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Racers Prepare For OVC Championship
5/9/2018 11:04:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
The Murray State women's track team looks to compete in the Ohio Valley Conference track and field championship hosted by Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, from Thursday, May 10 to Saturday, May 12.
Following an impressive indoor season where the Racers finished fourth in the OVC Indoor championship in Charleston, Illinois, Murray State has been filling out their resume with impressive performances in the outdoor season as well.
"The season has gone well considering the ups and downs we've had, and I think that everyone is getting into form all at the same time heading into the OVC meet," said head coach Adam Kiesler.
Starting out with a pair of first place finishes to begin the season at the Margaret Simmons Invitational and the Island Meet down in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Racers turned on the jets when they visited the lone star state for a pair of meets in late March.
Competing in the Texas Relays hosted by Texas University and the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Texas State, the Racers came away with a plethora of PRs and a school record.
"As a staff we decided this would be a great place to go for our athletes to show off their talents and be a part of one of the premier events of the year," said coach Kiesler.
Daijah White set a PR of 12.07 at the Bobcat Invite in the 100-meter dash. Jabreuna Brimlett ran a 13.37 in the 100-meter hurdles, setting a PR and the fastest time in the OVC this season in the event. Rebekah Priddy set what was then the fastest time in the 3000-meter steeple chase with a time of 11:08.80, which now stands as the third fastest time. Coming in second-place at the Bobcat Invite in the 4 x 100 meter relays was the team of Norma Abdur-Rafia, White, Brimlett and Lawrence broke the school record with a time of 45.60.
Most recently the Racers competed in the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memphis Tiger Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee.
At the Georgia Tech Invite Caroline Grogan set a season best in the 5000-meter with a time of 18:16.66 which bested her previous high of 18:36.42. Destiny Carey set a PR with a mark of 13.91m in the shot put which put her into the top-10 in the OVC and put her fourth all-time in Racer history. Hilary McAdam posted the third fastest time in the OVC in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.93.
At the Memphis Tiger Invitational, Emily Heil set a PR with a mark of 3.52m in the pole vault to put her second all-time in the record books. Christina Meinhardt set a season best in the discus throw with a mark of 38.69m. The 4 x 100 relay team came away with the second fastest time in school history with a finish of 45.96. Hilary McAdam set a season best of 56.23 in the 400-meter run besting her previous high of 59.43 and moved up to seventh all-time in the event. White bested her previous PR with a time of 12.03 in the 100-meter dash.
Murray State looks to make their mark as they start the OVC Outdoor championship this Thursday. All info regarding the championship can be found on goracers.com or on ovcsports.com
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Following an impressive indoor season where the Racers finished fourth in the OVC Indoor championship in Charleston, Illinois, Murray State has been filling out their resume with impressive performances in the outdoor season as well.
"The season has gone well considering the ups and downs we've had, and I think that everyone is getting into form all at the same time heading into the OVC meet," said head coach Adam Kiesler.
Starting out with a pair of first place finishes to begin the season at the Margaret Simmons Invitational and the Island Meet down in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Racers turned on the jets when they visited the lone star state for a pair of meets in late March.
Competing in the Texas Relays hosted by Texas University and the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Texas State, the Racers came away with a plethora of PRs and a school record.
"As a staff we decided this would be a great place to go for our athletes to show off their talents and be a part of one of the premier events of the year," said coach Kiesler.
Daijah White set a PR of 12.07 at the Bobcat Invite in the 100-meter dash. Jabreuna Brimlett ran a 13.37 in the 100-meter hurdles, setting a PR and the fastest time in the OVC this season in the event. Rebekah Priddy set what was then the fastest time in the 3000-meter steeple chase with a time of 11:08.80, which now stands as the third fastest time. Coming in second-place at the Bobcat Invite in the 4 x 100 meter relays was the team of Norma Abdur-Rafia, White, Brimlett and Lawrence broke the school record with a time of 45.60.
Most recently the Racers competed in the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia and the Memphis Tiger Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee.
At the Georgia Tech Invite Caroline Grogan set a season best in the 5000-meter with a time of 18:16.66 which bested her previous high of 18:36.42. Destiny Carey set a PR with a mark of 13.91m in the shot put which put her into the top-10 in the OVC and put her fourth all-time in Racer history. Hilary McAdam posted the third fastest time in the OVC in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.93.
At the Memphis Tiger Invitational, Emily Heil set a PR with a mark of 3.52m in the pole vault to put her second all-time in the record books. Christina Meinhardt set a season best in the discus throw with a mark of 38.69m. The 4 x 100 relay team came away with the second fastest time in school history with a finish of 45.96. Hilary McAdam set a season best of 56.23 in the 400-meter run besting her previous high of 59.43 and moved up to seventh all-time in the event. White bested her previous PR with a time of 12.03 in the 100-meter dash.
Murray State looks to make their mark as they start the OVC Outdoor championship this Thursday. All info regarding the championship can be found on goracers.com or on ovcsports.com
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