CARBONDALE, Ill. – Missouri State track and field finished the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championship in fourth place with 90 points on Sunday.
 
The Bears fourth place finish marks their best since 2021. They were picked to finish seventh in the prechampionship poll and ninth in the preseason poll.
 
MoState took home six medals on day two of the meet. The 4x100-meter relay started the day with a third-place finish. The team of Kayleigh Jenkins, Olivia Rogers, Brianna Howard and Rakiya Lang finished the race with a time of 45.27 seconds. The Bears took home another medal to end the day in the 4x400-meter relay. Whitney Farrington, Meghan Halstead, Alex Adams and BreAna Garrett finished with a time of 3:39.41.
 
Olivia Rogers led the Bears in the medal count. In addition to her bronze in the 4x100-meter relay, Rogers took home another bronze medal in the 100-meter with a time of 11.59 seconds. The Dearborn, Mo. native also earned a silver medal in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.65.
 
Adams earned a silver medal as well in the 800-meter run. The fifth year from Nixa, Mo. ran the race in 2:08.61 to close out her first year as a Bear.
 
Halstead was the final medalist for the Bears. The senior out of St. Louis finished second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.02.
 
"This is one amazing group of people and I'm so happy for them," head coach Jordan Fife said. "It has been a pleasure to be with them this entire year. They've worked so hard to improve this program and for them to take us from ninth indoor to fourth outdoor is truly remarkable. We had highlight after highlight this weekend and it was truly a team effort. The energy was there from start to finish and everyone was so engaged all the way to the very end."
 
Missouri State will depart the MVC and join Conference USA on July 1, 2025.
   
Team Results
1. Indiana State – 140.5
2. Illinois State – 119
3. Northern Iowa – 110
4. Missouri State – 90
5. Bradley – 76
6. Southern Illinois – 75
7. Belmont – 73
8. Murray State – 64.5
9. Drake – 63
10. UIC – 8
11. Evansville – 0
11. Valparaiso – 0
 
Individual Results
100-Meter Dash
3. Olivia Rogers – 11.59
 
200-Meter Dash
2. Olivia Rogers – 23.65
 
400-Meter Dash
4. Whitney Farrington – 54.88
6. BreAna Garrett – 55.42
 
800-Meter Run
2. Alex Adams – 2:08.61
 
5000-Meter Run
13. Madilyn Moore – 17:33.93
17. Tabitha Fox – 17:54.86
23. Britta Foust – 18:25.86
24. Elsa Henry – 18:25.91
 
400-Meter Hurdles
2. Maghan Halstead – 1:00.02
7. Mirabella Redman – 1:02.92
 
4x100-Meter Relay
3. Kayleigh Jenkins, Olivia Rogers, Brianna Howard, Rakiya Lang – 45.27
 
4x400-Meter Relay
2. Whitney Farrington, Meghan Halstead, Alex Adams, BreAna Garrett – 3:39.41
 
High Jump
7. DaeLin Switzer – 1.66m
11. Kayliegh Jenkins – 1.61m
 
Triple Jump
15. Jenna Belcher – 11.03m
17. Kambree Gibson – 10.96m
 
Heptathlon
4. Kamdyn Moody – 4803 pts.
               100-Meter Hurdles – 14.58
               High Jump – 1.61m
               Shot Put – 10.57m
               200-Meter Dash – 26.38
               Long Jump – 5.55m
               Javelin – 31.80m
               800-Meter Run – 2:37.55
14. Bessie Swoboda – 4311 pts.
               100-Meter Hurdles – 15.55
               High Jump – 1.49m
               Shot Put – 9.28m
               200-Meter Dash – 26.80
               Long Jump – 5.07m
               Javelin – 29.18m
               800-Meter Run – 2:32.65