The 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships could be the most successful for Missourians ever. With 21 qualifiers and four number-one seeds, the chances are excellent that many top-eight All-American trophies could be won by athletes that are Missouri natives, competed at Missouri high schools, or compete at Missouri colleges.
Not only do three Missourians carry number-one seeds, but they have posted NCAA All-Time Top-10 Indoor marks. Emily Sisson leads the way with her 15:12 Collegiate Indoor Record, while her 8:52 3k is fourth All-Time. Colleen Quigley broke Florida State and ACC Records when she posted the 5th All-Time clocking of 4:29.67 last month.
Mizzou redshirt senior and Ottawa, Ks native Kearsten Peoples moved to seventh all-time in the Weight Throw. She’ll also compete in the Shot Put.
Here are the 21 qualifiers:
Emily Sisson Providence 5k, 3k
Colleen Quigley Florida State Mile
Courtney Frerichs UMKC 5k
Diane Robison Arkansas 5k
Jessica (Jackson) Kamilos DMR-1200m
Nataliyah Collier LSU Long Jump, Triple Jump
Jill Rushin Mizzou Shot Put
Kearsten Peoples Weight Throw, Shot Put
Deanna Price Southern Illinois Weight Throw
Sophia Lozano Southern Illinois Weight Throw
Lea Johnson Miami Weight Throw
Lindsay Vollmer Kansas Pentathlon
Markesh Woodson Mizzou 60 meters
Blake Smith Southeast Missouri 60 meters
Dapo Akinmoladun 60 Hurdles
Chris Caldwell Texas Tech 60 Hurdles
Aaron Mallett Iowa 60 Hurdles
Charles Jones Texas Tech 4×400
Amos Bartelsmeyer Georgetown DMR-1200m/mile
James White Nebraska High Jump
Reggie Miller Jr. Southeast Missouri Triple Jump
<div style=”width:600px;height:350px;” data-ps-embed-type=”slideshow” data-ps-embed-gid=”G0000ZWnrcP_PGi0″></div>
<script src=”http://chrisa.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js”></script>
<script>_psEmbed(“http://chrisa.photoshelter.com”);</script>
Missouri Track Fanatic & Running Junkie 