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Mules claim title, Jennies second
at MIAA Outdoor Championships

UCM Track and Field finished with mixed results over the weekend at the 2008 MIAA Outdoor Championships in Maryville, Missouri. The Mules claimed their third consecutive men’s outdoor championship, and their seventh in the last eight years, but the Jennies three-year hold on the women’s outdoor title ended as they finished second to Missouri Southern. UCM recorded a total of 11 conference event titles.

The Mules won eight events and were led by Damond Berry, who placed first in the 100 meter dash with a stadium record and second in the 200 meter dash, while also running on the winning 4x100 meter relay squad. Dan Raithel also came up big with a win in the hammer throw and a second place finish in the discus. Other Mules winning a conference title were Jaban Moore in the shot put, Eric Moore in the long jump, Kai Roper in the 400 meters and A.J. Roth in the decathlon. The 4x100 relay squad of Dannon Abney, Berry, Moore, and Chris Leverette also claimed top honors. The 4x400 relay squad of Abney, Kyle Brown, Britt Johnson, and Roper also earned a conference title.       

For the Jens, Chelsea Luck and Anne Carlson led the way as they took titles in the 100 meter hurdles and heptathlon respectively. Luck, also ran a leg in the winning 4x100 relay team with Nikki Morris, Elise Johnson, and Evelise Gomez to capture top honors. The Mules and Jens will have athletes compete at the Emporia State Twilight Qualifier on Saturday, in a final effort to qualify for the NCAA-II Championships scheduled for May 22-24 in Walnut, California.

The following are All-MIAA performances:

Women:

Pole Vault:                  Amy Kennision, 6th, 10-08.25

Discus Throw:             Kayla Muyskens, 4th, 46-06

Shot Put:                     Jessica Donovan, 2nd, 43-10.50

Hammer Throw:          Jessica Donovan, 8th, 139-0

Long Jump:                 Brittanie Roldan, 5th, 17-04.75

                                    Anne Carlson, 7th, 17-02.75

High Jump:                  Haley Morrissey, 2nd, 5-07.25

                                    Jenna Schmidt, 4th, 5-06

                                    Samantha Frisbie, 8th, 5-03.75

Triple Jump:                Brittanie Roldan, 2nd, 38-08.25

                                    Jenna Schmidt, 4th, 38-00.25

                                    Anne Carlson, 5th, 36-09

100 meter hurdles:      Chelsea Luck, 1st, 14.24

                                    Brittanie Roldan, 3rd, 14.57

                                    Anne Carlson, 6th, 15.15

100 meter dash:           Evelise Gomez, 2nd, 12.11

                                    Elise Johnson, 3rd, 12.17

                                    Chelsea Luck, 4th, 12.32

                                    Nikki Morris, 6th, 12.49

200 meter dash:           Chelsea Luck, 6th, 25.34

                                    Evelise Gomez, 8th, 25.68

400 meter hurdles:      Anne Carlson, 8th, 1:10.22

3,000 meter run:          Gina Kennison, 3rd, 10:15.35

                                    Sandy Davidson, 8th, 10:35.10

3000 steeplechase:      Sandy Davidson, 3rd, 11:18.44

5000 meter run:           Gina Kennison, 3rd, 18:23.24

4x100 meter relay:      1st, Central Missouri, 47.33 (Luck, Morris, Johnson, Gomez)

4x400 meter relay:      8th, Central Missouri,  4:00.80 (Jenkins, Duncan, Chapot, Bateman)

Heptathlon:                 Anne Carlson, 1st, 4742

                                    Jenna Schmidt, 3rd, 4510

                                    Erin Eiken, 5th, 4169

                                    Haley Morrissey, 6th, 4166

Men:

Pole Vault:                  Matt Fadler, 8th, 14-09.50

Hammer Throw:          Dan Raithel, 1st, 200-09

                                    Jaban Moore, 4th, 187-04

                                    Drew Frizzell, 5th, 185-07

                                    Cale Johnson, 6th, 167-08

Long Jump:                 Eric Moore, 1st, 23-03.50

                                    Markel Wiley, 3rd, 23-02

                                    Dennis Hopgood, 7th, 22-05

Triple Jump:                Dennis Hopgood, 8th, 46-02.50

Discus:                        Dan Raithel, 2nd, 163-03

                                    Brett Cavanah, 3rd, 156-02

Javelin:                        A.J. Roth, 6th, 178-05

Shot Put:                     Jaban Moore, 1st, 55-02.75

                                    Drew Frizzell, 2nd, 54-01

110 meter hurdles:      Neil Wicke, 7th, 15.56

100 meter dash:           Damond Berry, 1st, 10.45

                                    Chris Leverette, 7th, 10.79

                                    Ivey Lee, 8th, 10.86

200 meter dash:           Damond Berry, 2nd, 21.13

                                    Chris Leverette, 5th, 21.68

                                    Eric Moore, 7th, 22.06

400 meter dash:           Kai Roper, 1st, 47.44

                                    Britt Johnson, 7th, 49.76

400 meter hurdles:      Anthony Cooper, 4th, 53.83

                                    Shawn Hunter, 8th, 56.23

800 meter run:             Kyle Brown, 2nd, 1:54.16

                                    A.J. Stevens, 6th, 1:56.98

3,000 meter steeple:    Kyle McClure, 4th, 9:45.60

4x400 meter relay:      1st, Central Missouri, 3:14.57 (Abney, Brown, Johnson, Roper)

4x100 meter relay:      1st, Central Missouri, 40.80 (Abney, Berry, Moore, Leverette)

10,000 meter run:        Dennis Hill, 7th, 32:03.37

Decathlon:                   A.J. Roth, 1st, 6820

                                    Ross Smithey, 7th, 6034

                                    Josh O’Brien, 8th, 5660