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The Murray State women's track & field team travels to the Kentucky Invitational and the Illinois Invitational for two days of competition in two different venues

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Racers take first place, relay teams dazzle at Margaret Simmons Invite Posted By: Simon Elfrink March 31, 2021 Andrea Jameson  ajameson1@murraystate.edu The women’s track and field team placed first with a dominating team score of 155.75 as four players posted personal records and eight Racers broke two Murray State records at the Margaret Simmons Invite.  Freshman Teliyah James, junior Rachel Hagans, senior Jumyia Denning, and sophomore Lucia Herrero Yanez broke the previous record in...

Cross country to compete in OVC Championship Posted By: Simon Elfrink February 28, 2021 Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu After competing in three meets this season, the Racer cross country teams will finish their season by running in the OVC Championship meet on Monday, March 1.  In the 2019 season, the men’s team finished sixth while the women finished eighth overall in the OVC Championship. Emma Graf was a freshman in the 2019 season when she finished 26th overall and first for ...

Cross country finishes regular season at Kentucky Indoor Collegiate Posted By: Simon Elfrink February 22, 2021 Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu The men’s and women’s cross country teams finished out their regular season on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Kentucky Indoor Collegiate in Louisville, Kentucky, with a last minute switch to an indoor meet because of  weather conditions.  “We have had to make a lot of adjustments this week because of the weather,” said Coach Jordan Walla...

Posted By: Simon Elfrink February 8, 2021 Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu Two weeks after the Belmont Opener, the Racer cross country team hosted the Murray State Open on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Miller Memorial Golf Course. This meet was the second of three regular season meets for the Racers.  The women’s team faced six other teams while the men’s team faced five. Both teams competed against Morehead State, SIUE, University of North Alabama, Campbellsville University and University ...

Cross country preparing for home opener The Racers hope to have a repeat of last seasons home opener, where both teams placed first overall. (Photo courtesy of Racer Athletics) Posted By: Simon Elfrink February 3, 2021 Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu The Murray State cross country team will return home to compete in the Murray State Open on Friday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. at Miller Memorial Golf Course. This will be the second meet of the season, following the Belmont Open as well as the ...

Cross country opens 2021 at Belmont Posted By: Simon Elfrink January 26, 2021 Rachel Essner ressner1@murraystate.edu After waiting for more than a year to compete, the Murray State men’s and women’s cross country teams kicked off their 2021 season opener on Sunday, Jan. 24, at Belmont University.  The meet consisted of 12 teams, including Belmont University, Austin Peay State University, Tennessee Tech University, Tennessee State University and Lipscomb University.  Junior Dani Wrigh...