Southeast Missouri State opened its outdoor track season by dominating its own April Fool's Invitational Saturday at the Abe Stuber Complex.
Heather Jenkins and Lyndsey Stevenson each won three individual events for the women's team. Meleisa Greene tied the school outdoor record in the long jump at 20 feet, 1/2 inch.
On the men's side, freshman Miles Smith posted a time of 47.56 seconds in the 400-meters to place him on Southeast's all-time top 10 list.
No team scores were kept in the meet that also featured athletes from Harding (Ark.), Belmont (Tenn.) and Lipscomb (Tenn.).Southeast women's winners
Hammer throw -- Heather Jenkins 161-11; Javelin throw -- Megan Rosenkoetter 109-2; 5,000 meter run -- Lindsay Zeiler 18:37.50; 4X100 relay -- (Laquita Andrews, Natasha Fortenberry, Nyisha Porter, Rose Fulton), 46.40; 1,500 run -- Colleen Burke 4:59.10; Shot put -- Jenkins 47-6 1/4; 100 hurdles -- Lyndsey Stevenson 14.71: 400 dash -- Andrews 56.59; 100 dash -- Stevenson 12.47; 800 run -- Taryn Phillips 2:19.97; 400 hurdles --Stevenson 1:05.52; 200 dash -- Porter 24.69; Long jump -- Meleisa Greene 20-0 1/2; Pole vault -- Michelle Jett 10-6; 3,000 run -- Kris Woolf 11:03.11; Discus -- Jenkins 154-9; Triple jump -- Heather West 38-10; 4x400 relay -- Southeast 4:11.11.Southeast men's winners
Hammer throw -- Daniel Jones 148-1; Javelin throw -- Jones 165-10; 1,500 run -- Brad DeMattei 4:11.02; Shot put -- Jay Heddell 58-1; 110 hurdles -- Alonzo Nelson 14.89; 400 dash -- Miles Smith 44.56; 100 dash -- Jon Jefferson 10.84; 800 dash -- Chaz Brown 1:56.73; High jump -- Andrew Lambert 6-5; 400 hurdles -- Nelson 54.17; 200 dash -- Jefferson 21.81; Long jump -- Lambert 23-0 3/4; Pole vault -- Jordan Willi 15-0; Discus -- Jay Heddell 164-10; Triple jump -- Shelton Scott (Southeast graduate) 49-0 1/2; 4x400 relay -- Nelson, Seth Schuster, Jared Tanz, Smith 3:19.18
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