Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Saturday, April 20
Lexington, KY
Southern Illinois University
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Kentucky Invite
Salukis ready for Kentucky Open
04/19/2019 | 8:35:00 | Track and Field
The Southern Illinois track and field team heads South for the inaugural Kentucky Open, hosted by the University of Kentucky on Saturday at the UK Outdoor Track and Field Complex.Â
With cold, wet weather in Saturday's forecast in Lexington, the meet's schedule is subject to change.Â
The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw competition. Running events kick off at 1:10 p.m. with the men's 4x100 relay.Â
Surveying the field
The meet leaves little doubt to that fact that it will serve its intended purpose of being a showcase of college track and field programs from the state of Kentucky. Nearly every school from the state is represented at the meet, from all levels. NAIA's Lindsey Wilson College, DIII's Centre and Spalding as well as DII's Kentucky Wesleyan all have representation at the meet. There are still a slew of Power Five Conference programs that will be competing, including Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, Ball State, Milwaukee, Louisville, Cincinnati and Indiana, among others. Kentucky's women come into the meet ranked No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA's national ranking while their men's program sits at No. 27.Â
Event Squad Rankings
According to the most recent USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings, the Salukis rank in the top-20 of five events. Southern's highest ranking comes in the men's shot put and the women's discus, where SIU sits at fifth in both events. The Saluki men's hammer throwers rank No. 9 nationally, while Southern's women's shot putters are No. 11. The Saluki men's high jumpers are the fifth event group that is ranked in the Top-20, as they are ranked No. 20.Â
USTFCCCA's MVC Rankings
The USTFCCCA rolled out a conference ranking for all major DI conferences, including the Missouri Valley Conference. In the first edition of the weekly ranking, SIU's women's are ranked third with Indiana State at No. 1 and Illinois State at No. 2. On the men's side the Salukis are ranked fourth, behind Indiana State, Illinois State and Northern Iowa.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in 12 events heading into this weekend's meet. Bri'Anna Branch has the top times in both the 100m and 200m dashes while Willie Rodgers is first in both the triple jump and the high jump after his mark in the triple jump from the Tennessee Relays. Megan Krolak also claimed the top spot in the 5K with her time from the Tennessee Relays.Â
Bri'Anna Branch | 100m dash | 11.71
Bri'Anna Branch | 200m dash | 23.19
Megan Krolak | 5K | 17:15.11
Josh Maier | 10K | 28:55.43
Savannah Long | 400m Hurdles | 1:00.65
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Caleb Vogel | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 49'-5.75" (15.08m)
Adam Kessler | Shot Put | 64'-0.5" (19.52m)
Nate Dyer | Hammer Throw | 205'-4" (62.59m)
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer Throw | 212'-9" (64.86m)
Madison Meyer | Heptathlon | 5118 points
Meet Schedule
Women's Hammer - 10 a.m. - Emily Kern, Alexis Roberson, Shauniece O'Neal
Men's Hammer - 11:30 a.m. - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley, Nate Dyer
Women's Javelin - 10 a.m. - Caroline Taty
Men's Javelin - 12 p.m. - Trevor Thompson
Women's Pole Vault - 1 p.m. - Erin Diemer
Men's 4x100 Relay - 1:10 p.m.Â
Women's 100m hurdles - Savannah Long
Women's 4x100 Relay - 1 p.m.
Women's high jump - 1 p.m. - Lauren Feagans, Marissa Holmes, McKenzie Krich, Justine Paton
Men's long jump - 1 p.m. - Mitchell Bland, Willie RodgersÂ
Men's 110m hurdles - Theo Phipps, Trevor Thompson
Women's Discus - 1:30 p.m. - A'Veun Moore-Jones, Alexis Roberson, Kayleigh Conlon, Nikki Freeman, Shauniece O'Neal
Men's Shot Put - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley, Adam Kessler
Women's 100m dash - 1:45 p.m. - Bri'Anna Branch, Tyjuana Eason, Madison Meyer, Erin Diemer
Men's 100m dash - 2 p.m. - Alonzo Taylor-Jones
Women's 400m dash -2:10 p.m. - Alicia Reed, Genesis Ewell
Men's 400m dash - 2:20 p.m. - Corey Sherrod, Johnny McGluen, James Croft
Women's 800m run - 2:35 p.m. - Sydney Spranger
Men's 800m run - 2:50 p.m. - Canoy Tyree, Brandon Schnitker
Women's Triple Jump - 3 p.m. - Emani James
Men's Triple Jump - 3 p.m. - Mitchell Bland
Women's Shot Put - 3 p.m. - Nikki Freeman, Kayleigh Conlon, Sian Person, A'veun Moore-Jones
Men's Discus - 3 p.m. - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley
Women's 400m hurdles - 3:15 p.m. - Savannah Long
Women's 3000m Steeplechase - 3:35 p.m. - Kayla Schiera, Megan Krolak
Men's high jump - 3:45 p.m. - Gunnar Galloway, Willie Rodgers, Caleb Vogel
Men's 300m Steeplechase - 3:50 p.m. - Chris Edwards
Women's 200m dash - 4:05 p.m. - Tyjuana Eason, Madison Meyer
Men's 200m dash- 4:15 p.m. - Theo Phipps
Women's 1500m run - 4:30 p.m. - Maddy Hurt
Men's 1500m run - 4:55 p.m. - Josh Maier, Michael Church
Women's 4x400 relay - 5:35 p.m.Â
Men's 4x400 Relay - 5:45 p.m.
