Missouri track & field hit the ground running on the first day of the Battle on the Bayou, Friday, April 3, in Baton Rouge, La. With multiple athletes improving on their results from past meets, the Tigers proved they are more than ready for what is to come during the remainder of the season.
Women and Men’s Hammer Throw Took Charge
Sam Innes led the men’s hammer throw, placing fourth overall with his mark of 70.36 meters. This result set a new personal best for Innes, and replaced his previous No.2 Mizzou program record. Alongside him,
Garik Pozecki and Clayton Kamp claimed 11th and 14th with marks of 59.97 meters and 55.72 meters.
Petra Gombas had a stellar result in the women’s hammer throw with a 12th overall placement and mark of 54.97 meters. Alongside her, Kaitlyn Morningstar claimed 13th, and her new personal best of 52.87 meters. Rounding it out for the Tigers in 14th was Reagan Kimrey, with a mark of 52.45 meters.
Leacock Hurdles to Success
Dillon Leacock dashed to the finish line in third overall with a time of 50.93 seconds. His result broke his previous Mizzou top-10 record, placing him at No.3 overall. This race was nothing short of a job well done for Leacock.
Women’s Memorable Javelin Throw
Valentina Barrios shook the crowd with a first place mark of 55.80 meters in the women’s javelin. Along with her result, Barrios broke the javelin meet record and now ranks No.5 nationally. Although she did not break her current record of 62.00 meters, her result would have been a Mizzou top-10 program record.
Alongside Barrios, Skyler Ciccolini did not surpass her personal best of 57.45 meters but finished fourth overall. Her mark would also rank among Mizzou’s top-10 program records at 50.56 meters.
Other notable marks were Val Galligan and Morgan Cannon, who claimed sixth and eighth place overall, with marks of 47.64 meters and 45.70 meters.
Robert’s 200 Meter Dash
Robert Hines claimed 20th overall in the race, with his new personal best time of 21.54 seconds.
Women and Men’s 1,500 Meter Race of Personal Bests
Suzy Lecoutre took the lead for the Tigers, placing fifth overall with her time of 4:20.65 minutes. Alongside her, Allison Newman claimed 17th her new personal best of 4:30.68 minutes.
On the men’s side, Lasse Funck came in seventh overall, with his time of 3:45.17 minutes. Shortly after him , the rest of his teammates placed on after another in 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th place. Joseph Bariola led the charge in 14th, with his new personal best of 3:46.95 minutes.
After him, Ryder James placed 15th with his personal best of 3:47.10 minutes and Carter Spradling took 16th with his new personal best of 3:47.20. Finnian Russell took 17th at 3:47.27 minutes and last but not least, Ethan Hogan and River Hardman placed 24th and 28th.
Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Andrew Hauser captured fourth place in the event with a time of 9:16.35 minutes.
Meet results: https://live.deltatiming.com/meets/66039/events/individual/2405804
What’s Next for Day 2
The Tigers are set to compete for the second day of competitions, with the women’s discus being the first event in the morning at 10:30 a.m. Soon after, there will be the men’s shot put and the women’s 800-meter race. Following that, the men will compete in the 800-meter race, where multiple Mizzou athletes are set to compete in. The day will end for the Tigers after Hines competes in the men’s 100-meter race.
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