Alicia Peters was great with the steals, but did not always take the ball in the right direction.
27. My Little Brother's Face- Lockwood High School reacts to the suicide of a freshman football player.
28. As Time Ran Out- Webb City guard Jennifer Lawrence takes one last shot at a district basketball championship.
29. Smelling the Silver- He played in one of the highest-scoring Cotton Bowl games in history, but more than four decades later, it is still the Silver Tiger game between Lamar and Nevada that ranks first in Pete Ihm's memory.
30. My Comeback- A first person account of my return to baseball, playing in the Granby Old Mining Town Days Oldtimers Game.
31. Family and Friends- When his house burned down, Lamar guard Michael Miller learned what was important.
32. A Shining Star- On the day when everyone thought she would be headed to the state volleyball championship, funeral services were held for Diamond senior Kelli Dorsey.
33. A New Home- After spending all of her life in the small town of Henderson, Nebraska, Andrea Friesen moves to the big city (Carthage) for her senior year.
34. The Power of Prayer- After an ACLU protest, the pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker at Lamar football games was stopped, but more than 100 people gathered in the end zone to pray.
35. Second Chance- He nearly died when a trash dumpster fell on him, but only a few years later, Carthage wide receiver Shaine Sundy received a scholarship to play football at MSSC.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Best of Sports Talk e-book available as 99-cent download for two days
It has been so long (nearly 15 years now) since my newspaper days and since most of my blog writing has been of the news commentary, or investigative reporting variety, there are probably many Turner Report readers who don't know that I wrote approximately 3,000 sports stories at the Lamar Democrat, Carthage Press, Newton County News, and Lockwood Luminary-Golden City Herald, including more than 1,000 Sports Talk columns.
I always thought that some of my best work was featured in those Sports Talk columns. They started as an effort to write stories about each of the senior players on the Lamar High School sports teams when I was at the Democrat in the 1980s, but toward the end of my stay there, I began expanding the column to write more about the people who were playing the sports, rather than by-the-number stories talking about where they were going to college or what their favorite moments in high school sports had been.
You won't find sports writing like this in area newspapers nowadays (and some of you might think that is a good thing).
The columns featured in the Best of Sports Talk are described below:
1. Football Coaches Don't Cry- Seneca Coach Alvin Elbert meets his eight-year-old pen-pal Abby Phipps of Lamar, the wheelchair-bound victim of a drunk driver.
2. A Bases-Loaded Walk- My tribute to the late Gary Shepherd, tells a story from my youth when the coach of my Little League team, Brad Letts, decided to walk the best player on the other team, his brother, Steve Letts, with the bases loaded. (Gary was the coach of Steve's team.)
3. She Will Always Be With Us- Webb City cheerleader Miranda Yocum (now Joplin City Council candidate Miranda Lewis) talks about the death of her aunt, Nancy Cruzan, whose right-to-die case went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court.
4. Stacey and the Magic Free Throw- The story of how a non-existent free throw enabled the Mt. Vernon girls team to beat Carthage in double overtime, despite the best efforts of Stacey Brunnert.
5. Gary Embry's Memory Lives On- Rita Embry talks about her son, former Lamar High School and Missouri Southern great Gary Embry, who was killed in a car accident.
6. Under Mom's Watch- Peggy Lucas watches as her daughter, Carthage senior Tysha Lucas, plays her final high school volleyball match.
7. The Days of Swine and Roses- The day Jasper County Youth Fair princess (and pig-catching expert), Christy Olson got the munchies and lost a friend.
8. Just Five Minutes- The real-life horror story of former Lamar coach Armando DeLaRosa, who committed suicide moments after murdering his wife.
9. The Love of Baseball- My interviews with the former KOM minor league players as they played in an oldtimers game 50 years later.
10. Past His Bedtime- Today, he's Webb City's basketball coach, but in this story Landon Cornish was six years old and had no use for girls whatsoever.
11. Remembering Harry Caray- My thoughts after the death of the broadcasting legend
12. This Is My Class, Too- Jamie Turner, a Carthage High School graduate, returns to watch her former classmates at Sarcoxie High School graduate.
13. Smiles at the End of their Rainbows- The first graders who he volunteered to help every day were the ones hit the hardest when Lamar swimmer Brandon Teel died suddenly from spinal meningitis.
14. Girls in the Big Gym- The column I wrote that put an end forever to having Carthage High School girls basketball games in the physical education building instead of the big gym.
