The Murray State track & field team participated in the Thundering Herd Invitational over the weekend at the Chris Cline Indoor Athletic Facility at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
The event was the fourth of the indoor season as the Racers find themselves about a month from the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Charleston, Illinois (Feb. 24-25).
Racer head coach Jenny Swieton saw many good things from her squad.
“I am very happy with our continued progress,” she said. “We had a lot of personal records and collegiate bests set this weekend. We are getting better and better at doubling as well. That is very important going into the conference meet. We had several people PR in their second event of the weekend which is tough to do.”
MSU had 11 personal records in the Marshall event including a pair for Ida Mutai and Rebekah Priddy in the 5000m and mile runs. Meagan Smith had a PR in the mile, while Maura Farrell and Ali Hester did so in the 5000m. Additionally, Katelyn Gilbert (3000m), Hillary McAdam (800m), Hope Tewes (high jump) and Yasmine Homa (Pole Vault) all had personal records.
Here is a recap of some of the top finishes from the Racers’ competition at Marshall.
Sprints
Jebreuna Brimlett was eighth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.19 seconds.
Middle Distance
Hilary McAdam placed 14th in the 800m run with a time of 2:18.
Distance
MSU’s Smith and Priddy finished seventh and eighth in the 5000m run and bested most of the field that featured 43 runners. Smith’s time was 17:52, while Priddy had a 17:58. Ida Mutai was 21st with a time of 18:34.
In the mile run, Priddy placed 23rd with a time of 5:12 and Smith placed 32nd at 5:17.
Field Events
In the Pole Vault, MSU’s Yazmine Homa and Chleo LeGrande each had a jump of 3.20 meters (10-feet 6-inches) and placed 14th and 16th.
Hope Tewes was MSU’s best finisher in the high jump. She placed 12th with a leap of 1.60 meters (5-feet 3-inches). Aubrey Main was 14th with the same jump.
Finals
In the shot put, Christina Meinhardt was 18th with a throw of 11.97 meters. Jewel Wagner was 20th with an effort of 11.89m.
Up Next For MSU
The Racers travel to Carbondale (Feb. 3-4) to compete at Southern Illinois the Don Denoon Invitational.
Dave Winder
Murray State Athletics – Assistant AD – Media Relations
