Misukonis Sets Pole Vault Record – Racers Gain Momentum at Vandy Event

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Misukonis Sets Pole Vault Record – Racers Gain Momentum at Vandy Event

5/1/2022 3:47:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

The Racer women’s track & field team competed at the Music City Challenge in Nashville

It's that time of the spring when every track & field team wants to peak.

The Murray State women's track & field team is doing just that and more after a great set of performances over the weekend at the Music City Challenge, hosted at the Vanderbilt Complex in Nashville, Tennessee.

Highlighted by a record-breaking pole vault performance by Brooke Misukonis, the Racers are peaking across the roster as they get ready to host the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships beginning May 11 in Murray, Kentucky.

"That's what our goal is, to see our athletes round into top form going into the conference meet," said Racer head coach Adam Kiesler. "The results from the Vandy meet shows we are and we're very happy about it. The energy our team brought to each and every event this season just shows the growth we are experiencing in our team. Our kids are very excited to host the OVC Championships."

Out of Bloomington, Illinois, Misukonis broke her own MSU pole vault record at Vandy with an effort of 3.90 meters (12 feet, 9.5 inches) as she bested her 2019 leap of 3.70 (12 feet. 1.5 inches). Her vault in Nashville is the second-best this spring in the OVC.

Now the Racers turn their attention to hosting the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11-13) at Roy Stewart Stadium & Marshall Gage Track in Murray.

Meet Notes

Meghan Fletcher recorded the OVC-leading high jump of 1.73m.
Maria Bangala won the Vandy meet 400m event with a time of 54.88 and moved into top-5 all-time at MSU.
MSU's 4x100m team of Hannah Malone, Teliyah James, JaKayla McSwain and Rachel Hagans had a time of 45.20, the best this season in the OVC.
MSU's 4x400m team of Maria Bangala, LaMiah Campbell, JaKayla McSwain and Kayla Bell had a time of 3:41.7 which is tops in the OVC.
Hannah Malone and Rachel Hagans moved up to second and third in the OVC in the 200m run with times of 23.75 and 23.79.
Hagans and Teliyah James had PR's in the 100m with times of 11.71 and 11.74 to move into third and fourth place in the OVC.
Amyah Davis and Jordan Marshall each had PR's in the 100m hurdles on times of 14.08 and 14.44 for fourth and eighth in the OVC.
LaMiah Campbell's time of 2:09 in the 800m moved her up to fourth this spring in the OVC.

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.