Friday, April 9
Columbia, MO
Southern Illinois University
at
Tom Botts Invitational
Track and Field To Compete at Tom Botts Invitational
04/08/2021 | 12:20:00 | Track and Field
CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Southern Illinois University track and field program is headed to Columbia, Mo., to take part in the Tom Botts Invitational, hosted by the University of Missouri April 9-10 at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium.
Friday's field events get underway at 3:30 p.m. with the men and women's hammer throw, followed by the long jump and javelin at 4:30 p.m. Track events start at 7 p.m. with the 3000-meter steeplechase, while the 1500-meter, 5000-meter and 10000-meter races are set to follow.
Saturday's field events get underway with the start of the pole vault at 11:30 a.m., with the high jump, shot put, discus and triple jump to follow. Track events begin at 12 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay and conclude with the 4x400-meter relay.
The field of teams set to compete with Southern Illinois at the meet include Creighton, DePaul, Kansas, Mizzou, Northern Iowa and St. Louis.
Click here to view the Tom Botts Invitational schedule. Live results of the meet can be found here.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in 12 events heading into this weekend's competition:
Willie Johnson | 400-Meters | 47.60
Kyle Lind | 110 Hurdles | 14.33
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 15.00m (49'-2.5")
Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 65.23m (214')
Iaunia Pointer | 200-Meters | 24.17
Iaunia Pointer | 400-Meters | 55.66
Savannah Long | 400 Hurdles | 1:01.15
Rachel Anderson | 3000 Steeplechase | 11:17.72
Erin Diemer | Pole Vault | 3.86m (12'-8")
A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-4")
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
TFRRS Top-20 Marks
Men
20 | Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Women
18 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-4")
18 | Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
USTFCCCA Top-25 Event Squad Rankings
Women
3 | Hammer
9 | Shot Put
22 | Discus
USTFCCCA Regional Midwest Rankings
16th | Men
16th | Women
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Friday's field events get underway at 3:30 p.m. with the men and women's hammer throw, followed by the long jump and javelin at 4:30 p.m. Track events start at 7 p.m. with the 3000-meter steeplechase, while the 1500-meter, 5000-meter and 10000-meter races are set to follow.
Saturday's field events get underway with the start of the pole vault at 11:30 a.m., with the high jump, shot put, discus and triple jump to follow. Track events begin at 12 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay and conclude with the 4x400-meter relay.
The field of teams set to compete with Southern Illinois at the meet include Creighton, DePaul, Kansas, Mizzou, Northern Iowa and St. Louis.
Click here to view the Tom Botts Invitational schedule. Live results of the meet can be found here.
Leading the Valley
The Salukis lead the Missouri Valley Conference in 12 events heading into this weekend's competition:
Willie Johnson | 400-Meters | 47.60
Kyle Lind | 110 Hurdles | 14.33
Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Willie Rodgers | Triple Jump | 15.00m (49'-2.5")
Ricky Hurley | Hammer | 65.23m (214')
Iaunia Pointer | 200-Meters | 24.17
Iaunia Pointer | 400-Meters | 55.66
Savannah Long | 400 Hurdles | 1:01.15
Rachel Anderson | 3000 Steeplechase | 11:17.72
Erin Diemer | Pole Vault | 3.86m (12'-8")
A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-4")
Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
TFRRS Top-20 Marks
Men
20 | Willie Rodgers | High Jump | 2.15m (7'-0.5")
Women
18 | A'veun Moore-Jones | Shot Put | 16.56m (54'-4")
18 | Shauniece O'Neal | Hammer | 64.36m (211'-2")
USTFCCCA Top-25 Event Squad Rankings
Women
3 | Hammer
9 | Shot Put
22 | Discus
USTFCCCA Regional Midwest Rankings
16th | Men
16th | Women
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