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Dea, Touron snatch new meet records to cap off Bearcat Invite

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State men's and women's track and field teams capped off the Bearcat Invite with two new meet records, and another fieldhouse record on Saturday. 
 
Maxime Touron set a new meet record in the 800-meter run, crossing the line at 1:50.00. Touron's fastest-time of 1:48.73 this season sits as the sixth-fastest time in Division II. 
 
Marie Dea shattered the meet record in the women's 800-meter run, along with a fieldhouse record. Dea's time of 2:09.66 ranks as the third-fastest time in school history. 
 
Nineteen seniors were honored during the final day of the Bearcat Invite- Alyna Thibault, Amanda Seggerman, Bailey Blake, Brandon Mundorf, Chloe Saenz, Federica Lega, Grant Bradley, Gavyn Monday, Hannah Hatzenbuehler, Jaedy Commins, Joel Dos Santos, Kyah Luhring, Lexie Gilbert, Luisarys Toledo, Moses Koroma, Prince Griffin, Reece Smith, Tiffany Hughey, and Zac Anderson. 
 
FIELD EVENTS
(M) High Jump: Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap jumped 1.94 meters (6-04.25) to tie for 15th. 

(M) Long Jump: Wyatt Garner claimed the fifth spot in the event, jumping 6.77 meters (22-02.50). Jonathan Hedrick (24th) and Frank Sparks (25th) each stood at the same mark of 6.27 meters (20-07.00), as Hedrick got the upper edge with less faults. 

(W) Long Jump: Campbell Barta placed sixth place with a final leap of 5.51 meters (18-01.00), Kyah Luhring provided a distance of 5.38 meters (17-08.00) to claim ninth. Grace Hill placed 25th with a jump of 4.83 meters (15-10.25). 

(M) Triple Jump: Jonathan Hedrick took the 11th spot with a jump of 13.19 meters (43-03-25).

(W) Weight Throw: Alli Poage threw 13.48 meters (44-02.75), take claim 25th. 
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(M) 60-meter Dash: Despite making finals, Quinn Gruver ran a personal best time of 7.06 in prelims. Xavier Horn (7:10), Zac Anderson (7.11) and Wyatt Garner (7.16) placed 33rd, 40th and 42nd in the event. 

(W) 60-meter Dash: Campbell Barta provided a Division II provisional mark in the preliminary heat, crossing the line at 7.60 that sat as the fifth-fastest going into finals. Kyah Luhring narrowly missed finals with a time of 7.73. 
Barta set a new provisional mark at 7.59, to take seventh place. 

(M) 60-meter Hurdles: Frank Sparks qualified for the finals heat with a time of 8.21, to sit fourth. Vashon Riggins ran a time of 8.74, narrowly missing the finals heat. 
Sparks finished in fifth place, with a time of 8.23. 

(W) 60-meter Hurdles: Two Bearcats made it to finals in the event. Grace Hill posted the fourth-fastest qualifying time of 8.91, as Hannah Hatzenbuehler sat sixth with a time of 9.10. Millie Wempen missed finals, crossing the line at 10.01. 
In finals, Hill placed fifth, running one-hundredth of a second faster than her preliminary time (8.90), as Hatzenbuehler took seventh, with the exact same preliminary time (9.10). 

(M) 200-meter Dash: Quinn Gruver placed 26th with a time of 22.51. 

(W) 200-meter Dash (INVITE): Melanie Roland placed seventh with a final time of 25.17 in the invite section. Competing unattached, Tiffany Hughey took runner-up at 24.42. 

(W) 200-meter Dash: Anjelena Carder finished in fifth place, crossing the line at 25.55. Jaedy Commins (26.18) and Courtney Kiley (26.35) took the 13th and 16th spots, respectively.

(M) 400-meter Dash (INVITE): In a very competitive race, Logan Arellano (48.29) and Keith Griffin III (48.41) took the sixth and seventh places. 

(W) 400-meter Dash (INVITE): In the 400m invite section, Chloe Saenz secured a new provisional mark, finishing in 54.17 to take second place. Her time stands as the second-fastest in Division II this season. Melanie Roland also hit a provisional mark, clocking 55.37 for fourth place, while Angelena Carder followed closely in fifth with a time of 56.71.  

Competing unattached, Tiffany Hughey set a new meet record with a blistering 53.32 finish.

(W) 400-meter Dash: Jaedy Commins took home the event title with a time of 57.50 as the lone Bearcat in the race. 

(M) 800-meter Run: Maxime Touron continued his stellar senior season with another meet record time of 1:50.00. Coming down the stretch, Riley Witt was a hair behind Touron in second, finishing with a new provisional time of 1:50.32 – ranks. No. 11 in Div. II. Charlie Kinslow notched a provisional time of 1:51.20, coming in fifth place.
Bret Beard placed 15th, crossing the finish line at 1:54.52.  

(W) 800-meter Run: Marie Dea set new fieldhouse and meet records with a blistering time of 2:09.66 to claim the event title. Dea's time ranks as the tenth-best time in Div. II this season. Lydia McGlocklin and Dea nearly finished at the same time, as McGlocklin came in second place with a provisional time of 2:09.91. 

Bailey Blake also recorded a provisional time of 2:21.40, claiming the fourth spot, as Alyna Thibault (2:14.76) and Bree Mauro (2:18.06) took the six and seventh places. Bailey Robinson crossed the line at 2:21.24 in 12th.

(M) Mile: Levi Allen was the only Bearcat in the event, taking 22nd with a time of 4:26.59. 

(W) Mile: Mayson Hartley took home the event crown with a new personal best time of 5:01.10. Whitney Post claimed the third spot, crossing the line at 5:01.20. 

(M) 3,000-meter Run: Brandon Mundorf claimed ninth place with a time of 8:40.48. 

(W) 3,000-meter Run: Ava Gehlen and Marissa Roberts took spots in the top ten. Gehlen (10:44.88) and Roberts (10:54.01) finished at seventh and 10th. 
 
RELAYS
(M) 4x400-meter Relay: The team of Keith Griffin III, Bentley St. John, Gavyn Monday and Xavier Horn notched a provisional time of 3:14.27, to claim runner-up behind Lincoln's 3:10.67. 
 
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times – WOMEN  
2024-25 NORTHWEST SCHOOL RECORDS  
 
 
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