Tiger men, women compete in Bill Bergan Invitational
The Missouri men's and women's track and field team traveled to Ames, Iowa, to compete in the Bill Bergan Invitational on Saturday, where two Tiger athletes achieved national rankings in their events.
Missouri juniors Brooks Mosier and Laura Roxberg set personal bests in the shot put and the mile run, respectively. Roxberg placed second in the mile run with a time of 4:44:09, making him No. 14 in the nation. The highlight of the competition for the Tigers came when Mosier heaved his shot 18.40 meters, good enough for first place and a top 15 national ranking.
Missouri also featured solid performances from junior Jacob Bullinger and sophomore Brian Duncan in the weight throw. Bullinger earned third place with a throw of 18.09 meters while Duncan finished in sixth place with 17.53 meters.
In the rest of the men's competition, Tiger senior Blake Irwin had a strong showing in the 800-meter race, finishing third at 1:50:53. Also finishing third with a time of 3:14.60 was the 400-meter relay team, consisting of senior Ryan Blackwell, Irwin, junior Ricky West and senior Kellyn Fogarty.
Blackwell was able to secure fifth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.73.
For the women's track events, senior Sierre Gant, freshman Sha'Rone Greenlaw, senior Leslie Farmer and freshman Jasmine Webb ran for the Tigers in the 400-meter relay, taking third place with a time of 3:48:22.
Placing fourth for Missouri was sophomore Camille Hayes, who recorded a high jump of 1.70 meters. In the pole vault, junior Heather Green secured fourth by clearing 3.65m.
Senior Leslie Farmer took fifth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.39. In the 3000-meter run, Missouri junior Bailey Belvis finished at 9:35:10, earning her a fifth-place finish as well.
The Tigers will next compete in the Texas A&M Challenge on Feb. 11 in College Station, Texas.