LAWRENCE, Kan. - The Truman State Track & Field teams competed at the 101st Kansas Relays over the weekend. Jacob Morris was second in the men's Discus and seven Bulldogs achieved personal bests.
Morris' best mark in the Discus was 56.07 meters on his first throw placing him second behind KU's Dimitri's Pavlidis (60.68m). Morris was three meters in front of third place Braden Rose of Washburn (Kan.).Â
Morris picked up another top 10 with a seventh in the Hammer Throw (55.72m).
The other two top 10s on the men's side came with Hayden Long launching the Javelin 57.35 meters, which was the fourth best distance and Tyler Davis in the Shot Put at 15.36 meters, good for eighth.
Jackson Figo, in the Discus (40.65m) and Ryan Harness, in the 5000-meter run (15:34.50) had PRs on the men's side.
Raina Baker turned in a top 10 for the women with a time of 2:19.72 in the 800-meter run. That time was the fifth-fastest of the race. Baker set a new PR in the 400-meter run, timing 58.97 seconds.
Kendra Zeilstra posted a PR in the 800 at 2:28.03.
The other three PRs on the women's side all came in the 5,000-meter run. Cora Simpson ran 18:06.16, Emma Schultz 19:11.82 and Ellie Webb at 20:05.10.
The Bulldogs will be on another big stage next weekend with the annual Drake Relays taking place in Des Moines, Iowa. Those not attending Drake will be at nearby Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa for the Kip Janvrin Open. It will be the final weekend before the conference championships.Â