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60m
Paris Daniels - Kansas - Normandy ‘08
The 2007 200m and 400m moves to nationals from her performances back in December! Her time of 7.32 is over a quarter second faster than her previous best. Daniels is seeded 10th for this event headed into nationals.
200m
Paris Daniels - Kansas - Normandy ‘08
Her second event, Daniels is seeded a bit higher and could score some crucial points for the second ranked Jayhawks. She comes in with seeded sixth after running 23.15 at Big 12’s.
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Cydney Ross - Duke - Villa Duchesne ‘08
Ross, who ran 2:07.12 the summer after graduating from Villa, has already run two outdoor championships. She is coming off of a season best 2:05.27 at Notre Dame’s last chance meet that qualified her for her first indoor national meet.
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3000m
Nick Happe - Arizona State - Francis Howell North ‘10
One of the very few Missouri HS grads that is a part of the prestigious sub-4 club, Happe has had a solid year in the 3K. He ran a career best of 7:52.18 in early February. The 1600m/3200m champion in 2009, Happe is seeded 12th headed into the weekend.
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5000m
Emily Sisson - Providence - Parkway Central ‘10
A legend in Missouri HS running history, Sisson was the top 5000m runner in the world earlier this year. Since her 15:44 in late January, the Providence star has run season bests of 9:20 for 3K and a PR of 4:38 for a mile. The Parkway Central grad has a good chance of being the top Missouri finisher as she comes in with the third best time in the NCAA.
60H
Tiffani McReynolds - Baylor - Pembroke Hill ‘10
McReynolds makes it to NCAA Indoor’s for the third time now. Back in 2011 the Baylor freshman was second. She followed that up with a four place finish last year. While she does have her hands full with collegiate record holder Brianna Rollins, McReynolds comes in with the second best time.
Dapo Akinmoladun - Nebraska - Grandview ‘12
It didn’t take long for Dapo to adjust to the college competition. He is coming off of a personal best of 7.74 for 60H this past weekend at Iowa State’s Final Qualifier. The Nebraska freshman has the 13th best qualifying time.
4x400m
Asia Thomas – Illinois – Central (Cape Girardeau) ‘11
Thomas has had a great year at Illinois. She ran a personal best 54.04 in the 400m to place third at Big 10’s. She will run a leg on the fourth ranked Illinois 4x400m team.
Montene Speight - LSU - Ladue ‘11 Speight will run a leg on LSU’s 4x400m team that is currently ranked 9th. Speight has run a season best time of 54.73 for this event.
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DMR
Colleen Quigley - Florida State - Nerinx Hall ‘11
Quigs will anchor the Seminole DMR that is ranked third in the nation behind Michigan and Villanova. Quigley who has been All-American for two seasons in a row (Steeple in Outdoor and 12th at XC Nationals) has run a PR of 4:37.55 for the mile indoors.
Cydney Ross - Duke - Villa Duchesne ‘08
Ross will be running this event as well for Duke who come in with the 7th best time in the nation.
High Jump
James White - Nebraska - Grandview ‘ 10
It has taken White a while to get back to where he was at his high school days, but the Grandview grad has found success at Nebraska. With former teammate Dapo Akinmoladun, White has the fourth best mark among collegiates. If you remember back to 2009, White jumped an absurd 7-5.75 while a junior in HS. While he hasn’t PR’d since, he did clear 7-5.25 early this year. He will be up against Olympian Erik Kynard.
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Long Jump
Blake Carter - SEMO - FT Zumwalt North ‘ 10
The SEMO school record holder in the 60 m dash his mark of 25-6 ranks 10th in the Long Jump field.
Heptathlon
Linsday Vollmer - Kansas - Penney ‘11
Vollmer, who won 12 gold medals in her high school career, has excelled this season for the Jayhawks. She set the school records a while back and will look to score some points for their title effort. The sophomore has a great chance to do so, coming in with the sixth best score in the nation.
Pole Vault
Bethany Buell - South Dakota - Rockwood Summit 2009
The Missouri state champ in 2009, Bethany enters the meet as the 5th seeded Pole Vaulter