ATHLETICS

Tiger Track Athletes
Break Two School Records

The two oldest Missouri school records in track and field fell by the wayside this weekend as senior Ryan Hampton broke Kerry Hogan's 1972 record in the 5000-meter run, and junior Valerie Lauver broke Andrea Fisher's 1983 record in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational on Friday. Hampton was also one of five Tigers to earn marks good for entry into the NCAA Regional in late-May, with some of Tigers' marks also coming from the Tulsa Duals in Tulsa, Okla. Lauver, with her mark, automatically qualified for the NCAA National Championships.

Lauver battled back, sitting out the indoor season due to injury and personal tragedy, to shave 32 seconds off the school record, improving her personal best in the 10k race by an astonishing 48 seconds to run in 34:07.04. By finishing the race under 34:10, Lauver automatically qualifies for the NCAA Outdoor Championships to be held in early-June in Sacramento. Lauver is the first Tiger since Christian Cantwell in 2003 to automatically qualify for an NCAA Championship.

Hampton, coming off an All-American performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the distance medley relay, ran the 5000-meter in 14:05.66, to break Missouri's oldest individual record. Kerry Hogan's 14:06.4, time on May 13, 1972, was topped by Hampton who qualified for the NCAA regional with his time.

Also at Stanford, senior Amanda Bales ran the 5000-meter in 16:24.21, setting a new personal best, earning a regional bid. Senior Jill Petersen also qualified for the regional in the 5k with a personal-best time of 16:32.66. Junior Tim Ross jumped to fifth all-time at Mizzou in the 10,000-meter run with a personal-best of 29:47.19.

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