Racer Relays Break Program Records at Margaret Simmons Invite

Friday, March 26

Murray, Ky.

Murray State

Margaret Simmons Invite

Racer Relays Break Program Records at Margaret Simmons Invite

3/28/2021 1:56:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

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The Murray State women's track & field program set two new program and facility records at their annual Margaret Simmons Invite. The Racers placed first as a team with 155.75 points winning six events and four athletes setting new personal bests.

The 4 x 100 relay of Teliyah James, Rachel Hagans, Jumyia Denning, and Lucia Herrero Yanez ran a time of 45.34 to break the previous record set in 2018 by three-hundredths of a second.

In the 4 x 800, the team of Kayla Bell, LaMiah Campbell, Dani Wright, and Amirr Evans destroyed the 31-year old record of 9:25.00 set in 1989 with a time of 9:09.43.

Kenia Seals took first in the 100m dash and second in the 200m while LaMiah Campbell ran a new PR of 57.86 in the 400m.

Amirr Evans won the 800m and Jabreuna Brimlett won the 100m Hurdles with Nia Scott finishing second to set a new personal best of 14.50.

Murray State was three-for-three in team relays, winning the 4 x 100, 4 x 400, and 4 x 800. The 4 x 400 team of JaKayla McSwain, Herrero-Yanez, D'Myia Thornton and Denning won with a time of 3:49.63.

In addition to helping break a Murray State record, Rachel Hagans also set a new PR in the long jump, jumping a mark of 5.80m.

Jessikha Ribeiro finished second in the heptathlon with a score of 4333, winning the hept long jump and finishing second in the 100m Hurdles and the 200m Dash.

Meghan Fletcher set a new personal best in the heptathlon, scoring 4080 and taking first in the hept high jump with a mark of 1.70m.

The Racers will travel to Southeast Missouri to participate in the Joey Haines Invite next weekend (Apr. 2-3) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.