Bears Look to Build in Dallas at SMU Invitational

Friday, May 1

Dallas, Texas

4:00 p.m./10:00 a.m.

Missouri State University

SMU Invitational

Bears Look to Build in Dallas at SMU Invitational

April 30, 2026 | Women's Track & Field

Missouri State at SMU Invitational (Dallas, Texas)
Date & Event Times	Friday, May 1 \| Field: 4:00 p.m. \| Track: 10:00 a.m.
Location	Dallas, Texas
Site	Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium
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SPRINGFIELD - Missouri State track and field will continue its outdoor season this weekend as the Bears travel to Dallas, Texas, for the SMU Invitational from Friday through Saturday.

The Bears will compete as part of an 18-team field and enter the weekend after a strong showing at the John McDonnell Invitational, where Ella Cronhardt and Claire Farrell climbed the program's all-time lists and Missouri State added several personal-best performances across the track.

Keeping Track of the Bears
• Ella Cronhardt continued to lead the Bears' distance group with one of the strongest performances of the weekend in Fayetteville. Cronhardt finished third in the 1,500-meter run with a personal-best time of 4:28.56, moving her to No. 4 all-time in program history. She also won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:20.98, the second-fastest mark in Missouri State history.
• Missouri State put together a dominant showing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing five runners in the top seven. Along with Cronhardt's event win, Mary Margaret Harris finished third with a personal-best time of 10:39.03, while Adrien Martens, Emily Nuttall and Ella Rew placed fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.
• The Bears also showed well in the 3,000-meter run, with Amy Gotfredson finishing second in a personal-best 9:56.45 and Elsa Henry placing fourth with a personal-best 10:04.34. The performances added to a strong weekend for Missouri State's distance crew.
• Claire Farrell turned in one of the Bears' top sprint performances at the John McDonnell Invitational, finishing eighth in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 54.11. The mark moved Farrell to No. 6 all-time in program history in the event.
• Missouri State added several strong marks in the 400-meter dash, with Whitney Farrington finishing 15th in 55.65, Jordyn Buckley placing 16th with a personal-best 55.81 and Raegan Foster following in 17th with a personal-best 55.92. Barrett Jackson also competed in the event, finishing in 57.96.
• The Bears continued to show depth in the short sprints, led by Kayleigh Jenkins' personal-best time of 11.56 in the 100-meter dash to finish eighth. Olivia Rogers followed in ninth at 11.60, while Brianna Howard, Rakiya Lang, Shackera Douglas and Sydney Ward also represented Missouri State in the event.
• Rogers also led Missouri State in the 200-meter dash, finishing seventh in 24.00. Delaney Weimer placed 10th in 24.36, while Lang, Howard and Douglas also competed for the Bears in a deep sprint field.
• Missouri State's relay groups remained steady in Fayetteville, with the 4x100-meter relay team of Jenkins, Weimer, Farrell and Rogers finishing third in 45.17. The Bears also placed fifth in the 4x400-meter relay, as Farrell, Farrington, Foster and BreAna Garrett crossed in 3:42.83.
• Garrett led the Bears in the 400-meter hurdles with an eighth-place finish in 1:01.07. Cheria Galbreath followed in 1:02.81, while Mirabella Redman finished in 1:03.35. Galbreath also competed in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 14.65.
• In the middle-distance events, Abby Meyer and Faith Fotiades both recorded personal-best times in the 800-meter run. Meyer finished 10th in 2:12.59, while Fotiades placed 12th in 2:13.80. Raegan Schnurbusch also added a personal best in the event, crossing in 2:18.77.
• Missouri State also picked up strong field event finishes at the John McDonnell Invitational. Shiloh Cross placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 12.23 meters, while Tommi Martin finished second in the javelin throw at 41.02 meters. Brooklynn O'Cain added a fifth-place finish in the javelin with a throw of 38.59 meters.

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