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
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer After spending their Spring Break doing some team bonding, the Racers kicked off the start of their outdoor season at the Black and Gold Open Invitational last weekend at Vanderbilt. While there were no overall team points scored in this invitational, the Racers came out strong by setting some personal best Read More
Staff Report The Murray State track and field team finished its indoor season by finishing fourth in the OVC championships in Nashville, Tennessee, last weekend. Murray State finished behind Tennessee State, Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky. Murray State track and field Head Coach Jenny Swieton said she wants the team to continue building on the Read More
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer Head Coach Jenny Swieton said this year’s freshman class has given the track and field team an extra boost of momentum heading into the OVC Championships on Feb. 26. “We knew we had a really good freshman class coming in this year,” Swieton said. “So we definitely knew that this Read More
Story by John Morris, Staff writer The Murray State women’s track and field team pulled double duty Friday and Saturday as some of the team spent the day in Carbondale, Illinois, while others went to the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Indiana. Southern Illinois University has been a common place for the Racers to compete, but Read More
Story by John Morris, Staff writer Murray State competed at the Pitt State Invite Friday and Saturday in Pittsburgh, Kansas. The Racers set several personal records over the weekend and touched some of Murray State’s history books with new ranks. Senior distance runner Ali Hester was one of many putting on a top performance at the meet this weekend. With new Read More
Staff Report Entering the weekend with several OVC rankings and personal bests, the Murray State Track and Field team prepared for more goals to be met. The John Craft Invite held at Eastern Illinois seemed to be a breeze for four first place finishes. Finishing in first was senior distance runner, Brittany Bohn who finished Read More
Story by John Morris, Staff writer Murray State track and field tested its horsepower against a variety of competition over winter break. The team competed at the Commodore Invite in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday and a variety of competition at Vanderbilt on January 15-16, 2016. Murray State was led by the freshmen and improvement by the upperclassmen, Read More