TOPEKA, Kan. – Missouri State track and field finished day one of the Washburn Open and Multis on Friday in Topeka, Kan.
 
The Bears kicked the day off with the 60-meter dash qualifiying round. Sophomore Olivia Rogers finished fifth out of 101 athletes competing in the event. She finished first in her heat to automatically qualify for the preliminary round tomorrow. Kayleigh Jenkins, Shacky Douglas and Brianna Howard also qualified for the preliminary with times of 7.70, 7.78 and 7.85, respectively.
 
Rogers recorded another top-10 finish in the only round of the 200-meter dash. She finished in ninth with a time of 24.68 out of 84 athletes.
 
MoState also competed in its first distance medley relay of the season. Tabitha Fox, Victory Ifah, Mary Margaret Harris and Ella Cronhardt finished in second place with a time of 11:59.52 while Kaitlyn Hatley, Seleena Morris, Faith Fotiades and Adrien Martens finished sixth with a time of 12:41.05.
 
"It was a productive first day," head coach Jordan Fife said. "We have a lot of athletes excited to get back out there tomorrow."
 
The Bears will continue competition on Saturday with the pentathlon kicking off at 10:15 a.m.
   
Individual Results
60-Meter Dash Qualifying
5. Olivia Rogers – 7.61
16. Kayleigh Jenkins – 7.70
22. Shacky Douglas – 7.78
31. Brianna Howard – 7.85
40. Rakiya Lang – 7.90
75. Jenna Belcher – 8.14
85. Kambree Gibson – 8.26
 
200-Meter Dash
9. Olivia Rogers – 24.68
17. BreAna Garrett – 24.98
23. Kayleigh Jenkins – 25.21
29. Rakiya Lang – 25.32
38. Whitney Farrington – 25.47
46. Shacky Douglas – 25.60
50. Barrett Jackson – 25.62
59. Cheria Galbreath – 25.83
60. Brianna Howard – 25.84
 
5000-Meter Run
15. Elsa Henry – 18:04.12
20. Lena Singleton – 18:17.05
21. Britta Foust – 18:19.18
27. Madilyn Moore – 18:34.07
31. Grace Buschling – 18:45.11
35. Amy Gotfredson – 19:11.02
 
Distance Medley Relay
2. Tabitha Fox, Victory Ifah, Mary Margaret Harris, Ella Cronhardt – 11:59.52
6. Kaitlyn Hatley, Seleena Morris, Faith Fotiades, Adrien Martens – 12:41.05
 
Triple Jump
9. Maliya Clark – 11.23m
15. Jenna Belcher – 10.79m
29. Caden Van Hauen – 10.27m