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Men take 4th, women take 5th overall at MIAA track tourney

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Issue date: 3/6/08 Section: Sports
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Kiara Jones makes a landing while competing at the 2008 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Championships on Saturday, March 1. The men's team took fourth place overall.
Media Credit: photo courtesy Carla Wehmeyer
Kiara Jones makes a landing while competing at the 2008 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Championships on Saturday, March 1. The men's team took fourth place overall.
The Pittsburg State University men's indoor track & field team finished fourth while the women's team took fifth at the 2008 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Championships on Saturday, March 1.

The Pitt State men took an 18-point lead into Saturday's action, but the University of Central Missouri enjoyed a solid day to run away with the team title. The Mules scored 120 points, while MSSU (96) finished second, ESU (83) placed third and PSU (75.5) came in fourth.

Jeremy Jackson (8.03) and Jeremy Dunkle (8.10) finished 1-2 in the 60 meter hurdles for the Gorillas Saturday, while the 4x400 meter relay team of Anthony Garrett, Darius Johnson, John Van Gundy and Derek Wise placed second in their discipline (3:23.43).

Meanwhile, the Missouri Southern women scored 118 points to outdistance ESU (102), UCM (78), Truman (75) and Pitt State (68) for the league's team trophy.

Sara Thurber finished second in the 60 meter hurdles (8.94) Saturday for Pitt State, while Erica Ogle placed third in the 3,000 meters (10:25.02) and Kiley Lund added a third-place tie in the the high jump (5-5).
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