PITTSBURG, Kan. – Alaina Norman and Abbey Brackenbury led Missouri Southern women's track & field as the Lions opened their 2025-26 indoor campaign at Pittsburg State's Boo Rogers Combined Events, and Crimson and Gold Invitational Friday at Robert W. Plaster Center.
 
Norman paced the MSSU women in the Boo Rogers Combined Events pentathlon, totaling 3,230 points for third overall. She took first in the shot put with a throw of 12.09 meters and took second in high jump (1.55 meters).
 
Maggie Kauk followed in fourth in the pentathlon, achieving a point total of 3,195. She took second in the 60-meter hurdles (9.21), high jump (1.55 meters) and shot put (11.25 meters).
 
Claire Cole rounded out the Lions in the pentathlon, taking sixth with 3,080 points. She was the runner-up in the high jump, surpassing a height of 1.55 meters. Cole was also fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.59.
 
Brackenbury and Kyla Weems closed out the opening day of the Crimson and Gold Invitational, taking fourth and sixth, respectively in the 5,000 meters with a pair of personal bests. Brackenbury crossed the finish line in 17:27.57 followed by Weems at 17:30.56.
 
MSSU wraps the Crimson and Gold Invitational Saturday. Running events start at 11:30 a.m., CT followed by field events at noon.
 
 
Friday, Dec. 5
Pentathlon (Red Group)
Alaina Norman - 3rd place with 3,230 points (PR)

• 60m Hurdles - 6th place - 9.73 (PR) - 763 points
• High Jump - 2nd place - 1.55 meters (PR) - 678 points
• Shot Put - 1st place - 12.09 meters (PR) - 667 points
• Long Jump - 6th place - 4.73 meters (PR) - 487 points
• 800m - 9th place - 2:21.22 (PR) - 635 points

Maggie Kauk - 4th place with 3,195 points

• 60m Hurdles - 2nd place - 9.21 - 867 points
• High Jump - 2nd place - 1.55 meters (PR) - 678 points
• Shot Put - 2nd place - 11.25 meters - 612 points
• Long Jump - 7th place - 4.69 meters - 477 points
• 800m - 10th place - 2:41.07 - 561 points

 
Claire Cole - 6th place with 3,080 points (PR)

• 60m Hurdles - 4th place - 9.59 - 791 points
• High Jump - 2nd place - 1.55 meters - 678 points
• Shot Put - 6th place - 8.37 meters - 423 points
• Long Jump - 5th place - 4.85 meters - 519 points
• 800m - 6th place - 2:31.89 - 669 points

Women's 5000m
Abbey Brackenbury

• 4th place - 17:27.57 (PR) 

Kyla Weems

• 6th place - 17:30.56 (PR)