With cold, wet weather in Saturday's forecast in Lexington, the meet's schedule is subject to change.Â
The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw competition. Running events kick off at 1:10 p.m. with the men's 4x100 relay.Â
Surveying the field
The meet leaves little doubt to that fact that it will serve its intended purpose of being a showcase of college track and field programs from the state of Kentucky. Nearly every school from the state is represented at the meet, from all levels. NAIA's Lindsey Wilson College, DIII's Centre and Spalding as well as DII's Kentucky Wesleyan all have representation at the meet. There are still a slew of Power Five Conference programs that will be competing, including Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, Ball State, Milwaukee, Louisville, Cincinnati and Indiana, among others. Kentucky's women come into the meet ranked No. 6 in the latest USTFCCCA's national ranking while their men's program sits at No. 27.Â
Event Squad Rankings
According to the most recent USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings, the Salukis rank in the top-20 of five events. Southern's highest ranking comes in the men's shot put and the women's discus, where SIU sits at fifth in both events. The Saluki men's hammer throwers rank No. 9 nationally, while Southern's women's shot putters are No. 11. The Saluki men's high jumpers are the fifth event group that is ranked in the Top-20, as they are ranked No. 20.Â
USTFCCCA's MVC Rankings
The USTFCCCA rolled out a conference ranking for all major DI conferences, including the Missouri Valley Conference. In the first edition of the weekly ranking, SIU's women's are ranked third with Indiana State at No. 1 and Illinois State at No. 2. On the men's side the Salukis are ranked fourth, behind Indiana State, Illinois State and Northern Iowa.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in 12 events heading into this weekend's meet. Bri'Anna Branch has the top times in both the 100m and 200m dashes while Willie Rodgers is first in both the triple jump and the high jump after his mark in the triple jump from the Tennessee Relays. Megan Krolak also claimed the top spot in the 5K with her time from the Tennessee Relays.Â
Bri'Anna Branch | 100m dash | 11.71
Bri'Anna Branch | 200m dash | 23.19
Megan Krolak | 5K | 17:15.11
Josh Maier | 10K | 28:55.43
Savannah Long | 400m Hurdles | 1:00.65
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Caleb Vogel | High Jump | 6'-8.75" (2.05m)
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 49'-5.75" (15.08m)
Adam Kessler | Shot Put | 64'-0.5" (19.52m)
Nate Dyer | Hammer Throw | 205'-4" (62.59m)
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer Throw | 212'-9" (64.86m)
Madison Meyer | Heptathlon | 5118 points
Meet Schedule
Women's Hammer - 10 a.m. - Emily Kern, Alexis Roberson, Shauniece O'Neal
Men's Hammer - 11:30 a.m. - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley, Nate Dyer
Women's Javelin - 10 a.m. - Caroline Taty
Men's Javelin - 12 p.m. - Trevor Thompson
Women's Pole Vault - 1 p.m. - Erin Diemer
Men's 4x100 Relay - 1:10 p.m.Â
Women's 100m hurdles - Savannah Long
Women's 4x100 Relay - 1 p.m.
Women's high jump - 1 p.m. - Lauren Feagans, Marissa Holmes, McKenzie Krich, Justine Paton
Men's long jump - 1 p.m. - Mitchell Bland, Willie RodgersÂ
Men's 110m hurdles - Theo Phipps, Trevor Thompson
Women's Discus - 1:30 p.m. - A'Veun Moore-Jones, Alexis Roberson, Kayleigh Conlon, Nikki Freeman, Shauniece O'Neal
Men's Shot Put - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley, Adam Kessler
Women's 100m dash - 1:45 p.m. - Bri'Anna Branch, Tyjuana Eason, Madison Meyer, Erin Diemer
Men's 100m dash - 2 p.m. - Alonzo Taylor-Jones
Women's 400m dash -2:10 p.m. - Alicia Reed, Genesis Ewell
Men's 400m dash - 2:20 p.m. - Corey Sherrod, Johnny McGluen, James Croft
Women's 800m run - 2:35 p.m. - Sydney Spranger
Men's 800m run - 2:50 p.m. - Canoy Tyree, Brandon Schnitker
Women's Triple Jump - 3 p.m. - Emani James
Men's Triple Jump - 3 p.m. - Mitchell Bland
Women's Shot Put - 3 p.m. - Nikki Freeman, Kayleigh Conlon, Sian Person, A'veun Moore-Jones
Men's Discus - 3 p.m. - Peyton Taylor, Ricky Hurley
Women's 400m hurdles - 3:15 p.m. - Savannah Long
Women's 3000m Steeplechase - 3:35 p.m. - Kayla Schiera, Megan Krolak
Men's high jump - 3:45 p.m. - Gunnar Galloway, Willie Rodgers, Caleb Vogel
Men's 300m Steeplechase - 3:50 p.m. - Chris Edwards
Women's 200m dash - 4:05 p.m. - Tyjuana Eason, Madison Meyer
Men's 200m dash- 4:15 p.m. - Theo Phipps
Women's 1500m run - 4:30 p.m. - Maddy Hurt
Men's 1500m run - 4:55 p.m. - Josh Maier, Michael Church
Women's 4x400 relay - 5:35 p.m.Â
Men's 4x400 Relay - 5:45 p.m.
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