Men's Track and Field | 5/26/2019 12:14:38 AM
KINGSVILLE, Texas - Lincoln University won its second straight women’s track and field national championship on Saturday, May 25. The Blue Tigers scored 64 points and bested Adams State by 10 points for the fifth women’s track and field national title in the last six seasons by an MIAA member institution. The championship won by Lincoln is also the 44th national title won in the Association.
LU finished the meet with five individual national champions. The Blue Tigers took golds in the 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 400-meter dash. Missouri Southern finished sixth as a team with 41 points and one individual national champion by Morgan Ash in the javelin. Pittsburg State was eighth and had two individual national champions from Haven Lander in the pole vault and Courtney Smith in the 100-meter hurdles.
For the men’s team standings, Lincoln finished in seventh place. Fort Hays State’s Brett Meyer claimed the national championship in the 1,500-meter run. The MIAA had six events where it placed at least one male student-athlete in the top three.
To see complete results from the NCAA National Championships, click here.
MIAA Women’s All-Americans
Long Jump – Tamia Rayford, Southwest Baptist – 4th place, 6.11 meters; Claire Luallen, Missouri Southern – 7th place, 6.05 meters; Meleah Ridenour, Southwest Baptist – 8th place, 6.04 meters
Discus – Desirea Buerge, Missouri Southern – 4th place, 53.38 meters
Javelin – Morgan Ash, Missouri Southern - 1st place, 51.41 meters; Shelby Edwards, Washburn - 3rd place, 49.62 meters; Katelyn Moonet - 7th place, 46.63 meters
Shot Put – Desirea Buerge, Missouri Southern - 2nd place, 16.38 meters; Payton Roberts, Missouri Southern - 4th place, 16.06 meters; Jena Black, Pittsburg State - 8th place, 15.16 meters
Pole Vault – Haven Lander, Pittsburg State - 1st place, 4.28 meters; Emily Presley, Missouri Southern - 2nd place, 3.98 meters; Alexis Menghini - 6th place, 3.88 meters
4x100 Meter Relay, Lincoln - 1st place, 45.33; Pittsburg State - 3rd place, 45.95;
100 Meter Hurdles – Courtney Nelson, Pittsburg State - 1st place, 13.06; Erin Hodge, Lindenwood - 4th place, 13.47; Morgan Smith, Missouri Southern - 8th place, 13.98
400 Meters – Kissi-Ann Brown, Lincoln - 1st place, 53.63; Renea Ambersley, Lincoln - 2nd place, 54.60; Christine Moss, Lincoln - 7th place, 57.64
100 Meters – Rene Medley, Lincoln - 1st place, 11.20; Ariel Jackson, Lindenwood - 4th place, 11.45
400 Meter Hurdles – Jordan Hammond, Northwest Missouri - 5th place, 1:01.24; Kissi-Ann Brown, Lincoln - 6th place, 1:01.35
200 Meters – Rene Medley, Lincoln - 1st place, 23.30; Ariel Jackson, Lindenwood - 2nd place, 23.41; Christine Moss, Lincoln - 8th place, 25.02
4x400 Meter Relay - Lincon - 1st place, 3:37.03
MIAA Men’s All-Americans
Pole Vault – Vincent Hobbie, Central Missouri – 2nd place, 5.27 meters; Kai Miller, Pittsburg State – 3rd place, 5.17 meters; Ryan Stanley, Fort Hays – 4th place, 5.17 meters
Hammer Throw – Travis Petersen, Missouri Southern – 4th place, 62.93 meters; Levi Wyrick, Pittsburg State – 6th place, 61.39 meters
Long Jump – Ryan Brown, Lincoln – 3rd place, 7.96 meters; Kizan David, Lincoln – 5th place, 7.79 meters; Josh Norville, Missouri Southern – 8th place, 7.71 meters
Triple Jump – Kizan David, Lincoln – 3rd place, 15.83 meters
Javelin – Joshua Hudiburg, Pittsburg State - 4th place, 66.29 meters; Jerod Toogood, Pittsburg State - 5th place, 65.95 meters; Rjheim Carby, Missouri Southern -7th place, 64.93 meters
Shot Put – Rajindra Campbell, Missouri Southern - 5th place, 18.43 meters; Konner Swenson, Pittsburg - 7th place, 18.30 meters
High Jump – Kevin Schultz, Northwest Missouri - 2nd place, 2.20 meters; Montrez Jackson, Nebraska Kearney - 6th place, 2.11 meters
1,500 Meters – Brett Meyer, Fort Hays State - 1st place, 3:58.24
100 Meters – Javan Gray, Lincoln - 6th place, 10.48
4x400 Meter Relay - Lincoln - 4th place, 3:09.47; Emporia State - 6th place, 3:10.47