The Missouri Southern men's and women's track and field teams opened up the 2016 calendar year Friday as they played host to the MSSU Open inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Kaylee Morgan had a solid first day as she started things off winning the long jump with a provisional mark of 19-00.00, nearly breaking the school record of 19-00.75 held by Tongula Walker set back in 1995. Brittani Reagan placed third in the event with a leap of 17-11.50, while Allie Heckemeyer was eighth and Sierra Barrett placed 24th.
Victoria Foley had a provisional distance in the weight throw with a heave of 56-07.25 to place third, while Katie Skeltonwas 14th. Morgan qualified for the finals in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.12.
On the men's side, while he has no eligibility left for the indoor season, Jeff Fraley still has an outdoor season left and he competed tonight as an unattached athlete. He came into the event holding every sprint record at Missouri Southern and added another two bragging points as he set the building records in both the 60m and 200m dash, qualifying first in each event. He ran to a 6.65 in the 60m, and a 21.45 in the 200m.
Freshman Keson Payton nearly missed qualifying for the finals in the 60m, running a 6.93 in his heat. Jayce Thomas andDesmond Williams placed 10th and 11th, respectively in the long jump, while Payton and Kennan Willams placed 24th and 27th. Tyler Hovey placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 53-02.75, while Thomas qualified second overall in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.33. Warren Leak ran a 22.72 in the 200m prelims, placing 16th.
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