Friday, April 30
Lawrence, KS
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Rock Chalk Classic
Track & Field Bears Wrap Up Regular Season at Rock Chalk Classic
April 29, 2021 | Women's Track & Field
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State track and field team heads to its final regular-season meet this weekend with the Rock Chalk Classic held at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan. The two-day meet begins on Friday, April 30 with field events at 2:30 p.m. and running events at 3 p.m. The competition concludes on Saturday, May 1 with the remainder of field events starting at 11:30 a.m. and running events getting underway at 2 p.m.
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 Keeping Track of the Bears
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| Missouri State at Rock Chalk Classic (Lawrence, Kan.) | |
| Dates & Event Times | Friday, April 30 | Field: 2:30 p.m. | Track: 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 1 | Field: 11:30 a.m. | Track: 2:00 p.m. |
| Location | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Site | Rock Chalk Park   |
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 Keeping Track of the Bears
- Missouri State closes out its five-meet regular season of the outdoor campaign with the Rock Chalk Classic, hosted by the University of Kansas. This will be MSU's third time competing at Rock Chalk Park after appearing there for the 2017 rendition of the Rock Chalk Classic and the 2016 NCAA West Preliminaries.
- Serving as the final tune-up before the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship (May 14-16), the Bears will send 32 competitors to the KU meet. 11 Division I programs will compete alongside Missouri State this weekend, including fellow MVC team Southern Illinois.
- Last time on the track, MSU battled with some of the nation's best at the Drake Relays on April 22-24. Madison Meredith collected a pair of runner-up finishes after taking second in both the 100- and 200-meter races. Rochelle Etienne recorded the program's third-best mark in the javelin with her throw of 44.58 meters which placed her third. Calandra Henry joined Meredith in the top-5 of the 200m, finishing fifth in the event. Talia Emerson took third in the long jump. The Bears 4x1600-meter relay earned fifth while the 4x100-meter group finished in sixth.
- For her performance at the Gorilla Classic on April 11, Jessica Haney was selected as Missouri Valley Conference Field Athlete of the Week on April 14. Her winning jump of 1.76 meters at the Pittsburg State meet sits as the third-best mark in program history just 0.01 meters behind the MSU record (1.77m) set by Heather McFadden (1994) and Mandy Scott (1995).
- Missouri State boasts 18 top-10 times/marks on the MVC performance list, including the best 4x100-meter relay time (45.89) and a 4x400-meter relay (4:00.15) that ranks seventh. Meredith holds the top spot in the 100m (11.43) and the 200m (24.03). Henry (11.91) and Nakaja Weaver (11.93) make it three Bears among the top four in the 100m, ranking third and fourth, respectively. Emerson owns the league's sixth-best time (14.24) in the 100-meter hurdles. Sierra Williams (2:12.90) and Edna Dar (2:13.41) earned their positions at No. 7 and No. 8 in the 800m with their performance at the Drake Relays. In the field events, Jamilah James sits as the conference leader in the triple jump (12.63m) while ranking fourth in the long jump (5.89m). Fellow horizontal jumpers Jenkins (6.08m) and Emerson (5.95m) rank first and third, respectively, among Valley long jumpers. Haney boasts the MVC's best high jump mark with her 1.76-meter clearance. Etienne (44.58m), Cheyenne White (43.80m), and Jaide Rose (40.69) have positioned themselves in the top-5 in the javelin.
- On a regional scale, Meredith's 100m time ranks 18th among NCAA Division I West runners while Haney is tied for 21st in the high jump.
- Jordan Fife is in his third year as head coach and seventh overall with the program after a four-year stint as an assistant. Â Fife has also handled head coaching duties of the cross country team since 2014.
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