CHICAGO – Missouri State track and field finished in ninth place with 16 points at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships on Monday in Chicago.
 
The Bears' final day in the windy city was highlighted by a pair of finals appearances. Freshman Olivia Rogers placed fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.60 seconds. The Dearborn, Mo. native was .08 of a second behind the third-place finisher and was the sole freshman to qualify for the event.
 
Whitney Farrington also earned a trip to the finals in the 400-meter dash. Farrington set a personal record when she finished the race with a time of 56.30 and she was one of two sophomores to qualify for the finals.
 
Fifth-year Brooke Jenkins wrapped up her final indoor meet of her collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump with an attempt of 11.02 meters. Freshman Kambree Gibson set a new personal record in the event with an attempt of 10.70 meters.
 
The Bears' final event of the day was the 4x400-meter relay. The team of Rogers, Victory Ifah, Seleena Morris and Farrington placed sixth in the relay with a time of 3:51.53. MoState was four seconds faster than seventh-place Bradley.
 
"It certainly wasn't the season we had hoped for, but our focus at the championships was the find positives that we could use to take to the outdoor season, and I think we accomplished that," head coach Jordan Fife said. "We're a very young and inexperienced team and there were a lot of lessons learned this weekend to help us moving forward."
 
Missouri State track and field will have close to a month off before kicking off the outdoor season with a home meet, the Missouri State Invitational, on March 22.
   
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Indiana State – 121
2. Murray State – 113
3. Illinois State – 94
4. Belmont – 85
5. Bradley – 69
6. Northern Iowa – 55
7. Southern Illinois – 54
8. Drake – 48
9. Missouri State – 16
10. Evansville – 6
11. Valparaiso – 1
12. UIC – 0
 
Results
60-meter Dash – Final
4. Olivia Rogers – 7.60
 
400-meter Dash – Final
6. Whitney Farrington – 56.30
 
3000-meter Run – Final
12. Mia McLain – 9:56.51
 
4x400-meter Relay – Final
6. Olivia Rogers, Victory Ifah, Seleena Morris, Whitney Farrington – 3:51.53
 
High Jump – Final
11. Kayleigh Jenkins – 1.60m
13. DaeLin Switzer – 1.60m
17. Maggie Haase – 1.55m
18. Linzy Williams – 1.55m
 
Triple Jump – Final
5. Brooke Jenkins – 11.02m
10. Kambree Gibson – 10.70m