Racers Ready for MVC Outdoor Championships

Saturday, May 17

Carbondale, Ill.

Murray State

Missouri Valley Conference

Photo by: Dave Winder-Murray State Athletics

5/16/2025 11:29:00 AM | Women's Track and Field

The Racers travel to Carbondale in search of post-season success

The Murray State Track & Field team has reached the end of the 2025 outdoor regular season and now prepares to compete at the Missouri Valley Championships (May 17-18) in Carbondale, Illinois at the Lew Hartzog Track & Field Complex.

The Racers have several student-athletes among the top-5 in the MVC including Diamonasia Taylor, who is first in the High Jump with a leap of 1.80M (5ft, 10 3.4in) at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational on April 17. Having already qualified for a spot in a NCAA regional, Taylor will try to become MSU's second champion in the event since Meghan Fletcher in 2023. Taylor's jump of 1.80M is ranked 25^th in NCAA D-I and second all-time at MSU behind Fletcher's effort of 1.84M (6ft, 1/2in) in 2024 at the NCAA East Regional.

Other Racers who go into the MVC meet with top-5 designations include: Taylor (3^rd Triple Jump), Ruth Kimutai (3^rd, 3000M Steeplechase), Chelby Melvin (3^rd, 400M Hurdles), Alexis Meloche (3^rd, Javelin), Faith Bostick (4^th, 100M), 4X100M Relay team (4^th), Darrione Joseph (5th, 100M Hurdles), Jaiden Knoop (5^th, Pole Vault), and Andrea Segovia (5^th, Heptathlon).
The Racers were predicted for a fourth place spot in the pre-championship poll of the MVC head coaches.
The Saturday schedule at SIU calls for the Heptathlon to get started at 10 a.m. with the 100M Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put and 200M, while the other field events get underway simultaneously. The track event prelims begin at 3 p.m. with Ruth Kimutai getting her shot at the Steeplechase title at 6:35 p.m.

Sunday's big day, where every event is for a championship, begins with field events at 10:30 a.m., while the final three Heptathlon events (Long Jump, Javelin and 800M) decide the winner beginning at 9 a.m. Running finals also begin at 9 a.m. and conclude with the 4X400M relay at 5:10 p.m.

For more information on the Murray State track and field team, visit GoRacers.com or follow @RacersXCTF on Instagram and X.

Missouri Valley Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Date: May 17-18, 2025
Host: Southern Illinois University
Site: Carbondale, Ill.
Facility: Lew Hartzog Track & Field Complex
Live Results:

Murray State – MVC Top-10 Rankings
100 Meters
(4) Faith Bostick, SR-4, 11:58, UL Freeman/Clark Open
(7) Serena Blackwood, FR-1, 11.72, Outdoor Music City Challenge
(10) Alyssa Williams, Alyssa, JR-3, 11.82, JSU Gamecock Invite
200 Meters
(9) Amahrie Harsh, FR-1, 24.24, UL Freeman/Clark Open
400 Meters
(5) Simone Joseph, JR-3, 55.32, Outdoor Music City Challenge
10,000 Meters
(10) Jocelyn Host, JR-3, 38:25.28, WashU Distance Carnival
100 Hurdles
(5) Darrione Joseph, SR-4, 13.79, UL Freeman/Clark Open
400 Hurdles
(3) Chelby Melvin, JR-3, 59.77 JSU Gamecock Invite
3000 Steeplechase
(3) Ruth Kimutai, SR-4, 10:31.57, Outdoor Music City Challenge
4X100 Relay
(4) Murray State, 45.70, Alyssa Williams, Serena Blackwood, Amahrie Harsh, Faith Bostick, UL Freeman/Clark Open
4X400 Relay
(6) 3:46.04, Chelby Melvin, Amahrie Harsh, Simone Joseph, Neely Gallimore, Gamecock Invite
High Jump
(1) Diamonasia Taylor, SO-2, 1.80m, Gibson Invitational
(7) Lindley Johnston, SO-2, 1.68m, Margaret Simmons Invite
Pole Vault
(5) Jaiden Knoop, FR-1, 3.70m, Outdoor Music City Challenge
(9) Katie Schneider, SO-2, 3.66m, UL Freeman/Clark Open
Triple Jump
(3) Diamonasia Taylor, SO-2, 12.21m, Outdoor Music City Challenge
Javelin
(3) Alexis Meloche, SR-4, 44.43m, Margaret Simmons Invite
Heptathlon
(5) Andrea Segovia, JR-3, 4607, Margaret Simmons Invite
(6) Lindley Johnston, SO-2, 4598, Margaret Simmons Invite

Murray State MVC Champions
2023, Kayla Bell, (400M, 52.62)
2024, Faith Bostick (200M, 23.70)
2024, Chelby Melvin (400M Hurdles, 57.57)
2024, Chelby Melvin, Lucia Herrero-Yanez, Simone Joseph, Kayla Bell (4X400M Relay, 3:36.88 MVC Record)
2023, Meghan Fletcher (High Jump, 1.72M)
2023, Jenna Pauly (Heptathlon, 5,131pts)
2024, Jenna Pauly (Heptathlon, 5,218pts)

Murray State – Outdoor All-MVC
Tylantiss Atlas, 2023
Kayla Bell, 2023, 2024
Faith Bostick, 2023, 2024
Amayah Davis, 2023
Amirr Evans, 2023
Meghan Fletcher, 2023, 2024
Lucia Herrero-Yanez, 2023, 2024
Rachel Hagans, 2023 (Field MVP)
Simone Joseph, 2024
Anouk Krause-Jentsch, 2024
Hannah Malone, 2023
Brooke Misukonis, 2023
Chelby Melvin, 2024
Diamonasia Taylor, 2024
Brooke Probst, 2023, 2024
Jenna Pauly, 2023, 2024
Alyssa Williams, 2024