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PrintMissouri Track and Field athletes ran over the competition to help secure Team Big 12 a 223-114 victory over Team Mountain West at the Conference Challenge held in Lincoln, Neb. The Tigers had many outstanding performances, including four first-place finishers, and a record-breaking effort in the triple jump.
Missouri junior Hedvig Glomsroed broke the Missouri women’s triple jump record for the second time this year with a leap of 40 feet, 31/2 inches, which resulted in a third place finish. The Missouri event victories included junior Tyler Dailey in the men’s shot put, junior Trisa Nickoley in the women’s 600-yard race, senior Jimmie Jones in the men’s 600-yard race, and sophomore Angela Potrykus in the women’s 1000-meter race.
The event was held Saturday. Team Big 12 was represented by Missouri, Kansas State, and Nebraska, and Team Mountain West included Air Force and Colorado State.
MISSOURI GYMNASTICS: Missouri took second place against Oklahoma and Central Michigan at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman, Okla., on Friday night. The Tigers scored 193.825 points. Oklahoma won the meet with 196.125 points. Missouri sophomore Alicia Hatcher posted a career high in the beam with a score of 9.900 points.
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