Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Murray State
Racers Perform Well At OVC Trio – Honor Seniors
4/15/2022 9:47:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
The Murray State’s women’s track & field team hosted APSU and TTU in a one-day event
The Murray State women's track & field team got together for a quick afternoon of specific competition at the OVC Trio Meet as Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech visited MSU's Roy Stewart Stadium/Marshall Gage Track in Murray, Kentucky.
The day was also a good time to honor the Racer seniors with their families.
Having already won the OVC Indoor Championship in February, the Racers are having a great outdoor season with several notable accomplishments from the OVC Trio.
o Rachel Hagans continued her improvement in the long jump with a leap of 6.28m.
o Teliyah James matched her best time this season in the 200m dash at 24.17.
o Dani Wright, Emma Creviston and Amirr Evans had their best times this season in the 1500m run at 4:43.56, 4:44.56 and 4:46.63.
o Meghan Fletcher had her season best in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.01.
o MSU's 4x400m relay team of Maria Bangala, LaMiah Campbell, JaKayla McSwain and Kayla Bell had their season-best performance at 3:45.79.
o Anna Vollet and Alexis Meloche each set their season mark in the javelin with tosses of 41.58m and 29.23m.
o Eleri Gesler made her best triple jump of the outdoor season with a leap of 11.47m.
Up next for the Racers is an appearance at the Illini Invitational in Champaign, Illinois (April 22-23).
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.
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