The Northwest Missouri State track and field teams put together impressive results at the Friday Night Lights - Last Chance Meet inside Hughes Fieldhouse.
Field Events
Long jump (W):
Kyah Luhring posted a final mark of 5.33 meters (17-06.00) to claim a third-place finish in the event.
Grace Hill posted a mark of 5.10 meters (16-08.75) to place sixth.
High jump (M):
Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap took the crown in the men's high jump with a final mark of 1.87 meters (6-01.50).
Shot put (W):
Quinn Weakley took the fourth place finish with a final throw of 12.22 meters (40-01.25).
Weight Throw (W):
Alli Poage finished eighth with a throw of 10.77 meters (35-04.00).
Running Events
60-meter dash (W): Four Bearcats placed in the top 10 in the women's 60-meter dash.
Lexie Gilbert took a first-place finish with a time of 7.66.
Peyton Holmes finished with a time of 7.89, placing her fourth.
Jaurdin Mallory finished in seventh place with a final time of 7.99. In ninth place,
Reese Brown crossed the line in 8.07.
60-meter dash (M): Taking home the men's 60-meter dash,
Enrico Cavagna with a final time of 6.87.
Quinn Gruver finished in eleventh place with a time of 7.29.
400-meter dash (W):
Haley Luna finished in second place, crossing the finish line in 58.63.
400-meter dash (M): Five Bearcats placed in the top 10 in the event. Gayvn Monday posted a provisional time of 48.40 to take the third-place spot.
Logan Arellano finished in fourth with a time of 48.98.
Danny Jantzen placed fifth with a time of 49.09. In sixth place,
Zach Pittman crossed the finish line in 49.24.
Mason Swaney finished in the tenth spot with a time of 50.53.
Mile run (W):
Lydia McGlocklin (5:02.59) and
Kaitlyn Mlnarik (5:05.92) went one-and-two in the women's mile. Breelie Mauro crossed the line in 5:14.99, receiving a fourth-place finish.
Amanda Seggerman placed sixth with a final time of 5:30.60.
800-meter run (W):
Bailey Blake was the lone Bearcat in the event, yet taking the crown with a final time of 2:12.22. Blake's time qualifies as a Div. II provisional mark.
800-meter run (M):
Matt Goeckel placed third with a time of 1:59.82, as
Tucker Abrams was right behind in fourth with a time of 2:01.43.
600-yard run (W): Three Bearcats went back-to-back-to-back in the women's 600-yard run.
Jadyn Barnes took the top spot with a time of 1:24.87. In second place,
Federica Lega posted a time of 1:25.47. In third place,
Jaedy Commins crossed the finish line in 1:26.22.
600-yard run (M): Christian Lanipher took the crown with a final time of 1:12.01. Behind Lanipher in second place was
Xavier Horn with a time of 1:13.73.
200-meter dash (W):
Reese Brown placed sixth with a time of 26.47.
200-meter dash (M):
Truman Hare (21.53) and
Joel Dos Santos (21.63) both posted Div. provisional qualifying marks in the event. Hare won the event, as Dos Santos took the second-place spot.
3000-meter run (M):
Matt Goeckel placed seventh, crossing the finish line in 9:43.55.
Northwest's track and field teams will next travel to Topeka, Kan. for the 2024 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, Feb. 23 - Sunday, Feb. 25.