DES MOINES, Iowa – Madison Meredith took second place in the 100-meter dash finals to highlight Missouri State track and field's final day at the Drake Relays here Saturday afternoon.
 
Meredith, who added another runner-up performance for the weekend after she came in second in the 200-meter dash yesterday, edged out a string of North Carolina A&T runners at the final lean and clocked her time at 11.47.  The Aggies took four of the top-five spots with Symone Darius winning the event.
 
In the 4x100-meter relay, the MSU team consisting of Meredith, Nakaja Weaver, Timeka Jordan and Calandra Henry combined to record a relay time of 46.38 and finished sixth.
 
With three competitors going in the javelin for the Bears, Rochelle Etienne paced assistant coach Jake Brydson's throwing group as she registered a personal-best mark of 44.58 meters.  The throw earned Etienne third place and landed her third on the program's all-time javelin list. 
 
Cheyenne White turned in a season-high performance in the javelin as well with her 43.80-meter mark finishing seventh in the event.  Jaide Rose was fourth in her flight and finished 12th overall with her best throw landing at 40.20 meters. 
 
"Rochelle (Etienne) had a great throw in the javelin to move herself even higher up on the MSU all-time leaderboard," said head coach Jordan Fife.  "Madi (Meredith) ran well against some tough competition.  The times weren't as fast as we thought, but she beat some people head-to-head that have run really fast this year."
 
Missouri State will conclude its regular-season outdoor slate at the Rock Chalk Classic on May 1 before heading to the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship on May 14-16.