MARYVILLE, Mo. -- The Northwest Missouri track and field teams took part in the 2024 Coach Richard Alsup Open with plenty of outstanding performances.Â
Shot put (W):
Quinn Weakley took fifth place in the women's shot put with a throw of 13.05m (42' 9 3/4")
Long jump (W):
Anna Gladstone took home second place in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.27m (17' 3 1/2").
Shelby Butterfield placed right behind Gladstone in third place with a jump of 5.23m (17' 2").Â
High Jump (M):
Blake Morgan marked a new Div. II Provisional mark with a jump of 2.10m (6' 10 3/4")
5000m (W): Three Bearcats finished in the Top 5 of the 5000 meter run.
Taylor McCreedy took the first place spot with a final time of 17:52.46. Today, McCreedy's time ranks 60th in all Div—II times in the event.
Shelby Harris earned a third-place finish with a final time of 18:50.87.
Amanda Seggerman placed fifth at 19:11.67
5000m (M):
Tyler Blay's second place time (14:52.16) would have been a new meet record without Iowa Western's Geoffrey Ronoh's meet and fieldhouse record of 13:49.47.Â
Mile run (W):
Alyna Thibault continued her dominance with a first-place finish in the mile run with a time of 4:57.73.
Mayson Hartley earned a fourth-place finish with a time of 5:07.62.
Whitney Post posted a sixth-place finish with a time of 5:11.97.Â
Mile run (M): Northwest went two, three, and four in the men's mile.
Maxime Touron placed second in the men's mile run with a time of -Â 4:05.21.
Nate Mueller placed third with a time of 4:05.45 and
Riley Witt in fourth with a final time of 4:09.83. Touron and Mueller's times are a Div. II provisional time.Â
60m H (W):
Ally Hammond placed second with a time of 8.74, securing a Div. II provisional time.Â
60m dash (W):
Ally Hammond and
Lexie Gilbert placed second and third in the 60-meter dash. Hammond ran a time of 7.62 and Gilbert finished with a time of 7.79. Hammond time records another Div. II provisional time.Â
60m dash (M):
Dominic Sedlacek's final time of 6.77 is a new Coach Alsup Open record as he placed first in the event. Sedlacek's time qualifies as a Div. II Provisional time.
Enrico Cavagna placed third by thousandths of a second with a time of 6.78. Cavagna's time also qualifies as a Div. II provisional time.Â
400m (W):
Tiffany Hughey secures a new meet record with a blistering time of 53.34. Hughey's time is also a new career best in the event.
Chloe Saenz finished second with a time of 56.30.
400M (M):
Prince Griffin (47.61) took home the crown in the men's 400 meters, receiving a Div. II provisional time.
Gavyn Monday finished with a time of 48.20 earning him a second place spot. Monday's time is also another Div. II provisional time.Â
800m (W):
Luisarys Toledo took home the 800-meter crown with a Div. II provisional time of 2:13.05.
Kaylee Harp (2:14.02) and
Lydia McGlocklin (2:14.28) finished third and fourth in the event. Both Harp and McGlocklin's times are Div. II provisional times.
Bailey Blake rounded off the fifth-place spot with a time of 2:14.90.Â
800m (M):
Maxime Touron placed third with a time of 1:53.46.
600y (W):
Haley Luna placed third with a time of 1:25.93 and
Jaedy Commins placed fifth with a time of 1:26.35.Â
600y (M):
Zach Pittman placed fifth in the men's 600-yard dash with a time of 1:13.11.Â
200m (W):
Tiffany Hughey took home the 200-meter dash event with a blistering time of 24.07. Hughey's time is a Div. II provisional time.Â
200m (M):
Enrico Cavagna finished the 200 meters in 21.78, bringing home the crown. Cavagna's time currently sits 24th in all of Div. II.Â
3000m (M):
Drew Atkins brought home the gold in the men's 3000-meter run with a new personal best time of 8:18.20. Atkins' time is the 12th best in Div. II.
Dillon Grover placed fifth with a time of 8:29.51, also a new personal best.Â
4X400m relay (W): The quartet of
Whitney Post,
Taylor McCreedy,
Lydia McGlocklin, and
Alyna Thibault finished fourth with a time of 4:05.08.Â