FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Missouri State track and field capped off the weekend with a handful of podium finishes and a steeplechase sweep at the Arkansas Spring Invitational on Saturday.
 
Adrien Martens started the day with a win for the Bears. The junior recorded a personal best time in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:16.66. Emily Nuttall finished in second place with a personal best of 11:24.94. Addysen Clark secured the sweep with a third-place finish and a time of 11:32.44.
 
In the 400-meter hurdles, Meghan Halstead broke the one-minute mark with a personal best time of 59.69 for a second-place finish. Cheria Galbreath and Mirabella Redman were the other two Bears in the event and they both posted PR times of 1:03.89 and 1:04.28, respectively.
 
Maliya Clark and Jenna Belcher were the final Bears to reach the podium in Arkansas. Both freshmen secured personal bests in the triple jump. Clark finished in second place with an attempt of 12.01 meters, just .03 meters shorter than the first-place finisher. Belcher finished in third with an attempt of 11.62 meters.
 
"I feel very encourage by today's results," head coach Jordan Fife said. "We had a huge number of lifetime bests and several near misses. The momentum is really good right now. We had some big time performances from so many people today including Maliya, Alex, Ella, Meghan, Olivia and Reagan. Their marks are going to be very competitive in the conference."
 
The Bears will return to Arkansas for the John McDonnell Invitational on April 25.
   
Individual Results
100-Meter Dash
5. Olivia Rogers – 11.58
18. Kayleigh Jenkins – 11.89
23. Rakiya Lang – 11.97
32. Barrett Jackson – 12.21
35. Alyssa Ball – 12.34
42. Cheria Galbreath – 12.54
46. Jenna Belcher – 12.79
 
200-Meter Dash
10. Olivia Rogers – 23.89
 
400-Meter Dash
19. BreAna Garrett – 56.04 – PR
31. Whitney Farrington – 56.89
34. Victory Ifah – 57.41
37. Seleena Morris – 57.55
42. Raegan Foster – 58.27
46. Katie Griffin – 59.41
 
800-Meter Run
8. Abby Meyer – 2:20.89
14. Raegan Schnurbusch – 2:27.85
 
800-Meter Run Invitational
4. Alex Adams – 2:09.55
 
1500-Meter Run
10. Katlyn Hatley – 4:48.81
15. Faith Fotiades – 4:51.52
19. Kylie Ghormley – 5:03.00
 
1500-Meter Run Invitational
8. Ella Cronhardt – 4:29.71
12. Mary Margaret Harris – 4:38.19
 
100-Meter Hurdles
21. Sadie McCulloh – 14.97 – PR
24. DaeLin Switzer – 15.45
25. Bessie Swoboda – 15.73 – PR
26. Tommi Martin – 18.03
 
400-Meter Hurdles
2. Meghan Halstead – 59.69 – PR
11. Cheria Galbreath – 1:03.89 – PR
13. Mirabella Redman – 1:04.28 – PR
 
4x100-Meter Relay
8. Kayleigh Jenkins, Olivia Rogers, BreAna Garrett, Rakiya Lang – 46.29
 
4x400-Meter Relay
7. Whitney Farrington, Meghan Halstead, Kayleigh Jenkins, BreAna Garrett – 3:47.71
8. Victory Ifah, Seleena Morris, Barrett Jackson, Raegan Foster – 3:50.79
16. Bessie Swoboda, Tommi Martin, Katie Griffin, Sadie McCulloh – 4:08.87
17. Kaitlyn Hatley, Abby Meyer, Faith Fotiades, Raegan Schnurbusch – 4:11.55
 
3000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Adrien Martens – 11:16.66 – PR
2. Emily Nuttall – 11:24.94 – PR
3. Addysen Clark – 11:32.44        
 
High Jump
10. DaeLin Switzer – 1.65m
11. Kayleigh Jenkins – 1.65m
18. Maggie Haase – 1.55m
 
Long Jump
9. Maliya Clark – 5.66m
10. Jenna Belcher – 5.52m
 
Triple Jump
2. Maliya Clark – 12.01m – PR
3. Jenna Belcher – 11.62m – PR
 
Javelin
5. Reagan Reedy – 43.56m
7. Tommi Martin – 41.87m
9. Brooklynn O'Cain – 40.51m
11. Jaide Rose – 37.79m
12. Sadie McCulloh – 35.89m