Hagans Jump National Top-Five Mark at SEMO

Saturday, April 1

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

All Day

Murray State

Joey Haines Invite

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

4/1/2023 11:11:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Rachel Hagans mark 6.43m jump at Joey Haines Invite, good for fifth in the nation.

Murray State track and field placed second overall at the Joey Haines Invite just behind hosts, SEMO, Saturday.

Rachel Hagans highlighted the meet as she won the high jump with a 6.43m mark. Her performance puts her fifth in the TFFRS Division I Outdoor Qualifying List. She is .16m off her own school record that she set last year.

Teliyah James also won the 100m dash for the Racers with a time of 11.54 seconds. Her performance puts her first in the Missouri Valley Conference by almost .2 seconds.

The Joey Haines Invite marks the second outdoor meet of the season for the Racers.

"With outdoor track and field, you never know what you're going to get," said head coach Adam Kiesler. "Today the women did a good job of taking advantage of the opportunity given."

"Coming off a hard block of training we still had some great performances that will get the ball rolling for the rest of the season."

The Racers will go back on the road for the Joe Walker Invite hosted by Ole Miss, Friday through Saturday.