PITTSBURG, Kan. – Missouri State's track and field team welcomed the season at the Crimson and Gold Invitational hosted by Pittsburg State on Saturday night.
 
Linzy Williams led the way with her first-place finish in the high jump open. The sophomore set a personal record of 1.69-meters on her way to her first event win as a Bear. Kayleigh Jenkins and Maggie Haase finished in the top 10 with attempts of 1.60-meters and 1.55-meters to place eighth and ninth, respectively.
 
MoState had 10 more top-10 finishes in the meet, including Olivia Rogers who finished with two. The sophomore sprinter set a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.93 and a third-place finish, then set another PR in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.55 to place fourth. Jenkins was right behind Rogers in the 200-meter dash with a personal record of 25.32 and freshman Rakiya Lang finished in 10^th with a time of 25.53 in her first outing as a Bear.
 
Another freshman made an appearance inside the top 10 in the 400-meter dash. BreAna Garrett recorded a time of 56.75 on her way to a fifth-place finish. Senior Meghan Halstead set a personal record to finish in seventh with a time of 57.18 and to win her section.
 
Abby Meyer was the sole Missouri State representative in the 800-meter run in which she finished 10^th with a time of 2:16.69.
 
In the final track event of the day, the Bears picked up three top-10 finishes. Tabitha Fox set a personal record in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:04.02 and a sixth-place finish. She was followed closely by Ella Cronhardt with a time of 10:15.83 and Mary Margaret Harris who finished ninth and 10^th, respectively.
 
Garrett secured another top-10 when her relay group consisting of Whitney Farrington, Seleena Morris and Halstead finished seventh in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:52.40.
 
Maliya Clark was the final top-10 competitor for the Bears. The freshman finished 10^th in the triple jump with an attempt of 11.27-meters in her debut as a Bear.
 
"It was a really productive day for us, and it was exciting to watch everybody compete for the first time," head coach Jordan Fife said. "Today's performance will give us a good idea of what to focus on over break. I have no doubt that we're going to see a lot of progress through January and February. We're just getting started."
 
MoState will have over a month until its next meet on Jan. 17 at the Show-Me Showdown hosted by Missouri.
   
Individual Results
60-meter Dash
4. Olivia Rogers – 7.55 – PR
21. Kayleigh Jenkins – 7.77
31. Brianna Howard – 7.86
39. Alyssa Ball – 7.91
52. Jenna Belcher – 8.04
60. Kambree Gibson – 8.10
86. Maliya Clark – 8.50
 
200-meter Dash
3. Olivia Rogers – 24.93 – PR
7. Kayleigh Jenkins – 25.32 – PR
10. Rakiya Lang – 25.53
16. Alyssa Ball – 25.65 – PR
29. Brianna Howard – 26.32 – PR
52. Sadie McCulloh – 27.31
62. Bessie Swoboda – 28.04
 
400-meter Dash
5. BreAna Garrett – 56.75
7. Meghan Halstead – 57.18 – PR
16. Whitney Farrington – 58.28
17. Victory Ifah – 58.28
18. Cheria Galbreath – 58.37
24. Barrett Jackson – 58.89
27. Katie Griffin – 58.95
37. Raegan Foster – 1:00.21
42. Mirabella Redman – 1:00.85 – PR
50. Seleena Morris – 1:03.44
 
800-meter Run
10. Abby Meyer – 2:19.69
 
3000-meter Run
6. Tabitha Fox – 10:04.02 – PR
9. Ella Cronhardt – 10:15.83
10. Mary Margaret Harris – 10:16.72
15. Adrien Martens – 10:29.09 – PR
18. Lena Singleton – 10:33.73 – PR
21. Elsa Henry – 10:35.79
22. Britta Foust – 10:38.06 – PR
23. Grace Spoonhour – 10:39.52
26. Macey Hurley – 10:43.62
 
60-meter Hurdles
14. Sadie McCulloh – 9.19
25. Cheria Galbreath – 9.46
32. Meghan Halstead – 9.52
37. Mirabella Redman – 9.64
45. Bessie Swoboda – 10.02
51. Tommi Martin – 10.58
 
4x400-meter Relay
7. BreAna Garrett, Whitney Farrington, Seleena Morris, Meghan Halstead – 3:52.40
11. Victory Ifah, Barrett Jackson, Olivia Rogers, Cheria Galbreath – 3:57.21
18. Katie Griffin, Abby Meyer, Raegan Foster, Rakiya Lang – 4:01.14
 
High Jump – Open
1. Linzy Williams – 1.69m – PR
8. Kayleigh Jenkins – 1.60m
9. Maggie Haase – 1.55m
 
Long Jump
23. Maliya Clark – 5.29m
26. Jenna Belcher – 5.16m
 
Triple Jump
10. Maliya Clark – 11.27m
15. Jenna Belcher – 10.91m
17. Kambree Gibson – 10.50m
18. Maggie Haase – 10.44m
19. Caden Van Hauen – 10.43m
 
Shot Put
28. Sadie McCulloh – 11.33m
37. Bessie Swoboda – 9.51m – PR
39. Tommi Martin – 9.00m