Friday, December 2
Lawrence, KS
2:30 PM
Missouri State University
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Track Bears Start Strong at Indoor Season Opener
December 02, 2016 | Women's Track & Field
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Missouri State track and field team combined for six personal bests and 10 top-five performances at the indoor season opener on Friday. Kelli Bowen grabbed two personal bests, while Daijha Heron and Marissa Kurtimah both recorded two top-three performances in their respective events.
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On the track, Kurtimah paced the Bears, finishing second in the 60-meter dash in 7.50 seconds before clocking in the winning time of 24.75 seconds in the 200-meter dash. The junior edged Kansas' Nicole Montgomery by 0.03 seconds to take the 200-meter dash title. Three more Bears – Maya Genard (26.00), Taryn Smiley (26.07) and Sidne' Williamson (26.35) – recorded top-10 performances in the event.
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Erin Roebuck and Kadisha Francois finished second and third, respectively, in the 400-meter dash with times of 58.91 seconds and 59.03 seconds, respectively. In the 60-meter hurdles, freshman Chicago Bains led the way for MSU, finishing sixth with a time of 8.94 seconds. Bowen and Olivia Ott also competed in the event, setting personal best times of 9.57 seconds and 9.71 seconds, respectively.
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In the field, weight throwers Melanie Raterman, Brittany McPike and Mirissa Massey pushed to top-10 finishes that included personal best marks from Raterman (16.37 meters) and McPike (15.98 meters).
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Jumping specialist Heron finished second in the triple jump (11.92 meters) before guiding the Bears in the long jump with her third-place mark of 5.38 meters.
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Missouri State will continue the indoor season after the turn of the calendar at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20) in Columbia, Mo. at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.
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On the track, Kurtimah paced the Bears, finishing second in the 60-meter dash in 7.50 seconds before clocking in the winning time of 24.75 seconds in the 200-meter dash. The junior edged Kansas' Nicole Montgomery by 0.03 seconds to take the 200-meter dash title. Three more Bears – Maya Genard (26.00), Taryn Smiley (26.07) and Sidne' Williamson (26.35) – recorded top-10 performances in the event.
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Erin Roebuck and Kadisha Francois finished second and third, respectively, in the 400-meter dash with times of 58.91 seconds and 59.03 seconds, respectively. In the 60-meter hurdles, freshman Chicago Bains led the way for MSU, finishing sixth with a time of 8.94 seconds. Bowen and Olivia Ott also competed in the event, setting personal best times of 9.57 seconds and 9.71 seconds, respectively.
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In the field, weight throwers Melanie Raterman, Brittany McPike and Mirissa Massey pushed to top-10 finishes that included personal best marks from Raterman (16.37 meters) and McPike (15.98 meters).
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Jumping specialist Heron finished second in the triple jump (11.92 meters) before guiding the Bears in the long jump with her third-place mark of 5.38 meters.
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Missouri State will continue the indoor season after the turn of the calendar at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20) in Columbia, Mo. at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.
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