Anderson, Greer earn national titles

Seniors Kristin Anderson and Jennifer Drum-Greer earned national titles this weekend at the Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston, Mass., helping the Jennies finish 6^th in the country.

On day one of the championships, Drum-Greer jumped to her second national title in three years with a height of 5-08.75. Anderson followed that performance with a win of her own in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:28.86. She was also a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that finished 4^th in the nation at 11:44.87 (Alison Kelley, Amber Walker, Anderson, and Lori Pitz).

The Mules were led by a 3^rd place mark (21.48) from an injury-plagued Imani Butler in the 200 meter dash. Butler actually ran the fastest time of the championships in the preliminary round at 21.26. Central Missouri also had two point-finishers in the weight throw with Dan Raithel taking 5^th (62-01.00) and Steven Edwards grabbing 6^th (61-06.75). The Mules also had the 5^th place 4x400 relay team (3:14.40) in Ryan Irvin, Bruce Williams, Kyle Brown, and Dannon Abney. Jarod Wall also finished 8^th in the 5,000 meter run (14:31.46) to cap the Mules indoor season.