Story by Quinnen Taylor, contributing writer Duane Bolin, professor of history, didn’t just invite a guest speaker to his Sports in America class, he invited an “inspiration.” Margaret Simmons, a pioneer in women’s athletics and the founder of the track and field program at Murray State, discussed her life experiences and the evolution of women’s Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers are preparing for the OVC Championship, which takes place May 13. The Racers finished sixth (2015) and seventh (2014) overall the past two season after almost winning the OVC in 2013. The Racers are looking to continuously improve on their accomplishments thus far. The Racers are heading into the Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Vallery Korir, sophomore from Iten, Kenya, is a major part of the Racer track and field team. She is currently the school record holder in the 10,000-meter run, breaking the original record earlier this season and again last weekend in the Virginia Challenge with a time of 34 minutes, 27 seconds, Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Murray State traveled to Missouri State and University of Virginia Friday, with many Racers achieving new personal bests, as well as a new school record. At the Virginia Challenge, sophomore distance runner Vallery Korir set a new 10,000-meter record for the Racers, topping her original record-breaking time of 35 minutes, 8 Read More
Story by Clara Firtos, Contributing writer When you think of track, hurdles and running shoes normally come to mind, not pliés or dancing shoes. That’s not the case for Murray State’s women’s track team in All Campus Sing. All Campus Sing is a well known form of entertainment among the surrounding community. The Murray State tradition is Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Sophomore from Austin, Texas, Rebekah Priddy has been a key contributor to the Racers’ success this season. Priddy currently holds the school record for the 2K steeplechase. Priddy took some time to answer a few questions about herself and this track and field season. Q. When did you begin running track Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia and Springfield, Missouri this weekend. Racers Head Coach Jenny Swieton is using both meets for quality competition. The middle distance and distance runners will compete in Virginia and the sprinters will compete at Missouri State. Swieton said she wants to see her team push Read More
Story by Justin Gatson, Contributing writer Murray State traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky last weekend for the Western Kentucky University Relays and had 10 top-eight finishes. Freshman sprinter Tamdra Lawrence competed in the 100-meter dash, finishing in fifth place with a time of 12.03 seconds. Lawrence also competed in the 200-meter dash, placing sixth with a Read More