15. Cruel Words- When she was in junior high, adults said Webb City volleyball and basketball player Kari Perry would never amount to anything. She tells the story of how she fought back with the help of her coach Sarah Gamble (now Carl Junction volleyball coach Sarah Wall).
16. Return of a Legend- Twenty-five years after leading Jasper to two straight undefeated football seasons, Bill McClintock returns to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
17. The Game Ball- Lamar's Jim Hillman presents the game ball to his grandfather, Tom O'Sullivan, at the dedication of the stadium named after O'Sullivan.
18. Carthages' King Carl- The story of New York Giants great Carl Hubbell and he how he struck out five future Hall-of-Famers in a row at the 1934 All-Star Game. (Hubbell was born near Carthage.)
19. First Kiss- When she was crowned Lamar High School Basketball Homecoming Queen, senior Leigh Hughes received her first kiss in front of 1,500 people. That was the hook Leigh's sister, Lindsay, used to get students to vote for Leigh. But there was another secret that no one knew at the time.
20. She Said Yes- The follow-up, two years later, to the previous story, as Leigh Hughes' boyfriend offers a surprise wedding proposal, and once again it was in front of 1,500 people.
21. Tiger Pride- Polite to referees, but downright mean while playing defense, Carthage junior Brandi Richardson receives the Tiger Pride award at the basketball banquet.
22. The Final 16 Seconds- The high school football career of Jasper senior Stacy Maggard comes to an end.
23. Waffling- This unusual column pairs the serves of Carthage junior varsity volleyball player Stephanie Greenwood with breakfast food.
24. Love and Haiti- While her Lamar teammates were playing in a brand new gym at the Aurora Tournament, Kelly Stahl teaches Haitian children how to play on a dirt court.
25. Beating the Odds- A Liberal barber survives brain surgery and holds off death for a few days longer to accept a special award for years of supporting the school's athletic teams.
26. Taking the Wrong Path- Carthage junior varsity basketball player Alicia Peters was great with the steals, but did not always take the ball in the right direction.
27. My Little Brother's Face- Lockwood High School reacts to the suicide of a freshman football player.
28. As Time Ran Out- Webb City guard Jennifer Lawrence takes one last shot at a district basketball championship.
29. Smelling the Silver- He played in one of the highest-scoring Cotton Bowl games in history, but more than four decades later, it is still the Silver Tiger game between Lamar and Nevada that ranks first in Pete Ihm's memory.
30. My Comeback- A first person account of my return to baseball, playing in the Granby Old Mining Town Days Oldtimers Game.
31. Family and Friends- When his house burned down, Lamar guard Michael Miller learned what was important.
32. A Shining Star- On the day when everyone thought she would be headed to the state volleyball championship, funeral services were held for Diamond senior Kelli Dorsey.
33. A New Home- After spending all of her life in the small town of Henderson, Nebraska, Andrea Friesen moves to the big city (Carthage) for her senior year.
34. The Power of Prayer- After an ACLU protest, the pre-game prayer over the loudspeaker at Lamar football games was stopped, but more than 100 people gathered in the end zone to pray.
35. Second Chance- He nearly died when a trash dumpster fell on him, but only a few years later, Carthage wide receiver Shaine Sundy received a scholarship to play football at MSSC.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Southern softball splits season-ending doubleheader
Behind sophomore pitcher Haley Kinnison's fourth shutout of the season, the Missouri Southern softball split its season finale at Southwest Baptist this afternoon dropping game one 1-0 before winning game two 4-0 at SBU Softball Field.
Game one saw the Lions only able to muster four hits as designated player Alexah Replogle went 2-for-3 with a double while Chloe Brown and Brooke Swadley also tallied hits. After a scoreless first five hits that saw starting pitcher Sarah Williams surrender only two hits, the Bearcats (16-30, 8-18 MIAA) scored the lone run of the contest in the bottom of the sixth as Caityln Conner hit a one-out solo shot to left center. Williams was the tough-luck loser as she pitched six innings allowing only three hits and struck out two.
Game two saw Southern's offense come to life as Shelby Romines, playing her in final game as a Lion, lead the way going 2-for-4 from the dish while Replogle, Swadley, Michala Wood and Dawn Grass recorded one hit apiece. The Lions broke open a scoreless game in the fourth as Brooklyn Farrell drew a bases-loaded walk scoring pinch-runner Rachel Harding. Southern added to their lead in the sixth with a bases-loaded triple down the right field line by Wood that scored Jessica Castoe, Farrell and Replogle to make it 4-0. Starting pitcher Haley Kinnsion shut down the SBU offense from there as she pitched her 15th complete game of the season to register her 12th win as she allowed just five hits and struck out five to end the year with 112 strikeouts.
