LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Missouri track and field capped off the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three top-eight finishes on Saturday at UK Track & Field Complex.
Ames Burton was the first scorer for the women's team on the final day of competition, adding three points from a sixth-place finish in discus after a 54.40m (178-6) mark. On the men's side, Skylar Coffey and Sterling Scott earned eighth-place finishes, with Coffey adding a point from discus with a season-best throw of 57.71m (189-4) and Scott's 15.65m (51-4.25) in triple jump.
Tarique George joined Coffey in the top-10 finishers in men's discus, taking ninth with a throw of 57.58m (188-11), a personal-best result. Kobi Walker and Mirriam Chepkirui posted individual records in the women's 5000m, finishing 27th in 16:33.66 and 28th in 16:34.99, respectively.
In the men's 5000m, Tyler Freiner closed out the day with a personal-record time of 14:08.81 to take 14th, just behind the team's top finisher in the event, Drew Rogers, who earned a 12th-place result in 14:02.04.
UP NEXT
The Tigers continue postseason action at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships West Region Preliminary Round at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, on May 28-31. Competitors will receive a berth to the competition if they are ranked among the top 48 marks in the region in each event.
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