Men's track team wins Cincy meet

The Southeast Missouri State track and field program had an impressive weekend at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Southeast's men won the two-day meet with 196 points, edging Miami (Ohio) by seven points and host Cincinnati by 11.5. Southeast's women placed fifth with 68.5 points. Twelve teams competed in each division.

Kevin Farley led Southeast's men as he captured the shot put, discus and hammer throw. He launched the shot put an outdoor career-best 57 feet, 3 1/2 inches.

Blake Carter, a second-team All-American during the indoor season, picked up where he left off in his 2013 outdoor debut. He won the long jump with a distance of 24-2 1/4 that tied his season best from the 2012 outdoor campaign.

Other event winners for Southeast's men were Kendrick Farr in the 100 meters and Brian Grote in the javelin. Grote's career-best 187-11 was nearly 10 feet better than his previous high set the previous weekend.

The meet marked the outdoor debut of Reggie Miller Jr., the Ohio Valley Conference male field athlete of the year from the indoor season. Miller posted second-place finishes in the high jump and triple jump.

On the women's side, Courtney Gapelu won the shot put for the Redhawks' lone event victory.

Southeast athletes are back in action this weekend when the university hosts the 32nd annual Joey Haines Invitational at the Abe Stuber Complex.

There will be one event Friday, the hammer throw at 3:30 p.m. The rest of the meet will be Saturday, with field events starting at 11 a.m., followed by running events at 11:30.

Southeast point scorers (top 8)

MEN

100 meters -- 1. Kendrick Farr 11.07; 2. Blake Smith 11.16; 3. Fabian Santiago 11.29

200 -- 2. Kendrick Farr, 22.58; 8. Ellis Maise 23.07

800 -- 5. Kameron Long 1:52.50

1,500 -- 5. Alex Zisser 3:55.11

3,000 steeplechase -- 5. Ryan Anderson 9:43.70; 7. Brent Collins 9:49.82

5,000 -- 5. Craig Munie 14:58.26

110 hurdles -- 5. Prentice Ivy 15.44

400 hurdles -- 7. Prentice Ivy 1:01.24

400 relay -- 2. (Blake Smith, Blake Carter, Alexander Anderson, Kendrick Farr) 42.24

1,600 relay -- 3. (Alexander Anderson, Ellis Maise, Tyler Holmes, Kameron Long) 3:22.59

High jump -- 2. Reggie Miller Jr. 6-8; 7. Kenny Hosp 6-4

Pole vault -- 7. Christian Locke 14-11

Long jump -- 1. Blake Carter 24-2 1/4; 3. Blake Smith 22-8

Triple jump -- 2. Reggie Miller Jr. 47-8

Shot put -- 1. Kevin Farley 57-3 1/2; 2. Craig Robinson 53-4 1/4; 6. Jason Walker 45-4 1/4

Discus -- 2. Kevin Farley 170-6; 3. Craig Robinson 152-0; 5. Zach Horrell 142-3; 6. Jason Walker 139-0

Hammer throw -- 1. Kevin Farley 184-7; 2. Craig Robinson 182-1; 4. Jared Siemers 166-1; 7. Jason Walker 147-10

Javelin -- 1. Brian Grote 187-11; 4. Joel Krause 172-1; 6. Kenny Hosp 149-0; 7. Jason Walker 140-6

WOMEN

400 -- 7. Jerika Lewis 57.91

3,000 steeplechase -- 6. Mary Dohogne 11:21.68

5,000 -- 5. Rebekah Lawson 17:42.99

100 hurdles -- 8. Unique Hooks 15.19

400 hurdles -- 4. Unique Hooks 1:04.89

400 relay -- 4. (Ayonna Cartwright, Macy Ritter, Unique Hooks, Jerika Lewis) 48.49

1,600 relay -- 5. (Cheyenne Tunti, Alyssa Rebecca, Jovannie Spears, Jerika Lewis) 3:56.65

Pole vault -- 5. Jill Schnurbusch 12-7 1/2

Long jump -- 5. Macy Ritter 17-9 1/2

Shot put -- 1. Courtney Gapelu 49-5 3/4; 3. Sarah Hall 47-2 1/4; 7. Kayla Gutierrez 43-6

Discus -- 8. Courtney Gapelu 138-1

Hammer throw -- 2. Kayla Gutierrez 166-3; 7. Sarah Hall 159-10

Javelin -- 4. Sarah Hall 106-8; 6. Emilea Old 97-11