LEBANON, ILL. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Bearcat Classic hosted by McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. UMSL women placed 10th by scoring 12 points. The Triton men finished 12th with six points.
Women
Haeley Johnson starting the field events for the Tritons in the long jump. Johnson posted her best distance on her second jump of 4.38 meters to place 11th and score a point.
Johnson also ran in the 100 meter dash, placing 16th with a time of 13.43 seconds.
Peyton Brueck scored five points for UMSL in the 5000 meter run. Brueck finished fourth with a time of 20:51.13.
The Triton 4x400 meter relay had a time of 4:30.47 to finish ninth and score five points. The relay team was
Dominica Rooks,
Kennedy Moore,
Lily Wagemann and
Haeley Johnson.
Kennedy Moore placed eighth in the 400 meter dash to grab a point. Moore clocked in a time of 1:04.11.
Dominica Rooks finished placed 14th in the 400 with a time of 1:07.98.
In the 1500 meter run,
Kayley Heeter and
Lily Wagemann finished 23rd and 24th respectively. Heeter turned in a time of 5:22.83. Wagemann crossed the finish line at 5:23.05.
Lauren Bearden-Kyser placed 30th with a time of 6:34.87.
Men
Benjamin VandenBrink scored five points in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:04.51. VandenBrink placed eighth.
Matthias Shelp placed 27th with a time of 4:20.26.
Sam Savastino was 37th with a time of 4:25.41.
Brett Lynch finished 41st with a time of 4:28.98.
Sean Ede placed 43rd with a time of 4:31.90.
Aiden Petrofsky clocked in with a time of 5:06.13 to place 63rd.
In the 800 meter run,
Gavin Love crossed the line at 16th with a time of 2:03.71.
Donald Mahoney gave the Tritons a point in the 5000 meter run. Mahoney placed eighth with a time of 17:06.66.
Up Next
The men's and women's track and field teams will travel to Greenville, Ill. on April 15th to race in the Greenville Select.