Sunday, February 26, 2017

MSSU men in first after day two of MIAA Indoor Track and Field

(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)

Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern men's track and field team is in first place after day two of the 2017 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.

The Lions picked up five All-MIAA performances and two event winners on the day.

Bryan Burns started things off with a win in the weight throw as he hit a provisional mark of 62-11.50. Junior Joseph was an All-MIAA honoree as he placed third with a distance of 60-09.75.

Vincent Kiprop continued his domination of the distance races in the MIAA, repeating as 5k champion this time in a time of 14:20.21, a new building record, to earn All-MIAA honors. Tyler Rush picked up points in the 5k with a fourth-place finish, while Mike Shanahan was 16th and Cody Berry placed 21st.

Morgan Hold was second in the pole vault, picking up All-MIAA honors with a provisional height of 16-02.00, while Zach Wuest finished 10th and Dean Howard was 11th.

The fifth All-MIAA honor went to Kennan Harrison in the triple jump as he narrolwly missed out on a championship in the triple jump. Harrison led after his last jump, but was passed on the final jump of the competition. He placed second with a provisional leap of 49-05.50. Freshman Brendan Watkins earned points in the event with a fourth-place finish of 47-11.25, while Jordyn Manier was 10th.

Matt Willis qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles, turning in a time of 8.37, while Keson Payton (13th), Dausen Gourley (14th) and Warren Leak (21st) missed out on the finals in the 60m dash.

Thomas Hawkins was tenth in the prelims for the 400m dash, while Gourley was 15th in the 200m. Colton Gurera was 11th in the 600 yard run with a time of 1:15.26, while Victor Encarnacion was just behind at 1:15.92, coming in 13th. Peyton Powell placed 20th in the event.

Cristobal Renteria was 15th in the 800m, while Luis Suaste placed 18th, while Kyle Parr placed ninth in the heptathlon. The DMR team of Nickson Kiptoo, Willis, Encarnacion and Renteria placed eighth earning points for the team.

The Lions sit in first after day two with 52 team points. Central Missouri is in second with 42 points, followed closely by Pittsburg State in third with 41. Nebraska-Kearney is fourth, followed by Washburn, Northwest Missouri, Lincoln, Lindenwood, Fort Hays State, Southwest Baptist and Emporia State to round out the team scores.

Action concludes today.

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