2016-17 Women's Track Roster
Biography
2016-17 Track and Field:
Indoor: Competed in five meets… Opened the indoor season with a ninth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (9.57) and 11th in the long jump (5.07m) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 2)… At the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 20), finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles prelims (9.53) and in the 60-meter hurdles finals (9.63), as well as eighth in the long jump (5.17m)… Competed in the indoor pentathlon at the Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 27) finishing eighth with 2,912 points, including a fifth place finish in the high jump with 1.53 meters… Advanced out of the 60-meter hurdles with a 9th-place time of 9.21 at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 10) to post time of 10.32 in the 60-meter hurdles qualifying race, turned in a time of 26.32 in the 200-meter dash and reached a height of 1.46 meters in the high jump… At the 2017 MVC Indoor Championship (Feb. 25), finished 14th in the pentathlon with 2,913 points.
Outdoor: Competed in four meets… Opened the outdoor season with an eighth-place finish with a height of 1.45 meters in the high jump, sixth in the javelin with a distance of 30.60 meters and helped a 4x400-meter relay team to a seventh-place finish (4:027.23) at the Bulldog Relays (Mar. 17)… At the Tom Botts Invitational (Apr. 14), competed in the shot put (9.03m) and in the javelin (30.24m)… turned in a distance of 5.08 meters in the long jump at the John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 21)… At the Rock Chalk Classic (Apr. 28), competed in the 200-meter dash (26.58), long jump (4.70m) and javelin (26.17m)… turned in a time of 12.39 in the 100-meter dash prelims at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championship (May 14).
2015-16 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in four meets… Opened freshman campaign at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 4) with the 60-meter hurdles (10.06) and a season-best leap of 4.73 meters in the long jump… Just missed the finals in the 60-meter hurdles (10.53) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 15) and gave the long jump (4.58 meters) another try… Found success and recorded a season-best time in the 200-meter dash (26.93) at the Pittsburg State Invitational (Jan. 29)… Finished the season at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 12-13) with a personal best time in the 60-meter hurdles (9.93).
Outdoor: Competed in six meets… Competed in the heptathlon to open the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 26) and recorded 3810 points in the event… Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.32 seconds) and recorded a personal-best mark of 9.47 meters in the shot put at the Margaret Simmons Invitational (April 1)… Traveled to the Tom Botts Invitational (April 16) where she recorded a mark of 4.85 meters in the long jump and took seventh in the javelin (31.68 meters)… Competed in the Missouri State Invitational (April 22), recording three personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (15.72 seconds), long jump (5.25 meters) and high jump (1.51 meters)… Traveled to the Jace LaCoste Invitational (April 30) where she finished the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of 25.25 seconds and the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 16.96 seconds… Finished the season at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) competing in heptathlon events.
Background: Participated in multiple events at West Plains High School, primarily sprinting and jumping... Lettered all four years in all events... Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, and the triple jump her senior season.
Personal: Kelli Marie Bowen was born March 28 to Richard Bowen and Kris Hubbard... When not in Springfield, Kelli lives with Greg and Kris Hubbard in West Plains, Mo.... Has two brothers: Keegan and Hunter... Was a three-sport athlete at West Plains High School, participating in basketball and volleyball aside from track... Undecided major at MSU.
Career Bests at Missouri State |
Event |
Time |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
60-meter hurdles (indoor) |
9.21 |
Gorilla Classic |
2/10/17 |
200-meter dash (indoor) |
26.32 |
Gorilla Classic |
2/10/17 |
800-meter run (indoor) |
2:50.41 |
Jayhawk Classic |
1/27/17 |
Long Jump (indoor) |
5.17 meters |
Missouri Invitational |
1/20/17 |
High Jump (indoor) |
1.53 meters |
Jayhawk Classic |
1/27/17 |
Shot Put (indoor) |
10.05 meters |
Jayhawk Classic |
1/27/17 |
Pentathlon points (indoor) |
2,913 pts. |
MVC Indoor Championship |
2/25/17 |
100-meter hurdles (outdoor) |
15.72 |
Missouri State Invitational |
4/22/16 |
100-meter dash (outdoor) |
12:39 |
MVC Outdoor Championship |
5/12/17 |
200-meter dash (outdoor) |
25.25 |
Jace LaCoste Invitatioanl |
04/30/16 |
Long Jump (outdoors) |
5.25 meters |
Missouri State Invitational |
04/22/16 |
High Jump (outdoors) |
1.51 meters |
Missouri State Invitational |
04/22/16 |
Javelin Throw (outdoors) |
30.60 meters |
Bulldog Relays |
2/18/17 |
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Sophomore
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