The Lions finish the season 19-35, 9-17 in the MIAA. They set school records for home runs (32) and doubles (81), while also coming close to two other marks. Southern commited just 50 errors on the season coming within four for fewest errors in a season set in 2003 (46) and also posted a .968 fielding percentage as a team coming within .002 of besting the record for best team fielding percentage of .970 also set in 2003.
MSSU baseball loses regular season finale 15-8
(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern baseball team had three hits each from Logan Moon and Beau Phillips and a pair of RBIs from both Matt Smith and Austin White, but the Lions fell 15-8 in the season finale today at Nebraska-Kearney.
The Lions (24-26, 17-23 MIAA) sent four pitchers to the mound in the day. Drew Noble threw the first two and a third and allowed three earned, before giving way to Matt Harvey. Harvey threw two and a third, as well, and allowed four earned to move his season record to 0-1. Skylar Hill and Stephen Vaughn threw in relief.
Southern scored two in the first on an RBI from Evin Natick, scoring Moon, while Axel Johnson scored an unearned run in the inning.
The Lopers (30-17, 24-16 MIAA) answered back with three runs in the bottom of the first and one each in the second and third innings to go up 5-2 after three.
The Lions came back and scored five runs in the fourth inning to go up 7-5. Mitchell Osburn and Brandon Weller scored on an RBI from Phillips to start the inning. Austin White then drove in Phillips and a double to right center from Matt Smith scored Natick and Moon.
UNK, however wasn't done scoring as the Lopers scored two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth to put the game away. The Lions added an RBI single from White in the seventh, but the Lopers scored two in each of the seventh and eighth.
Moon went 3-6 in the game with two runs scored, while Phillips went 3-5 with a run and an RBI. Natick had two hits, a run and an RBI, while Dusty Harper went 2-2 with a run scored.
Southern finishes the season 24-26 and 17-23 in the MIAA. All-MIAA teams will be announced the week of the MIAA Tournament.
Southern softball splits doubleheader at Central Missouri
Recording seven doubles as a team on the afternoon, the Missouri Southern softball team split a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Central Missouri falling 4-0 before taking game two from the Jennies 8-1 as the Lions set a new school record for doubles in a season with 79 eclipsing the old mark of 76 set in 1995.
The Lions (18-34, 8-16 MIAA) exploded for 22 hits and eight runs in the two games as seven different Lions recorded at least two hits. Jessica Castoe and Michala Wood led the way as each recorded four hits whileBrooklyn Farrell and Alexah Replogle each had three hits apiece and combined for three doubles.
Game one saw Southern collect nine hits, getting at least one in six of the seven innings, but were unable to plate a run in the contest. Castoe, Wood and Chloe Brown each collected two hits. The Jennies (26-20, 13-11) scored three runs in the third before adding a leadoff solo home run to center to start the sixth to make it a 4-0 game. The Lions best opportunities came to score in the first and the third, but they stranded runners on second and third in both cases. Sarah Williams threw in the circle in game one as she pitched six innings allowing three earned runs and struck out one.
Southern's offense came to light in game two as they scored eight runs and collected 13 hits. Five different Lions recorded two hits apiece. The Lions got the scoring started early plating a run in the first off a Shelby Romines single scored Wood from second. Kathryn Goins made it 2-0 in the fourth as she smacked her seventh home run of the season to left field. A four-run fifth gave the Lions a 6-0 edge as they plated three runs on a bases-loaded RBI single to center field by Replogle before Brooke Swadley added a single to left scoring Replogle.
After UCM tacked on a run in the sixth, the Lions added two more runs in the seventh as Swadley hit a two-run homer, her second of the season, to put the Lions up 8-1. The two home runs in game two now give Southern 32 home runs as a team on the season as they have demolished the previous record of 24 set in 2005. Starting pitcher Haley Kinnison retired UCM in order in the bottom of the seventh to pick her 11th win of the year as she pitched all seven innings allowing only four hits, one run and struck out four.
Southern wraps up the season on Saturday traveling to Southwest Baptist (15-29, 7-17) to face the Bearcats at 1 p.m. at SBU Softball Field.
