Maryville, Mo. – The Missouri Southern women's and men's Indoor Track & Field teams traveled to the Bearcat Invite in Maryville, MO for a two-day meet on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University. The Lions took home a new school record from Joy Udo-Gabriel in the 60m dash and 13 NCAA Qualifying Marks.
 
Friday, February 7^th
Women's Pentathlon
Maggie Kauk takes 1^st place in the women's pentathlon with an overall score of 3205. She placed 1^st in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.22s, 3^rd in the high jump with a mark of 1.43m, 1^st in the shot put with a personal best mark of 10.58m, 2^nd in the long jump with a mark of 5.31m and 3^rd in the 800m with a time of 2:39.07. Claire Cole placed 3^rd with an overall score of 3070. She placed 3^rd in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.78s, 1^st in the high jump with a mark of 1.52m, 3^rd in the shot put with a personal best mark of 8.82m, 3^rd in the long jump with a mark of 4.99m and 1^st in the 800m with a time of 2:32.42.
Women's 5000m
Lilah Genel placed 2^nd in the women's 5000m with a time of 17:55.35 followed by Hailey Nelson in 6^th with a personal best time of 18:12.73. Zoe Nelson placed 9^th with a personal best time of 18:28.85 followed closely by Isabella Frost in 10^th with a time of 18:29.40.
Women's Pole Vault
Emma Hobbs placed 3^rd in the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.36m, followed by Katie Candrl in 16^th with a mark of 3.21m.
 
Saturday, February 8^th
Women's 60m Hurdles
Aryah Moore takes 3^rd place in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 8.84 seconds qualifying for the finals. In the finals, she takes 2^nd place with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Time of 8.76 seconds.
Men's 60m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg places 3^rd in the men's 60m hurdles with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 8.13sec qualifying for finals. In the finals, he placed 2^nd with the same NCAA Qualifying Time of 8.13 seconds.
Women's 60m Dash
Joy Udo-Gabriel takes 1^st place in the women's 60m dash breaking the MSSU school record and Bearcat Invite record and takes over the 7^th spot in DII with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 7.40 seconds. In the finals, she placed 3^rd with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 7.45 seconds.
Men's 60m Dash
Cody Grant takes 22^nd place in the men's 60m dash with a time of 7.02 seconds.
Women's Mile
Kyla Weems takes 11^th in the women's mile with a time of 5:13.67.
Men's Mile
Kade Cole takes 2^nd place in the men's mile with a personal best time of 4:13.56 followed closely by Chase Sorrell in 5^th with a time of 4:15.21 and Geordan Patrylak takes 25^th with a time of 4:27.40.
Women's 400m
Morgan Pork takes 5^th in the women's 400m with a time of 58.18 seconds.
Men's 400m
Sebastian Cooper takes 5^th in the men's 400m with a personal best time of 48.62 seconds.
Men's 800m
Kaden Cole takes 17^th in the men's 800m with a personal best time of 1:54.68 followed by Chase Sorrell in 20^th with a personal best time of 1:54.83.
Women's 200m
Morgan Pork takes 3^rd in the women's 200m dash with a time of 25.45 seconds.
Women's 200m INVITE
Joy Udo-Gabriel takes 6^th in the women's 200m dash invite with a personal best time of 25.16 seconds.
Men's 200m
Cody Grant placed 31^st in the men's 200m dash with a NCAA Qualifying Time of 22.62 seconds.
Men's 200m INVITE
Nurain Musa breaks the MSSU school record in the 200m dash and takes 1^st place with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 21.22 seconds. Musa's personal best time now ranks at #9 in DII.
Women's 3000m
Jenari Lopez takes 2^nd place in the women's 3000m with a personal best time of 9:57.13 followed closely by Jayna Gunter in 3^rd place with a time of 10:20.01 and Ava Power takes 17^th with a time of 11:04.95.
Men's 3000m
Ryan Riddle takes 1^st place in the men's 3000m with a new Bearcat Invite record and NCAA Qualifying Time of 8:06.81.
Women's High Jump
Coryn Fair takes 2^nd place with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 1.68m.
Women's Weight Throw
Briar Gillum takes 6^th place in the women's weight throw with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 18.02m followed closely by Dailynn VanDeren in 7^th with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 18.01m.
Men's Weight Throw
Tyson Williams takes 4^th place in the men's weight throw with mark of 17.51m.
Women's Long Jump
Gabrielle McPherson takes 10^th in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.30m.
Women's Shot Put
Briar Gillum takes 2^nd place in the women's shot put with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 15.05m followed by Kirsten Womack in 7^th place with a mark of 13.39m and Dailynn VanDeren in 8^th with a mark of 13.26m.
Men's Shot Put
Jamale Williams takes 2^nd place in the men's shot put with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Mark of 17.24m.
Women's Triple Jump
Lillian Hart takes 6^th place in the women's triple jump with a mark of 10.95m.

Up Next:
The Lions are back in action this upcoming Friday, February 14 at the Russ Jewett Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan. on the campus of Pittsburg State University.
 
NCAA Qualifying Marks
Coryn Fair – Women's High Jump – 1.68m
Briar Gillum – Women's Shot Put – 15.02m
Briar Gillum – Women's Weight Throw – 18.02m
Dailynn VanDeren – Women's Weight Throw – 18.01m
JaDarius Pigg – Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelims & Finals) – 8.13s
Joy Udo-Gabriel – Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelims & Finals) – 7.40s & 7.45s
Aryah Moore – Women's 60m Hurdles -- 8.76s
Jamale Williams – Men's Shot Put – 17.24m
Ryan Riddle – Men's 3000m – 8:06.81
 Nurain Musa - 200m Dash - 21.22s.