LINCOLN, Neb. – The Missouri Western track and field teams added two more wins, three new school records and a host of personal bests in their final regular season competitions of the indoor season.

The throwers competed at the Nebraska Wesleyan Open while the jumpers and runners competed at the Nebraska Tune-Up hosted by the University of Nebraska.

Phil Thompson won the triple jump at the Nebraska Tune-Up, besting marks by four Division I competitors and two from the MIAA. Thompson claimed the championship with a 48-11 1/5 (14.92m) triple jump. Thompson’s winning jump was sixth best in the MIAA this season. The senior transfer has the second best triple in the conference this season with his 49-5 at the Graduate Classic earlier this season.

At Nebraska Wesleyan, Friday, Jordan Garr won the shot put with a 52-4. Kallin Sheppard finished fifth in the weight throw (45-1 1/2) and sixth in the shot with a 40-1/2 throw. Simone Baldeh finished sixth in the weight throw and eighth in shot put.

In addition to Thompson’s win at the Nebraska Tune-Up, Kaitlyn Shoemaker finished 10th with an MWSU record 5:08.03 and Allison Goos won both her heats in the 800m before finishing 11th (2:27.02).

SCHOOL RECORDS
Kallin Sheppard – Women’s Weight Throw (45-1 1/2)
Kallin Sheppard – Women’s Shot Put (40-1/2)
Kaitlyn Shoemaker – Women’s 1-Mile (5:08.03)

PERSONAL RECORDS
Simone Baldeh – Shot Put (36-5) Weight Throw (44-9 1/2)
Alex Bautista – 1-Mile (4.33.77)
Kelsey Cox (season best) – 1-Mile (5:36.72)
Morgan Doyle – 400m (1:01.25)
Allison Goos – 1-Mile (5:22.97)
Alison Nutt (season best) – 400m (59.75)
Paul Sanchez – 60m (7.41)
Andrew Stroud – Shot Put (40-6 1/4) Weight Throw (33-8 1/2)
Emily Zorich – 3,000m (12:18.03)

UP NEXT
It’s the first-ever MIAA Indoor Championships for the Griffons next week in Pittsburg, Kansas. Competition begins Friday, Feb. 23 and runs through Sunday, Feb. 25.

— MWSU Athletics —