MARYVILLE, Mo. – Griffon Track & Field had a strong showing at the MIAA vs NSIC Showdown at Northwest Missouri on Thursday, picking up three event championships and three NCAA provisionals.
Hanna Williams won the 400-meter for the second-straight week, earning an NCAA regional with a 55.98. Phil Thompson won the triple jump and earned an NCAA provisional in his first outdoor competition of the season and Tanner Butterfield claimed his first-ever win in the javelin.
NOTABLE FINISHES
- Hanna Williams – 1st, 400-meter (55.98)
- Phil Thompson – 1st, Triple Jump (48-10 , 14.89m)
- Tanner Butterfield – 1st, Javelin (183-6, 55.95m)
- Sunni Sellers – 3rd, 100-meter (12.32)
- Sunni Sellers – 3rd, 200-meter (25.65)
- Graham Buresh – 6th, 400-meter (49.84)
- Megan Gillen – 7th, 800-meter (2:20.04)
- Chris Stanley – 8th, 800-meter (1:58.99)
- Kelsey Cox – 6th, 5,000-meter (19:15.79)
- Morgan Doyle, Hanna Williams, Madison Roumph, Taylor Williams – 4th, Women’s 4×400-meter (4:06.36)
- Spencer Cooper, Graham Buresh, Nate Jelinek, Chris Stanley – 3rd, Men’s 4×400-meter (3:21.70)
- Sarah Krig – 3rd, High Jump (5-3, 1.60m)
- Miranda Migletz – 6th, High Jump (5-1, 1.55m)
- Madison Roumph – 8th, Triple Jump (33-3 , 10.14m)
- Jordan Garr – 3rd, Shot Put (52-8 , 16.06m) – Provisional
Williams, Thompson and Garr all earned NCAA provisionals The Griffons also had 16 personal records and broke 12 program records. Overall, the women’s team finished sixth out of 11 teams with the men finishing eighth as a team.
UP NEXT
The Griffons go to Wichita, Kansas for the K.T. Woodman Classic on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14.
— Northwest Athletics —