Columbia, Mo. – The women's and men's indoor track and field teams made the trip to Columbia, MO, today to compete in the Bob Teel Invitational at the University of Missouri. The Lions brought home two first-place finishes: Caleb Manning claimed victory in the men's triple jump, while Jenari Lopez took top honors in the women's 3000m race. Southern also recorded six NCAA qualifying marks, including two from Briar Gillum in the women's weight throw and shot put.
 
Men's Weight Throw
Tyson Williams earned a 4th-place finish with a mark of 17.44m.
 
Women's Weight Throw
Briar Gillum placed 3^rd with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 18.15m followed by Dailynn VanDeren in 5^th with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 17.88m.
 
Women's Shot Put
Briar Gillum secured 2nd place with an NCAA qualifying mark of 14.98m, while Dailynn VanDeren followed in 4th with a throw of 14.18m.
 
Men's High Jump
Luke Brumit placed 2^nd in the men's high jump with a mark of 2.05m.
 
Women's High Jump
Coryn Fair placed 2^nd in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.70m.
 
Men's Long Jump
Donovyn Fowler placed 3^rd in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.11m, followed by Caleb Manning in 4^th with a mark of 7.05m.
 
Women's Long Jump
Gabrielle McPherson secured 5^th-place with a jump of 5.50m, followed by Maggie Kauk in 11^th with a mark of 5.26m.
 
Men's Triple Jump
Caleb Manning took 1st place in the men's triple jump with an NCAA qualifying mark of 14.99m, while Donovyn Fowler finished 4th at 14.46m and Ayden Walton followed closely in 5th with a mark of 14.34m.
 
Women's Pole Vault
Abby Hobbs placed 4^th in the women's pole vault with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 3.75m.
 
Men's 60m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg placed 2^nd in the men's 60m hurdles with an NCAA Qualifying time of 8.09s.
 
Women's 60m Hurdles
Aryah Moore secured 2^nd-place in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.88s, followed by Maggie Kauk in 7^th with a time of 9.14s.
 
Men's 60m
Cody Grant placed 3^rd in the men's 60m dash with a time of 7.00s, followed by JaDarius Pigg in 16^th with a time of 7.32s.
 
Women's 60m
Joy Udo-Gabriel secured 2^nd-place in the women's 60m dash with a time of 7.67s, followed by Aryah Moore in 27^th with a time of 8.03s.
 
Women's 200m
Morgan Pork placed 18^th in the women's 200dash with a time of 25.41s.
 
Men's 800m
Miguel Solano Jr. placed 8^th in the men's 800m with a time of 1:56.61.
 
Women's Mile
Kyla Weems placed 16^th in the women's mile with a time of 5:10.20.
 
Men's Mile
Kaden Cole placed 13^th in the men's mile with a time of 4:12.25, followed by Chase Sorrell in 14^th with a time of 4:13.19.
 
Women's 3000m
Jenari Lopez secured a 1^st place finish with a personal best time in the women's 3000m at 10:08.87, followed by Lilah Genel in 6^th with a time of 10:32.86. Hailey Nelson finished in 9^th with a time of 10:38.13, Zoe Nelson finished in 12^th with a time of 10:40.33 and Ava Power finished in 14^th with a time of 10:44.60.
 
Men's 4x400
The men's 4x400 relay team of Sebastian Cooper, Phillip Jefferson, Matthew Haddock, and Sie'ntez Lerma secured 3rd place with a time of 3:19.70, marking the 8th fastest time in MSSU history.
 
NCAA Qualifying Marks
Briar Gillum – Women's Weight Throw – 18.15m
Briar Gillum – Women's Shot Put – 14.98m
Abby Hobbs – Women's Pole Vault – 3.75m
Caleb Manning – Men's Triple Jump – 14.99m
JaDarius Pigg – Men's 60m Hurdles – 8.09s
Dailynn VanDeren – Women's Weight Throw – 17.88m
 
Up Next:
The Lions will be back in action on Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1 as they travel to the Pittsburg State Invitational on the campus of the Pittsburg State University in the Robert W. Plaster Center.