Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern women's track and field team had one All-MIAA performance and sent four through to the finals of the sprints as the Lions competed in day two of the 2017 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center today.
A day after earning All-MIAA status in the pentathlon, Allie Heckemeyer was third in the triple jump with a provisional distance of 38-04.25 to earn All-MIAA status. Sierra Barrett and Tiffany Gilford placed seventh and ninth, respectively.
Morgan Smith qualified for the finals of both the 60m hurdles and the 200m dash. Smith broke her own school record in the hurdles with a qualifying time of 8.63, while Rachel Ray finished 18th. In the 200m, Destiny Akannam qualified fourth with a time of 25:08, while Smith was seventh. Akannam also qualified for the finals of the 400m dash turning in a time of 57.61. Kristen Koch and Ronise Miller placed 18th and 19th, respectively in the 400m.
In other action, Halee Cashio was 12th in the weight throw with a distance of 50-01.75, while Gilford was 16th in the 60m dash. Cynthia Torres (6th) and Christian Provence (7th) both earned points for the team in the 5k as Torres finished in a time of 17:40.53 and Provence finished in a time of 17:42.93. Gabriel Hill was 16th.
Kelsey Evans was 13th in the 600 yard, while Ray finished 15th. Sara Lin was ninth in the 800m with a time of 2:28.56. The DMR team of Shelby Werner, Koch, Lin and Sierra Wells placed sixth, earning points in a time of 12:54.29.
Lindenwood and Pittsburg State are tied for first after day two with 31 points, while Southern sits in third with 24 points. Central Missouri is fourth, followed by Southwest Baptist, Nebraska-Kearney, Fort Hays State, Central Oklahoma, Emporia State, Lincoln and Northwest Missouri to round out the team scores.
Action concludes tomorrow with a 10 am start.
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