LINCOLN, Neb. – The Missouri State track and field team heads to Lincoln, Neb. to compete in the 45th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational this weekend.  The two-day meet, hosted by Nebraska, kicks off on Friday, Feb. 7 with the multi-events starting at 12:00 p.m.  The action from Bob Devaney Sports Center continues on Saturday, Feb. 8 with the conclusion of the multis beginning at 9:30 a.m., followed by field and running events slated for an 11:30 a.m. start.
 

Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
Dates & Times	Friday, Feb. 7 | Multis: 12:00 p.m. | Field: 4:30 p.m. | Running: 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 | Multis: 9:30 a.m. | Field: 11:30 a.m. | Running: 11:30 a.m.
Location	Lincoln, Neb.
Site	Bob Devaney Sports Center
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Keeping Track of the Bears

• Missouri State set multiple personal records and took home an individual title in the mile at last week's Pittsburg State Invitational.  Edna Dar's 5:00.14 mile-time claimed her a first-place finish for the second-straight week after also winning the event at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational. 
• At the Pitt State meet, Grace Breiten (Mile) and Jessica Haney (High Jump) each posted third-place performances in their respective events while Jamilah James hit a season-high mark of 11.90 meters to place fourth in the triple jump.  Malia Watkins showed signs of the great things to come as she clocked a personal-best 7.60 in the 60-meter prelims to send her to the finals where the freshman sprinter finished seventh.     
• MSU claimed three individual titles and a second-place finish in the team scoring at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (Jan. 24-25).  Dar (Mile), James (Triple Jump), and Adyson Delaney (3,000m) each earned top-marks in their events on Day Two of the meet.  Overall, MSU completed its second competition of the indoor season with 11 top-3 finishes. 
• The Bears had 13 newcomers make their MSU debut at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 17.   Missouri State earned five top-10 finishes at Arkansas, highlighted by a second-place finish in the shot put from Kennedy Aurentz and a third-place showing by Jessica Haney in the high jump.
• Boosted by the impressive marks from Pitt State, MSU sits inside the top-5 of the Missouri Valley Conference rankings in seven events.  Dar ranks second-best in both the mile (4:57.84) and the 800m (2:14.30).  Watkins' blistering pace (7.60) in the 60-meter dash owns the No. 2 spot while her converted time of 24.55 in the 200m (DeLoss Dodds) ranks fourth.  In the field events, Haney's leap of 1.70m in the high jump (Arkansas) remains at fourth in the league and James (11.90m) moves up to No. 3 among Valley triple jumpers.  The MSU 4x400-meter relay team that posted a 3:54.10 at the Arkansas Invitational checks in as fourth-best in the conference.
• With the Husker Invitational, the Bears head to a familiar meet that they have competed in every indoor season since 2014.  James will look to improve on her fifth-place finish in the long jump from last year's competition.  From the distance group, Breiten returns after placing 13th in the 3,000-meter run while Dar finished 18th in the mile. 
• Head coach Jordan Fife is in his first season at the helm for Missouri State after serving as the interim coach last year which followed a five-year stint as an assistant.  This is his sixth season at MSU after being named the head cross country coach in 2014.
• Missouri State was picked fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference coaches' preseason poll.