Pittsburg, Kan. -- Missouri Southern junior thrower Desirea Buerge broke a school record and qualified for the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships as the women's track and field team competed at Pittsburg State today.
Buerge broke a nearly 11-year old record today as she hit an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 52-01.25 (15.88m) to win the shot put. The mark is 4.5 inches beyond the previous record held by Jessica Selby-Tallman. Payton Roberts finished third in the event with an NCAA provisional mark of 49-02.50 (15.00m). Alexandra Rodriguez was 29th.
In other action, Jasmine Deckard won the 200m dash in an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 24.62, nearly besting the school record in the process as she was .12 off the mark. Deckard was also fourth in the 60m dash, finishing in a time of 7.64.
Morgan Smith was fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.68, but her prelim time of 8.65 tied her own school record in the event. Claire Luallen was seventh in the event in a time of 8.89.
Kirsten Leisinger placed fourth in the weight throw in a distance of 53-05.50, while Rodriguez was sixth and Roberts was 11th.
Samantha Petry and Megan Tramel placed second and third in the open pole vault with heights of 11-08.00, while Lauren Sutherland was sixth. Elena Bisotto was sixth in the invite pole vault with an NCAA provisional mark of 12-04.00, while Jordan Banker also had an NCAA provisional mark of 12 feet even.
Ojurere Shonekan was 16th in the long jump, while Elizabeth Adeoye was 19th in the 400m dash, finishing in a time of 57.95. Janna Hautala was tenth in the 800m, while Sara Lin and Kelsey Evans placed 19th and 27th, respectively.
Kelie Henderson was 11th in the mile, while Mady Gepford placed 28th and Henderson was 12th in the 3k, with Julianna Determan placing 17th and Gabrielle Hill 34th.
The 4x400m relay team of Ashlynn Vanatter, Evans, Deiajuane Watts and Rachel Ray placed 19th in a time of 4:05.35.
The Lions will be back in action next weekend when Southern plays host to the MSSU Open. Action will start on Friday and conclude on Saturday.
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