Story by Zach Scott, Staff writer The Murray State track and field team sent two athletes to Kentucky Wesleyan on Friday to participate in the Panther Twilight Track and Field Invitational. Junior pole vaulter Emily Heil and junior high jumper Hope Tewes made the trip to Owensboro, Kentucky to partake in the events. Heil participated Read More
Story by Zach Scott, contributing writer Murray State’s track and field team closed out the indoor season last weekend with a fourth-place finish at the OVC Indoor Championship at Eastern Illinois University. Jewel Wagner, a sophomore thrower, had a record-setting weekend at the OVC Championship. Wagner set two new personal records in the shot put Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, staff writer Racers track and field comes up short Murray State track and field saddled up and traveled to Purdue University for the Gene Edmonds Invite on Saturday, Jan. 13. The Racers placed second in large part due to some notable performances in sprints, middle distance, long distance, as well the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor After three years of waiting, training and rejection, former Murray State sprinter Alexis Love received the opportunity of a lifetime. On April 18, Love received a call from Team USA’s track and field team inviting her to join the team. “It’s like I was hearing the words, but Read More
Sophomore breaks record after 31 years Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers split the weekend at home for the Margaret Simmons Invitational and away at Washington University in St. Louis. The team had a day to remember as members of the 5k and 10k distance team competed and set personal bests as well as Read More
How one athlete had to choose between walking in her graduation and staying on the team. Story by Kelsey Randolph, Sports Editor Kiara Austin, who has been a track and field athlete for half her life, is experiencing what it’s like to be a full-time student for the first time after choosing between remaining on the track team Read More
Junior Brittany Bohn did not stand down on the big stage last weekend as the Racers competed against 35 other collegiate teams at the Jesse Owens Track Classic at Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. The Mahomet, Ill., native set personal bests in both of her two events, posting times of 2 minutes, 14.87 seconds in Read More
After several consecutive weekends of poor weather, the women’s track team took advantage of sunny skies Saturday at the Hilltopper Relays hosted by Western Kentucky. “We had some really bright spots,” Head Coach Jenny Severns said. “We had some consistent performances. We had some people PR, but we had a lot of people perform consistently Read More