KERN BREAKS SCHOOL SHOT PUT RECORD AT BILLY HAYES INVITATIONAL
Jared Kern broke the school outdoor record in the shot put and volunteer assistant coach DeAnna Price recorded the second-longest hammer throw all-time on a day full of highlights for the Salukis at the Billy Hayes Invitational, hosted by Indiana University.
Kern threw 66′-10.50″ (20.38m) Friday to break Josh Freeman‘s 2015 school record of 66′-1.50″. Kern was the top collegiate finisher and took second to 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Kovacs, who won with a toss of 68’-00.25″. Kern’s toss, meanwhile, moves him up to third regionally and nationally.
In the women’s hammer throw, Saluki alum and volunteer assistant coach DeAnna Pricecontinued to etch her name in the world record books, as she launched the second-longest hammer throw all-time at 249′-2″ (75.96m).
Shauniece O’Neal set a PR in the hammer for the second-straight meet, as she threw 192′-4″ (58.62m) to finish third. The freshman thrower from Florissant, Mo. native came into Friday’s meet with 12 throws that exceeded the USATF Junior Championships qualifying standard of 54m and it is the third-best mark in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Alexis Roberson also set a PR at 186′-10″ (75.96m) to finish fifth and later notched a lifetime-best in the discus at 150′-8″ (45.93m) to place fourth.
Nate Dyer won the men’s hammer throw for the second-straight meet to make it a clean sweep for the Salukis. Dyer threw a lifetime-best 196′-7″ (59.91m) to win the event and remains ranked second in the MVC heading into the conference meet.
Bri’Anna Branch won the 200 meter dash with a season-best time of 23.98. Her mark gives Southern two of the top-3 fastest 200m times in the conference this season, as Tyjuana Easonis second at 23.93 and Branch is now third heading into the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships. Shafiqua Maloney also notched a season-best in the event as she ran 24.37 to take third.
Branch and Maloney helped SIU’s 4×100 relay team to its second-straight win. The quartet of Genesis Ewell, Maloney, Eason and Branch ran 45.33 to win in a six-team field that included teams from Indiana, Indiana State and Butler. It is the third-fastest time in school history and gives the foursome two of the top-three marks in school history.
The Salukis will next compete at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships, hosted by Indiana State University. The three-day conference championship begins on Friday, May 11 and goes through May 13. The meet will once again be streamed on The Valley on ESPN3.
Kern threw 66′-10.50″ (20.38m) Friday to break Josh Freeman‘s 2015 school record of 66′-1.50″. Kern was the top collegiate finisher and took second to 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Kovacs, who won with a toss of 68’-00.25″. Kern’s toss, meanwhile, moves him up to third regionally and nationally.
In the women’s hammer throw, Saluki alum and volunteer assistant coach DeAnna Pricecontinued to etch her name in the world record books, as she launched the second-longest hammer throw all-time at 249′-2″ (75.96m).
Shauniece O’Neal set a PR in the hammer for the second-straight meet, as she threw 192′-4″ (58.62m) to finish third. The freshman thrower from Florissant, Mo. native came into Friday’s meet with 12 throws that exceeded the USATF Junior Championships qualifying standard of 54m and it is the third-best mark in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. Alexis Roberson also set a PR at 186′-10″ (75.96m) to finish fifth and later notched a lifetime-best in the discus at 150′-8″ (45.93m) to place fourth.
Nate Dyer won the men’s hammer throw for the second-straight meet to make it a clean sweep for the Salukis. Dyer threw a lifetime-best 196′-7″ (59.91m) to win the event and remains ranked second in the MVC heading into the conference meet.
Bri’Anna Branch won the 200 meter dash with a season-best time of 23.98. Her mark gives Southern two of the top-3 fastest 200m times in the conference this season, as Tyjuana Easonis second at 23.93 and Branch is now third heading into the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships. Shafiqua Maloney also notched a season-best in the event as she ran 24.37 to take third.
Branch and Maloney helped SIU’s 4×100 relay team to its second-straight win. The quartet of Genesis Ewell, Maloney, Eason and Branch ran 45.33 to win in a six-team field that included teams from Indiana, Indiana State and Butler. It is the third-fastest time in school history and gives the foursome two of the top-three marks in school history.
The Salukis will next compete at the 2018 MVC Outdoor Championships, hosted by Indiana State University. The three-day conference championship begins on Friday, May 11 and goes through May 13. The meet will once again be streamed on The Valley on ESPN3.
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