DES MOINES/INDIANOLA, IOWA – Missouri Western State University freshman
Makenzie Garr continues to be a model of consistency.
The St. Joseph, Mo., native launched the shot put better than 47 feet for a fifth successive outdoor meet. This time around, her 46 foot, 11 and three-quarter inch toss occurred on hallowed athletic ground at the 114
th Drake Relays. Competing against some of the nation's best collegiate throwers, head coach
Cody Ingold's student-athlete placed fifth as the top NCAA Division II place winner.
MWSU also had junior standout
Allyssa Mahone (Strawn, Texas) competing in the shot put, discus and hammer and men's sophomore
Lucas Trotter (Smithville, Mo.) entered in the shot put near the Big Blue Oval. Mahone collected top 20 marks in all three disciplines, and Trotter was within the first 15 in the shot put.
The Griffons also had competitors at the Simpson College Kip Janvrin Open Thursday, April 25. Junior distance runner
Lillian Cutler (Smithville, Mo.) registered a top 15 time in the 1500 meters (4:58.46). Fellow junior
Carlie Bradshaw (Shawnee, Kan.) sent the javelin 98 feet, eight inches for a first 10 mark of seventh place.
On the men's side of the ledger, junior
Joshua Zachary (Lebanon, Mo.) and senior
Wimach Gilo (Council Bluffs, Iowa) each registered top 15 marks in distance events. Zachary's 9:40.08 placed him 11
th in the 3000-meter steeplechase, and Glio's 14:58.45 put him 14
th in the 5000 meters. Zachary's time was a season and career best.
MWSU seeks individual and team honors at the 2024 MIAA Championships Friday-Sunday, May 3-5. Northwest Missouri State University is the meet host.
