Murray Sets School Record In Discus At The Dr. Creer Invite
ST. CHARLES, Mo.—The Fontbonne University track and field teams closed out the Dr. Creer Invite today at Lindenwood with the women ending in fifth and the men in 13th.
ST. CHARLES, Mo.—The Fontbonne University track and field teams closed out the Dr. Creer Invite today at Lindenwood with the women ending in fifth and the men in 13th.
How It Happened
In the field events on the women's side, Raven Venegas ended up in second place in the shot put with a throw of 11.59 m. Jillian Venegas followed in fifth at 11.00 m, while Sierra Moore ended up in 15th at 9.15 m.
Mackenze Daniel ended with a mark of 8.99 m, while Amelia Tregoning closed out at 7.44 m. In the discus, Tregoning led the Griffins with a final throw of 31.94 m for fourth place.
Jillian Venegas earned another top-10 finish at 30.74 m for sixth, while Raven Venegas (20.42 m) and Mackenze Daniel (20.92 m) finished in 13th and 14th place, respectively. Caitlyn Ulery also competed in the event and ended at 20.90 m for 16th.
In the high jump, Maris Fusiek cleared 1.32 m for fifth place and Katie Gosser rounded out in seventh at 1.27 m.
On the men's side in the field events, Greih Murray finished in 10th in the shot put at 9.43 m. Hayden Thompson closed out at 7.04 m.
Murray also competed in the discus and smashed the school record with a throw of 34.08 m for fourth place. Thompson, meanwhile, finished at 17.61 m.
In the track events on the women's side, the duo of Desiree Brooks and Colleen Gosser competed in the 1500-meter run. Brooks timed out at 5:55.05, while C. Gosser ran her way to a time of 6:02.09. In the 4x100-meter relay, the team of Tamya Dixon, Natalie Zmuda, Emily Bay, and Katie Gosser finished in fifth at 56.47.
On the men's side, in the 1500-meter run, Austin Joyce clocked out at 5:02.49 and Juwan Lee ended up with a time of 5:27.64.
Up Next
The Griffins are back in action next Friday at the SLU Billiken Invite.
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