Racers Host OVC Trio Challenge Friday

Friday, April 15

Murray, Ky.

Murray State

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

4/14/2022 8:47:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

The Murray State’s women’s track & field team welcomes APSU and TTU to Roy Stewart Stadium/Marshall Gage Track

The Murray State women's track & field team hosts the OVC Trio Meet Friday at Roy Stewart Stadium/Marshall Gage Track (April 15) in Murray, Kentucky. The one-day event also has Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech competing.

Admission is free and all fans are invited to attend.

The OVC Trio Meet is the second of three home events for the Racers this spring, as Murray State gets ready to host the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 11-13.

"This OVC Trio Meet is not only going to be fun, but also competitive," said Murray State Head Coach Adam Kiesler. "We are breaking away from the traditional outdoor meet format with a compact program that has only seven running and field events (excluding the hammer). This is a great start to the second half of our outdoor season before traveling to Lexington, Champaign and Nashville. I hope this is the start of something we can keep going in years to come with both Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech. We will enjoy and honor our seniors at their last regular season home meet and thank them for everything they have done for our programs."

Having already won the OVC Indoor Championship in February, the Racers are having a great outdoor season with several notable accomplishments.

Amirr Evans has the top 800m time in the conference at 2:10.8
Teliyah James and Hannah Malone have the second and third fastest times in the 100m dash at 11.93 and 11.96.
James, Rachel Hagans and Malone have the third through fifth best times in 200m dash at 24.20, 24.21 and 24.38.
Dani Wright has the best time in the 3000 Steeplechase at 10:53 and fifth-best time in the 5000m run at 17:40.
Ruth Kimutai is the OVC leader in the 10,000m run at 38:27.
Amyah Davis is second in the OVC in the 100m and 400m hurdles at 14.31 and 1:03.9.
The Racers have the best times in the 4X100m and 4X400m relays at 45.67 and 3:53.6.
Meghan Fletcher and Jenna Pauly lead the OVC with a high jump each with an effort of 1.71m.
Hagans is the top competitor in the Long Jump at 6.21m and Anna Vollet is third at 5.50m.
Brooke Misukonis is third in the Pole Vault at 3.75m.
Jordan Marshall is second in the triple jump at 11.54m.
The Races have the top-3 spots so far in the Heptathlon with Pauly, Fletcher and Vollet.

OVC Trio Meet
Hosted by Murray State University – Murray, Ky.
Roy Stewart Stadium & Marshall Gage Track
April 15, 2022

Field Events
2:00 p.m.          Women      Discus
2:00 p.m.          Women      Javelin
2:30 p.m.          Women      Pole Vault
2:30 p.m.          Women      Long Jump
3:30 p.m.          Women      High Jump
3:30 p.m.          Women      Shot Put
4:15 p.m.           Women      Triple Jump

Running Events
3:00 p.m.          Women      100H
3:10 p.m.           MSU Senior Honors
3:30 p.m.          Women      200m Dash
3:40 p.m.          Women      300m Dash
3:55 p.m.          Women      800m Run
4:15 p.m.           APSU Senior Honors
4:40 p.m.          Women      1500m Run
4:55 p.m.          Women      3000m Run
5:10 p.m.           Men            3000m Run
5:25 p.m.          Women      4x400m Relay

About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022 and the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2023.