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Going for Gold-Lawrence and Korir Win Big at OVC
5/14/2016 10:06:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Tamdra Lawrence and Vallery Korir stole the show for the Murray State women's track and field team on Saturday at the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The two combine for three first place finishes at the Ed Temple Track in Nashville.The Racers finished sixth as a team.
Lawrence was the first to take home the hardware. The freshman went into the finals with the fastest time in the preliminaries in the 100 meters as well as the 200 meters.She kept her winning streak alive as she ran 11.81 in the 100 meters to claim the Racers' first gold medal of the meet. The freshman didn't stop there as she claimed the 200 meter title finishing with a time of 23.99, Â Lawrence finished just .01 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.Â
Korir had not run a 5,000 meter outdoor race all season going into the OVC Championship, but that didn't stop her from making an impact. The sophomore started the 5k ahead of the pack and never looked back as she finished the race with a time of 17:15 to claim the title,
Jabreuna Brimlett and Lauren Miller scored for the Racers as they finished the women's heptathlon Saturday morning. Brimlett claimed fourth scoring 4,500 points and Miller took eighth with a score of 4,034. Both scores were personal records for the athletes. Brimlett also claimed fourth in the 100 meter hurdles as she finished with a time of 13.91. Brimlett competed in a team high eleven events, including multis, preliminaries and finals.
Anna Curlin and Jocelyn Payne brought in more points for the team. Curlin finished eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 58.00. Payne placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.
Christina Meinhardt was the field event standout for the Racers. The freshman made the event finals in the shot put and took home seventh as she threw 12.82 meters (42' 0.75").
Lawrence becomes the first Murray State athlete to win the 100 and 200 meters since Racer All-American Alexis Love took home the titles in 2012. This is also the first time the Racers have won the gold in three or more events since the 2013 outdoor season.
Head coach Jenny Swieton was proud of her team's effort in the conference championship. "We asked them to give everything they had," said Swieton. "I truly believe we did that. We had so much great young talent and [we] had so many girls score for the first time. I know there are very big things in our future."
In regards to Lawrence and Korir's gold medal performances, Swieton couldn't be more proud. "Tamdra has achieved so much as a freshman, the sky is the limit for her. Vallery will be competing in the first round of NCAA Championship [for the 10k] in two weeks and it will be exciting to see what happens."
Though the team's season is over, the chances of a Racer making to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship is still alive. Korir will compete in her third career 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida on May 26 for a chance to move on to the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore.
Lawrence was the first to take home the hardware. The freshman went into the finals with the fastest time in the preliminaries in the 100 meters as well as the 200 meters.She kept her winning streak alive as she ran 11.81 in the 100 meters to claim the Racers' first gold medal of the meet. The freshman didn't stop there as she claimed the 200 meter title finishing with a time of 23.99, Â Lawrence finished just .01 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.Â
Korir had not run a 5,000 meter outdoor race all season going into the OVC Championship, but that didn't stop her from making an impact. The sophomore started the 5k ahead of the pack and never looked back as she finished the race with a time of 17:15 to claim the title,
Jabreuna Brimlett and Lauren Miller scored for the Racers as they finished the women's heptathlon Saturday morning. Brimlett claimed fourth scoring 4,500 points and Miller took eighth with a score of 4,034. Both scores were personal records for the athletes. Brimlett also claimed fourth in the 100 meter hurdles as she finished with a time of 13.91. Brimlett competed in a team high eleven events, including multis, preliminaries and finals.
Anna Curlin and Jocelyn Payne brought in more points for the team. Curlin finished eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 58.00. Payne placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.
Christina Meinhardt was the field event standout for the Racers. The freshman made the event finals in the shot put and took home seventh as she threw 12.82 meters (42' 0.75").
Lawrence becomes the first Murray State athlete to win the 100 and 200 meters since Racer All-American Alexis Love took home the titles in 2012. This is also the first time the Racers have won the gold in three or more events since the 2013 outdoor season.
Head coach Jenny Swieton was proud of her team's effort in the conference championship. "We asked them to give everything they had," said Swieton. "I truly believe we did that. We had so much great young talent and [we] had so many girls score for the first time. I know there are very big things in our future."
In regards to Lawrence and Korir's gold medal performances, Swieton couldn't be more proud. "Tamdra has achieved so much as a freshman, the sky is the limit for her. Vallery will be competing in the first round of NCAA Championship [for the 10k] in two weeks and it will be exciting to see what happens."
Though the team's season is over, the chances of a Racer making to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship is still alive. Korir will compete in her third career 10,000 meters at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, Florida on May 26 for a chance to move on to the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore.
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