MARYVILLE, Mo. – Missouri Western Men’s and Women’s Track and Field kicked off the 2018-19 indoor season on Friday and Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic in Maryville.

The Griffons had three individuals win events at the meet. Hanna Williams took first in the women’s 400 meter dash with a time of 55.14. Her time is also good for an NCAA Div. II provisional qualifying mark. Megan Gillen won two events on Saturday. Gillen took first in the one mile run with a time of 5:14.87. She also won the 3000 meter run with a career-best time of 10:40.20. Jordan Garr won the men’s shotput with a mark of 16.97 meters.

Savannah Simmons placed second in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.69. Simmons also placed fourth in the 200 meter.

Chris Stanley took third in the 600 yard run on the men’s side at 1:13.67. Allison Goos put together an impressive performance in the distance events, finishing second in both the 3000 meter and 5000 meter run. Claire Reedy also placed fifth in the one mile run.

The Missouri Western 4×400 meter relay team of Chaniya Alioth, Allison Nutt, Savannah Simmons, and Hanna Williams came in fifth place out of the fourteen teams in the event. The team finished with a time of 4:00.07.

Along with winning the men shotput, Garr also finished fourth in the weight throw. On the women’s side, Kallin Sheppard place in the top-five in both the weight throw and shotput. Sheppard took second in the weight throw and fifth in the shotput.

Hunter Scaggs earned second in the men’s high jump. Two Griffon women jumpers placed in the top-five in their events. Julia Odir took third in the women’s triple jump and Bayley Gilbert placed fourth in the long jump.

Lynzi Miller placed fourth in the women’s 60 meter hurdles at the multis on Friday.

Missouri Western Track and Field will have over a month off before its next competition. They will travel to Lincoln for the Graduate Classic at the University of Nebraska on Jan. 11.

— MWSU Athletics —