OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Jacob Wiegand

Scenes from the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. The women of the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks took second place as a team with a score of 123.5 while Murray State University placed first with a score of 137. The men also placed second as a team with a score of 172 while Eastern Illinois University placed first with a score of 175.5.

Southeast Missouri State freshman Keaton Jones runs the 800 meters next to, visible from left, Tennessee Martin's Leonel Perez, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Matt O'Connor and Eastern Kentucky's Nickson Rotich during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Madison Goss prepares to throw the javelin during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Kendall Long breathes after finishing the 400 meter hurdles during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State junior Logan Blomquist prepares to throw the shot put during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Keaton Jones runs the 4x400 meter relay during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State junior Leslie Brooks competes in the triple jump during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Stephen Zagurski prepares to throw the shot put during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Kristen Carter competes in the 100 meter hurdles during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Eastern Illinois thrower Clayton Turner cheers while participating in shot put during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. Turner placed first in the event with a throw of 55 feet, 3 inches. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Kaylee Johnston prepares to throw the javelin during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State head coach Eric Crumpecker watches the meet during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Andrew Ryan prepares to throw the javelin during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Dylan Clark prepares to throw the shot put during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Rachel Hutchcraft runs the 5000 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Bryce Pease runs in the 4x100 meter relay during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Cal Urycki prepares to throw the javelin during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Nicole Humphreys prepares to throw the shot put during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State junior Carli Knott runs in the 1500 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State junior Carli Knott smiles after finishing first in the 1500 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Austin Perkins runs in the 1500 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Bryce Pease competes in the 400 meter hurdles during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State junior Nick South competes in the 110 meter hurdles during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State seniors Kaitlyn Shea, left, and Rachel Hutchcraft prepare to finish the 5000 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State head coach Eric Crumpecker watches the meet during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Eastern Illinois distance runner Dustin Hatfield holds a finger up to his mouth as he takes first place in the 5000 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State senior Dan Plunkett puts his face in his hands after finishing the 5000 meters during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Claire Morrill competes in the 4x400 meter relay during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Colin Schwab, the number four runner for the Redhawks' 4x400 meter relay, reacts at the finish line as the Redhawks place second in the the relay during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Colin Schwab, the number four runner for the Redhawks' 4x400 meter relay, reacts at the finish line as the Redhawks place second in the the relay during the OVC Outdoor Track and Field 2019 Championship on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Abe Stuber Track & Field Complex in Cape Girardeau. (Jacob Wiegand ~ Southeast Missourian)