Misukonis Breaks School Record, Fletcher Claims Second in High Jump on Day Two

Photo by: Justine Ertl - Murray State Athletics

Misukonis Breaks School Record, Fletcher Claims Second in High Jump on Day Two

5/14/2021 9:23:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Brooke Misukonis breaks her own record in pole vault, Meghan Fletcher finishes second in high jump on Day Two of OVC Championships in Charleston, Illinois

The Murray State women's track & field program competed at the OVC Outdoor Championships on day two of the three-day meet on Thursday in Charleston, Illinois.

Brooke Misukonis broke her own program record in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.74m.

Meghan Fletcher claimed the Racers' second podium spot of the meet, finishing second in the high jump event.

Field Events
Jessikha Ribeiro was the top Racer in the heptathlon, she claimed fifth place, scoring 4499. Meghan Fletcher set a new PR of 4312 to finish seventh. Anna Vollet was 13th with 3918.

In the pole vault the Racers finished fourth through seventh. Misukonis broke her previous school record of 3.70m by clearing 3.74m, finishing fourth in the event.

Jenna Pauly, Shannon Riley and Ella Siebenberger finished 5^th, 6^th and 7^th, respectively in the event.

Fletcher finished second in the high jump with a height of 1.69m. Jenna Pauly set a new personal best at 1.64m.

Joza Mikulcik threw 36.85m in the discus event.

Track Events
In the 100m Hurdles preliminaries, Jabreuna Brimlett was the top qualifier running a 13.64, a season PR, to advance into the finals on Saturday.

Four Racers advanced into the 400m finals with Kayla Bell and Lucia Herrero-Yanez running personal bests. Bell and JaKayla McSwain had two of the top three qualifying times. Herrero-Yanez and D'Myia Thornton also finished in the top eight to qualify for the finals on Saturday.

Kenia Seals was the lone Racer to advance to the finals of the 100m on Saturday with an 11.76. Teliyah James and Rachel Hagans just missed qualifying by two-hundredths and four-hundredths of a second.

The duo of Amirr Evans and Kayla Bell qualified for the finals on Saturday. LaMiah Campbell just missed advancing by seven-hundreths of a second.

Dani Wright and Emma Creviston finished sixth and seventh in the 3000m steeplechase, Wright setting a new PR.

The Racers will compete final day of the OVC Outdoor Championships in Charleston tomorrow beginning with triple jump event at 11:00 a.m.