Recap | Track and Field has strong performance at the Missouri Invite

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Southern Illinois Track and Field put together another strong showing to start the weekend at the Missouri Invite at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.

"It was a great meet with some good performances sprinkled throughout all event groups, as we get ready for conference with one meet left, I feel good about the direction we are going," Director of Track and Field Richard Jones said. "We still have some things to clean up but that's a good sign to me, once those minor adjustments are done, we will have a good showing at the conference meet"

TRACK EVENTS
Andre Jackson II continues his strong season with a dominant win in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.44 seconds, beating the next closest runner by 1.11 seconds. Jackson set a new personal best time in the event, beating his old mark by .96 seconds. The time set at the Missouri Invite also moves him into seventh in school history in the 400-meter dash.

Leah Thames led the way in the 400-meter dash, winning the event with a time of 56.09. Teanna Bell and Layla Watson followed right behind her, finishing second and third.

The men's 4x400 relay squad consisting of Marius Coleman, Xavier Preston, Josh Delgado, and Andre Jackson II, won the event with a time of 3:14.33, outpacing the second-place finisher by 3.07 seconds. This time puts them in third place in school history.

The women's 4x400 relay squad consisting of Vashti Grey, Teanna Bell, Leah Thames, and Trinity Cleaver, followed suit by winning the event with a time of 3:49.18, beating the second-place finisher by 1.25 seconds.

Jadon Robertson won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.32 seconds. Winning the event by .06 seconds.

Jumps/Multis Coach Jacob Brydson gave Roberston credit for his first-place finish.

"He stumbled out of the blocks and had to save it but did so wonderfully and charged hard in the second half of the race to get the win."

The women's 200-meter dash saw the Salukis hold the second, third, and fourth spots led by Leah Thames with a time of 24.55. This time was .07 seconds off the lead. Trinity Cleaver and Teanna Bell finished close behind with times of 24.58 seconds and 25.04 seconds.

Trinity Cleaver finished in second place in a tightly contested 60-meter dash. Finishing with a time of 7.75 seconds, just .05 seconds from the lead.

Distance Coach Angelina Ramos was proud of how her runners performed on Friday.

"It was great to see so many of them translating areas we've been working on in impressive practice sessions into their respective races, closing the races hard," Ramos said. "Hannah Meiser, Weston Jokerst, and Brianna Nieset ran with a ferocity and trusted their ability to snipe athletes and take what is theirs."

Ramos continues "That was a lifetime indoor personal best for Weston Jokerst, a 21-second personal best 3K for Hannah Meiser, and an incredibly smart tactical execution by Brianna Nieset and an indoor open 800m best by Nieset." Ramos said. "As a group, they're trending exactly how they need to be going into conference championships."

Will Foltz competed in his first meet of the season with a second-place finish in the 3000-meter race. Foltz kept pace with the leader to the end, finishing just 1.16 seconds behind first place.

Brianna Nieset competed in the 800-meter event and came in second with a time of 2:16.68.

FIELD EVENTS
Darius Fuller won the triple jump event with a distance of 14.06 meters (46'1.5")

Jumps coach Jacob Brydson gave his thoughts on his event group performers

"Only took one jump and decided to shut him down," Brydson said. "There was a thought to have him jump a few times in the final, but better to be safe than sorry."

Na'Kyrah Cooks won the Long Jump event with a distance of 5.51 meters (18'1").

"Winning is important and her jumping today deserved the win," Brydson said. "Technically, there were some aspects to her jumps that we have been working on that have looked great and we're excited to see it come together even more."

The men's high jump event saw the Salukis hold the second and third-place finishes. Grant Spicer led the way with a 1.95-meter jump (6'4.75"). Jadon Robertson finished in third place with a 1.90-meter jump (6'2.75").

Darrione Williams finished second place in the Long Jump event with a distance of 7.01 meters (23'), .32 meters behind the leader.

"If he fixes the landing it's a different story, he is trending in the right direction and we are excited to see him at the home meet next weekend."

PERSONAL BESTS
•   Andre Jackson II – 200m & 400m – 21.74 seconds, 47.44 seconds
•   Jacob Morrison – 200m & Long Jump – 22.94 seconds, 6.81 meters
•   Christian Coleman – Long Jump – 6.41 meters
•   Weston Jokerst – Mile & 800 - 4:10.29, 1:55.71 seconds
•   Will Foltz – 3000m – 8:44.10
•   Kyan Bell – Weight Throw – 17.20 meters
•   Henry Harsey – Shot Put – 11.73 meters
•   Trinity Cleaver – 200m – 24.58 seconds
•   Triniti Douglas – 60m – 7.98 seconds
•   Hannah Meiser – 3000m – 10:06.30
•   Christine Nosike – Weight Throw – 15.46 meters
•   Tiara Murray – Weight Throw – 13.83 meters
•   Mali Thornton – Shot Put – 11.73 meters

Full results for the Missouri Invite can be seen here.

UP NEXT
The Salukis will look to carry the momentum over when they head home to compete in the Don DeNoon Invite on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the SIU Recreation Center in Carbondale, Ill.

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