Murray State University Athletics
Friday, May 3
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Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships
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Sharda Bettis, Alexis Love and Tonia Pratt all took home titles for the Racers Saturday afternoon at the OVC Outdoor Championships hosted by Eastern Illinois. The Racers had a phenomenal meet finishing in second place with a team total of 124 points.
Head Coach Jenny Severns was named the OVC Female Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches, in a presentation following the meet. Murray State's team finish and points scored are the best for the Racers under coach Severns.
Pratt took home her second title of the meet in winning the hammer throw with an OVC and school record toss of 176'-7” in the event. Pratt also finished third in the shot put Saturday, finishing with a throw of 46'-11.75”. Pratt also won the hammer at the 2012 OVC meet.
The All-American Love defended her 2012 OVC crown in the 100-meter dash. Love won the event with a time of 11.73 which is the fifth-fastest time in school history. Love also placed second in the 200 dash, finishing with a time of 24.36.
Bettis took home the title in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday. Bettis' winning time was 1:01.01 which set a new PR for her and is the second-best time in MSU history. Earlier in the day, Bettis took third in the 100 hurdles, finishing with a time of 14.27.
Bettis and Love, along with Hannah McAllister and LaShea Shaw also took home second place in the 4x100 meter relay finishing with a time of 46.17.
McAllister and Shaw also scored big points in the sprints for MSU on the day. McAllister ran a new PR in the 100 meters and finished in fifth with a time of 12.21. Shaw placed fourth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.29 and placed sixth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:07.18.
The Racers got a pair of top-10 finishes in the triple jump at the meet as well. Kiara Austin finished fourth with a jump of 38'-2.75”. The distance is the eighth-best leap in MSU history. Jill Jachino took home a seventh-place finish in the event, finishing with a career-high leap of 37'-1”.
Emma Gilmore and Abbie Oliver finished seventh and eighth, respectively for the Racers in the 1,500 meter run. Gilmore finished with a time of 4:48.60 and Oliver ran a time of 4:49.08.
Carolyne Tanui took home eighth place for Murray State in the 5,000 meter run. Tanui finished with a time of 17:57.
Sharda Bettis, Alexis Love and Tonia Pratt all took home titles for the Racers Saturday afternoon at the OVC Outdoor Championships hosted by Eastern Illinois. The Racers had a phenomenal meet finishing in second place with a team total of 124 points.
Head Coach Jenny Severns was named the OVC Female Coach of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches, in a presentation following the meet. Murray State's team finish and points scored are the best for the Racers under coach Severns.
Pratt took home her second title of the meet in winning the hammer throw with an OVC and school record toss of 176'-7” in the event. Pratt also finished third in the shot put Saturday, finishing with a throw of 46'-11.75”. Pratt also won the hammer at the 2012 OVC meet.
The All-American Love defended her 2012 OVC crown in the 100-meter dash. Love won the event with a time of 11.73 which is the fifth-fastest time in school history. Love also placed second in the 200 dash, finishing with a time of 24.36.
Bettis took home the title in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday. Bettis' winning time was 1:01.01 which set a new PR for her and is the second-best time in MSU history. Earlier in the day, Bettis took third in the 100 hurdles, finishing with a time of 14.27.
Bettis and Love, along with Hannah McAllister and LaShea Shaw also took home second place in the 4x100 meter relay finishing with a time of 46.17.
McAllister and Shaw also scored big points in the sprints for MSU on the day. McAllister ran a new PR in the 100 meters and finished in fifth with a time of 12.21. Shaw placed fourth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.29 and placed sixth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:07.18.
The Racers got a pair of top-10 finishes in the triple jump at the meet as well. Kiara Austin finished fourth with a jump of 38'-2.75”. The distance is the eighth-best leap in MSU history. Jill Jachino took home a seventh-place finish in the event, finishing with a career-high leap of 37'-1”.
Emma Gilmore and Abbie Oliver finished seventh and eighth, respectively for the Racers in the 1,500 meter run. Gilmore finished with a time of 4:48.60 and Oliver ran a time of 4:49.08.
Carolyne Tanui took home eighth place for Murray State in the 5,000 meter run. Tanui finished with a time of 17:57.
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