Emporia, Kan. – The Missouri Southern men's and women's outdoor track and field teams delivered a thrilling performance on Day 3 of the 2025 MIAA Championships, with the men earning a runner-up finish with 135 points and the women with a strong 4th-place showing with 91.5 points. The Lions closed out the weekend with three additional MIAA titles, seven All-MIAA honors, and 12 NCAA Qualifying Marks. The Lions closed out the day with three MIAA titles, seven All-MIAA honors, and 16 NCAA qualifying marks. Ryan Riddle headlined the action by smashing the school, MIAA, and stadium records in the men's 1500m.
 
Women's Javelin
Keilee Johnson takes 2^nd place earning All-MIAA honors in the women's javelin with a season best throw and NCAA Qualifying Mark of 49.29m. Adrianne Casey placed 8^th with a throw of 43.47m, followed by Maggie Kauk in 16^th with a throw of 36.01m.
 
Men's Javelin
Garrett Strange takes 2^nd place in the men's javelin earning All-MIAA honors with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 70.10m. Ethan Dias placed 5^th with a personal best throw of 66.43m, followed by Clifton Bridgewater in 11^th with a throw of 60.69m and Jackson Wahlgren in 15^th with a throw of 58.76m.
 
Women's High Jump
Coryn Fair takes 6^th place in the women's high jump with a personal best jump of 1.64m, followed by Marcy Miller in 9^th with a jump of 1.54m.
 
Men's High Jump
Luke Brumit takes 6^th in the men's high jump with a mark of 2.04m.
 
Men's Triple Jump
Ayden Walton takes 4^th place with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Mark of 15.22m, followed closely by Caleb Manning in 5^th with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 14.98m and Drew Beachler in 6^th with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 14.81m. Peyton McBride placed 12^th with a jump of 13.80m.
 
Women's Shot Put
Dailynn VanDeren claims the MIAA Championship in the women's shot put with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Mark of 15.69m, placing her at #4 in the DII standings. Briar Gillum takes 2^nd earning All-MIAA honors with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 15.21m and Kirsten Womack takes 5^th with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 14.54m.
 
Men's Shot Put
Jamale Williams claims the MIAA Championship in the men's shot put with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Mark of 18.28m. Cedric Pearson takes 2^nd earning All-MIAA honors with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 18.09m.
 
Women's 4x100
The women's 4x100 relay race of Maggie Kauk, Emma Hobbs, Ashyiria Savage and Aryah Moore placed 5^th with a time of 48.04 seconds.
 
Men's 4x100
The men's 4x100 relay race of Matthew Haddock, Sebastian Cooper, Luke Brumit and Cody Grant placed 6^th with a time of 41.09 seconds.
 
Men's 1500m
Ryan Riddle takes 2^nd place in the men's 1500m earning All-MIAA honors and breaking the MIAA, stadium and MSSU School Record with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 3:42.65. Chase Sorrell takes 7^th with a time of 3:52.65 and Kaden Cole in 18^th place with a time of 4:03.25.
 
Women's 100m Hurdles
Ashyiria Savage takes 3^rd place in the finals of the women's 100m hurdles earning All-MIAA honors and an NCAA Qualifying Time of 14.01s. Aryah Moore takes 4^th place with a personal best time of 14.25s.
 
Men's 110m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg takes 4^th place in the finals of the men's 110m hurdles with an NCAA Qualifying Mark of 13.97s.
 
Women's 400m Hurdles
Kinzley Cantwell takes 8^th place in the finals of the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 1:06.45.
 
Men's 400m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg claims the MIAA Championship in the finals of the men's 400m hurdles with an NCAA Qualifying Time of 51.96s. Ryan Jackson placed 8^th with a time of 54.34s.
 
Women's 5000m
Lilah Genel takes 6^th place in the women's 5000m with a time of 17:26.41, followed by Ava Power in 12^th with a time of 17:58.83 and Hailey Nelson in 17^th with a time of 18:18.85.
 
Men's 5000m
Ryan Riddle takes 2^nd place earning All-MIAA honors in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:23.95, followed by Jaden Deaton in 9^th with a time of 14:51.03.
 
The Lions will send a group to the Concordia Twilight Meet in Seward, Nebraska, next Friday, March 9 as their last chance meet. The 2025 DII NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships will be held at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl from Thursday, May 22^nd to Saturday, May 24^th in Pubelo, Colorado. National selections will be announced at a later date.
 
MIAA Champion
Dailynn VanDeren – Women's Shot Put
Jamale Williams – Men's Shot Put
JaDarius Pigg – Men's 400m Hurdles
 
All-MIAA
Keilee Johnson – Women's Javelin
Garrett Strange – Men's Javelin
Cedric Pearson – Men's Shot Put
Briar Gillum – Women's Shot Put
Ryan Riddle – Men's 1500m
Ryan Riddle – Men's 5000m
Ashyiria Savage – Women's 100m Hurdles
 
NCAA Qualifying Marks
Keilee Johnson – Women's Javelin
Garrett Strange – Men's Javelin
Ethan Dias – Men's Javelin
Ayden Walton – Men's Triple Jump
Caleb Manning – Men's Triple Jump
Drew Beachler – Men's Triple Jump
Dailynn VanDeren – Women's Shot Put
Briar Gillum – Women's Shot Put
Kirsten Womack – Women's Shot Put
Jamale Williams – Men's Shot Put
Cedric Pearson – Men's Shot Put
Ryan Riddle – Men's 1500m
Ashyiria Savage – Women's 100m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg – Men's 110m Hurdles
JaDarius Pigg – Men's 400m Hurdles