Freshmen Dominate at K-State Meet

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Missouri State track and field team wrapped up the day at the Ward Haylett Invitational with big performances from several of the team’s freshmen on Friday.
 
Freshman Olivia Rogers led the pack all day. In the 100-meter dash, Rogers finished first with a time of 11.82. Later in the day, she won the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.83.
 
The native of Dearborn, Mo. also ran with an all-freshman group of sprinters in the 4×100-meter relay. Rogers along with Brianna Howard, Kayleigh Jenkins and Alyssa Ball won the race with a time of 46.24. All four runners placed in the top-five of the 100-meter dash.
 
The Bears final win of the day came from another freshman in the 5000-meter run. Riley Bryan won the race with a time of 17:58.80. The is her third time winning the event this season.
 
“Today was a long day with a lot of adversity,” head coach Jordan Fife said. “Hats off to the team for finding ways to compete even when chasing a PR wasn’t in the cards. Sometimes you have to be able to just battle with the people around you and we did just that.”
 
MoState heads back to Arkansas for its penultimate meet of the season on May 3.
 

 
Results
100-Meter Dash
1. Olivia Rogers – 11.82
3. Brianna Howard – 11.95
4. Kayleigh Jenkins – 12.13
5. Alyssa Ball – 12.32
 
200-Meter Dash
1. Olivia Rogers – 24.83
6. Whitney Farrington – 25.02
7. Brianna Howard – 25.15
9. Seleena Morris – 25.97
12. Katie Griffin – 26.49
 
400-Meter Dash
4. Whitney Farrington – 57.03
5. Seleena Morris – 57.65
6. Victory Ifah – 59.03
8. Katie Griffin – 59.94
 
800-Meter Run
11. Mary Margaret Harris – 2:18.47
12. Ella Cronhardt – 2:19.12
13. Tabitha Fox – 2:19.57
15. Adrien Martens – 2:25.35
18. Ella Conklin – 2:36.12
19. Kylie Ghormley – 2:43.60
 
1500-Meter Run
10. Mary Margaret Harris – 4:45.77
13. Ella Cronhardt – 4:51.49
15. Tabitha Fox – 5:04.63
16. Adrien Martens – 5:08.93
17. Ella Conklin – 5:17.92
18. Kylie Ghormley – 5:33.42
 
3000-Meter Steeplechase
2. Mia McLain – 11:20.92
 
5000-Meter Run
1. Riley Bryan – 17:58.80
4. Emily Nuttall – 18:35.47
5. Margo Nea – 18:45.53
6. Grace Spoonhour – 19:00.56
7. Lena Singleton – 19:12.92
9. Britta Foust – 19:56.88
 
4×100-Meter Relay
1. Brianna Howard, Olivia Rogers, Kayleigh Jenkins, Alyssa Ball – 46.24
 
100-Meter Hurdles
10. DaeLin Switzer – 15.00
14. Kate Anderson – 16.07
 
400-Meter Hurdles
3. Magdalena Burdova – 1:02.34
4. Meghan Halstead – 1:02.77
7. Mirabella Redman – 1:05.70
 
High Jump
4. Linzy Williams – 1.65m
8. DaeLin Switzer – 1.60m
11. Maggie Haase – 1.55m
 
Long Jump
4. Brooke Jenkins – 5.53m
10. Mirabella Redman – 5.02m
11. Kambree Gibson – 5.00m
 
Pole Vault
10. Chelsey Brown – 3.16m
11. Jordan Drum – 3.16m
 
Javelin
6. Cheyenne White – 42.90m
15. Anabella Verkler – 28.23m