Salukis take second at the Joey Haines Invite

Friday, April 1

Cape Girardeau, MO

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Southern Illinois University

Joey Haine Invite

04/02/2022 | 8:22:00 | Track and Field

By: SIUSalukis.com

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Southern Illinois University track and field program concluded its second outdoor meet of the 2022 season on Saturday at the Joey Haines Invitational, which was hosted by SEMO.

Both the men (100 points) and women (113.5 points) finished second in the team standings for the second consecutive week. Three salukis won individual events over the course of the two days, and a total of 16 Saluki student-athletes found the podium.

The men's and women's hammer throw were the lone events that took place on Friday afternoon. Elisia Lancaster placed second in the event behind Saluki Hall of Famer Deanna Price. Lancaster recorded a personal-best mark of 66.67m (218' 8") en route to winning silver. That mark ties Freya Block for fifth all-time at SIU, and ranked as the 9^th best mark in the NCAA heading into the weekend. Shauniece O'Neal finished one spot behind her teammate after recording 66.47m (218' 1") in the finals. That mark registers one behind Lancaster as the 10^th best mark in the NCAA.

The first Saluki points on Saturday came by way of the 4x100 Meter Relays. The squad of Miracle Berry, Olivia Garner, Jhordin Galmore, and Iaunia Pointer placed third in women's race with a time of 47.10. The men were able to bring home gold moments later with a finish in 42.14. Caleb Massiah, Jeremiah Hamilton, Corey Sherrod, and Ja'Den Johnson were the four responsible for the ten first-place points.

Omar Rodgers secured more points for the Salukis as he ran a personal best time of 48.68 to win silver in the men's 400m.

On the women's side of the field events, A'veun Moore-Jones finished second with a new PR in the discus. Her mark of 51.18m (167' 11") is good enough to be the 8^th best mark in SIU history. Teammate Matisen Ingle also set a new personal best and placed third with a mark of 50.02m (164' 11"). For the second time in as many weeks, the Salukis swept the podium in the women's shot put. Moore-Jones set a new outdoor PR and won the event by recording 17.10m (56' 1.25"). That improves her 4^th best mark and SIU history, and would be the 5^th best mark in the NCAA as of this past week. Bri'Yanna Robinson grabbed silver with a new outdoor PR of 16.14m (52' 11.25"). Kayleigh Conlon rounded out the top-3 with a mark of 15.66m (51' 4.5").

In the men's field events, Cole Targgart placed fifth in the men's shot put with a mark of 16.57m. Daniel Norris and Hunter Roseborough both set new personal-best marks and made the event finals. Dawson Plab grabbed bronze in the men's high jump after clearing 2.05m (6' 8.75"). Darrione Williams place second in the men's long jump with a distance of 7.54m (24' 9"), he also placed third in the triple jump (14.00m, 45' 11.25").

The Saluki women's 4x400 relay squad capped off the Joey Haines Invite with a third place finish, running a season best time of 3:55.68.

The Salukis hit the road again next week to travel to Oxford, Miss. to compete in the Joe Walker Invitational on April 8-9.

Other Top-10 Performances

Kaitlyn Burson | Hammer (7^th) | 55.87m
Dylan Beaird | Hammer (6^th) | 56.92m
Daniel Norris | Hammer (9^th) | 51.26m
Josie Brown | 1500 Meters (5^th) | 4:48.22
Brianna Nieset | 1500 Meters (6^th) | 4:50.01
Sydney Matusik | 1500 Meters (10^th) | 4:54.67
Jeremiah Hamilton | 400 Meters (6^th) | 51.06
Iaunia Pointer | 100 Meters (5^th) | 12.01
Olivia Garner | 100 Meters (7^th) | 12.27
Ja'Den Johnson | 100 Meters (7^th) | 10.85
Josh Delgado | 800 Meters (5^th) | 1:53.21
Jade Ceasar | 400 Meter Hurdles (6^th) | 1:11.54
Miracle Berry | 200 Meter (3^rd) | 25.34
Jhordin Galmore | 200 Meter (4^th) | 25.66
Ja'Den Johnson | 200 Meters (5^th) | 22.27
Daniel Norris | Shot Put (6^th) | 16.25m
Hunter Roseborough | Shot Put (7th) | 15.83m
Christine Nosike | Shot Put (8^th) | 13.19m
Christine Nosike | Discus (6^th) | 45.64m
Shauniece O'Neal | Discus (7^th) | 45.18m
Bri'Yanna Robinson | Discus (9^th) | 44.49m
Daniel Norris | Discus (5^th) | 49.26m
Cole Targgart | Discus (6^th) | 48.50m
Peyton Taylor | Discus (9^th) | 48.15m
Dasani Edward | Long Jump (4^th) | 6.93m
Caleb Massiah | Long Jump (6^th) | 6.85m
Bella Musselman | Long Jump (9^th) | 5.40m
McKenzie Krich | High Jump (9^th) | 1.60m
Trevor Thompson | High Jump (4^th) | 2.00m
Caleb Vogel | High Jump (5^th) | 1.95m
Britney Mosby | Triple Jump (8^th) | 11.46m