COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Missouri State track and field's Madison Meredith continued her remarkable spring season and advanced in one of her two events Thursday night at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Preliminary Round.
 
Meredith surged out to a personal-record time of 11.42 seconds in the 100-meter dash and finished four milliseconds ahead of Texas A&M's Zhane Smith to secure the final spot for Saturday's quarterfinal round.
 
"Madi (Meredith) ran an excellent 100m race to make it to the next round on Saturday," said head coach Jordan Fife.  "It's always great to be at your best on the biggest stages and she did just that with a lifetime record in the 100m."
 
Meredith's qualifying time ranks fourth on the program's all-time list as it matches Marissa Kurtimah's mark from the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship.
 
The senior sprinter went on to run in the first round of the 200-meter dash where she completed the half-turn in 23.81 seconds and finished 42nd overall. 
 
Missouri State continues its outing at the NCAA West Prelims on Saturday, May 29 as Jessica Haney kicks off the final day with the high jump at 1 p.m.  Meredith will team up with Calandra Henry, Timeka Jordan and Nakaja Weaver as part of the Bears 4x100-meter relay squad that will compete at 5:30 p.m.  The quarterfinals of the 100m are scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m.