
Racers Open Season with Flying Colors
12/4/2022 11:22:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Murray State track and field set new personal records at Illinois State
Murray State track and field kicks off the season at John Coughlin Invite, Saturday. The meet was hosted by fellow Missouri Valley Conference member Illinois State at the Horton Field House.
Amirr Evans highlighted the weekend by breaking the 1,000m school record while winning the event with a time of 2:56.50. She won the event with a six-second margin and broke the program record by .40. Evans held a consistent pace of 35 seconds before picking up and finishing the final lap in 34.53 seconds.
Other program top-five performances came from Kayla Bell and Rachel Hagans. Bell performed the third all-time performance in the 600m, winning the event with a time of 1:33.47. Hagans won the long jump with a 6.01m mark, jumping to third in the program top list.
More Top-10 performances
Event champions
The Racers will return in the new year at the Commodore Indoor at Vanderbilt, Jan. 13-14.
Amirr Evans highlighted the weekend by breaking the 1,000m school record while winning the event with a time of 2:56.50. She won the event with a six-second margin and broke the program record by .40. Evans held a consistent pace of 35 seconds before picking up and finishing the final lap in 34.53 seconds.
🚨Record alert!!🚨
— Murray State University Racers XCTF (@RacersXCTF) December 3, 2022
Amirr Evans broke the school's 1,000m record!!#ShoesUp🏇 #ForwardFocus pic.twitter.com/xhYSBBk8WX
Other program top-five performances came from Kayla Bell and Rachel Hagans. Bell performed the third all-time performance in the 600m, winning the event with a time of 1:33.47. Hagans won the long jump with a 6.01m mark, jumping to third in the program top list.
Program Top-5️⃣ All-Time performances from this weekend!!
— Murray State University Racers XCTF (@RacersXCTF) December 4, 2022
We sure know how to kick off a season 😤#TheRaceisOn🏇 #ForwardFocus pic.twitter.com/U1sMLMkcCD
More Top-10 performances
- Hannah Malone, 60m dash (7.60 seconds)
- Meghan Fletcher, high jump (1.72m)
- Jordan Marshall, triple jump (1.32m)
- Alyssa Williams, 60m dash (7.64 seconds)
- Faith Bostick, 60m dash (7.65 seconds)
- Amyah Davis, 60m hurdles (8.78 seconds)
- Nia Scott, 60m hurdles (8.81 seconds)
- LaMiah Campbell, 600m (1:37.06)
Event champions
- Amyah Davis, 60m hurdles (8.78 seconds)
- Lucia Herrero-Yanez, 400m (59.86 seconds)
- Kayla Bell, 600m (1:33.47)
- Amirr Evans, 1,000m (2:56.50)
- Alyssa Williams, 200m (25.84 seconds)
- Brooke Misukonis, pole vault (3.75m)
- Rachel Hagans, long jump (6.01m)
- Jordan Marshall, triple jump (1.32m)
- Meghan Fletcher, high jump (1.72m)
The Racers will return in the new year at the Commodore Indoor at Vanderbilt, Jan. 13-14.
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