Rolla, Mo. -- Emily Presley nearly tied the Division II all-time record in the pole vault and the Lions won five events in total as the women's track and field team competed at Missouri S&T Sunday in the Dewey Allgood Invitational.
Presley cleared an NCAA AQ height o 14-05.25 to increase her school record and national lead in the event. The height is tied for the third-highest all-time in Division II in the event and is seventh-best this year in the NCAA in all divisions. The sophomore had three good attempts at 14-09, which would have tied the NCAA Division II record, but could not clear the bar. Mylene Loridan was third and Samantha Donnell finished fourth in the event.
In other action, Destiny Akannam won the 400m with a time of 56.88, while Kristen Koch and Allie Heckemeyer finished fourth and fifth in the event. Ronise Miller was 11th. Morgan Smith won the 100m hurdles in a time of 14.16, while Rachel Ray won the 400m hurdles in a time of 1:04.32. Kelsey Evans was fourth in the event.
Heckemeyer won the triple jump in a provisional distance of 40-02.50, while Sierra Barrett placed fifth. Heckemeyer was second in the long jump with a distance of 18-07.25, while Barrett placed sixth. Heckemeyer placed fifth in the high jump with a height of 5-02.25.
Akannam was third in the 200m, while Smith and Kristen Koch placed seventh and eighth with Miller placing tenth. Sara Lin was third in the 800m in a time of 2:21.05.
Jenson Maydew was third in the shot put with a distance of 39-07.25, while Halee Cashio placed second in the hammer in a distance of 145-06.
The Lions will be in action next Friday as Southern plays host to the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational inside Fred G. Hughes Stadium.
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