Lions men's track picks up wins in high jump, 1500 meter run
(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern men's track and field team picked up four provisionals and two event wins at the 2014 Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational held Friday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.
The Lions picked up a win in the high jump from Clark Tanksley as the senior hit a provisional height of 6-10.75. Southern also had a win in the 1,500m as the Lions went 1-3-6-8-9-12 in the event. Tyler Rush won with a time of 3:58.81, while Andrew Webster was third, Colton Wooldridge sixth, Alex Mason eighth, Jake Benton ninth and Nathan Henry was 12th. Ryan Jackson Adrian Todd and Drake Smelser placed 14th, 17th and 22nd in the 1,500m.
Darion Boure finished second and had a provisional in the triple jump with a distance of 48-11.50, while Boure was fourth and Tylor Albright was fifth in the long jump.
Nicklas Polizzi picked up a provisional in the discus with a distance of 161 feet to finish fifth. Bryan Burns was 14th in the event. Polizzi placed sixth in the hammer with a throw of 161-01, while Zach Williams picked up a provisional in the javelin with a toss of 189-01. Burns was seventh in the shot put with a distance of 50-00.50, while Polizzi was tenth in the event.
The 4x100m relay team of Jazz Allen, Anthony Price, Boure and Tanksley finished third in a time of 41.99, while Price was fourth in the 400m dash in a time of 48.90.
Brady Melugin placed second in the pole vault with a provisional height of 16-06.75, while Morgan Hold andRaymond Woldtvedt were fifth and Zach Wuest placed 13th.
Miles Migliara was second in the 800m in a time of 1:53.65, while Drew Buckner placed 8th and Allen was fourth in the 400m hurdles in a time of 56.72. The 4x400m relay team of Price, Migliara, Allen and Buckner placed eighth in a time of 3:28.33.
The Lions will be back in action on May 1-3 at the 2014 MIAA Championships held in Jefferson City, hosted by Lincoln.
MSSU women's track picks up nine provisionals at Laptad Invitational
(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern women's track and field team picked up nine provisional marks and one automatic as the Lions competed at the 2014 Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational Friday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.
Kylie Cornman picked up an NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the shot put, tossing the weight a distance of 49-02.50. The mark is just more than two feet from the school record and is currently seventh-best in Division II this year. Cornman also placed second in the hammer with a distance of 158-08.
Brittani Reagan won the triple jump with a provisional distance of 38-10.25, while Amber White was second and Shelby Newell placed fifth. White's mark of 38-09.75 was also a provisional mark in the event. Reagan was third with a provisional in the long jump, leaping to a distance of 19-06.25 which ranks tenth nationally in Division II and second-best in the MIAA. Kaylee Morgan was fourth with a provisional of 19-00.50, while Newell placed eighth, Taitum Mead was 10th, Emily Paullus 12th and Traci Walker placed 15th.
Morgan was third in the javelin with a distance of 103.10, while Taylor Alumbaugh placed sixth. Mead was second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.16, while JeAnna Sheppard placed third and Paullus was fourth.
Dora Eastin won the 1,500m with a time of 4:43.53, while Dana Roberson and Addie Mengwasser placed third and fourth, respectively. Sierra Gray was 11th, while Kelly Jo Roberts, Kayla Bartelsmeyer and Jet Hovisplaced 14th, 17th and 24th.
The 4x100m relay team of Paullus, Alumbaugh, Walker and Morgan placed third in a time of 48.16, while Amber White picked up a provisional and a win in the 400m, turning in a time of 55.43.
Kindra Emberton won the 800m in a provisional time of 3:13.18, while Sydney Potts was second and Emily Harris placed third. Paullus was ninth and Sheppard was 10th in the 400m hurdles, while White placed third in a provisional time of 24.46 in the 200m. Jasmin Hughes was seventh in the event, while Walker and Alumbaugh placed 11th and 15th, respectively.
Whitney Hardy won the high jump in a height of 5-03.25, while Shelby Sutherland was third and Alumbaugh placed sixth. Ashleigh McFarland picked up a provisional with a third place jump of 12-00.50 in the pole vault.Sydney Haase was 11th. The 4x400m relay team of Hughes, White, Emberton and Potts placed fourth with a time of 3:58.86.
The Lions will be back in action on May 1-3 taking part in the 2014 MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Jefferson City at Lincoln University.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)