JOPLIN, Mo. – The Mulerider 4x400 meter relay team of Tyrenzo Banks, Raymond Miller, Shonquill Atkins, and Addison Ross raced to a second-place finish in a crowded 16-team field with a final time of 3:24.88 to highlight seven top 10 finishes by the program on the final day of action at the indoor Lion Open hosted by Missouri Southern State.
 
Miller, who qualified for the final event of the 60 meter hurdles, bettered his time preliminary time on Friday by logging a second-place finish in 8.35. Ross blazed to a fourth-place finish in a 35 sprinter 400 meter event and finished the event in 51.12.
 
Aurthur Jeffrey registered a mark of 46' 9" in the triple jump as he placed fourth in the event and Torrie Whetsell followed in ninth place with a final mark of 44' 4".
 
Richard Barkhimer placed eight in the high jump (6' 1 ½") and Donald Robinson finished in eighth place in the 600 yard event (1:17.36).
 
Aaron Linnear, Larry Booker, Justin Franklin, and Oluwaseun Amosun also competed as a team in the 4x400 meter relay and place tenth with a time of 3:33.06.
 
Shot Put (28)
11^th – Sinclair Pitts (45' 8")
17^th – Dre Lawson (42' 7")
20^th – Travis Williams (40' 9 ¾")
26^th – Sal Guli (36' 1 ¼")
 
Triple Jump (24)
4^th – Aurthur Jeffrey (46' 9")
9^th – Torrie Whetsell (44' 4")
19^th – Aaron Linnear (41' 6")
 
High Jump (10)
8^th – Richard Barkhimer (6' 1 ½")
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals (5)
2^nd – Raymond Miller (8.35)
 
400 Meter (35)
4^th – Addison Ross (51.12)
16^th – Tyrenzo Banks (52.80)
18^th – Shonquill Atkins (53.03)
19^th – Oluwaseun Amosun (53.04)
 
600 Yard (23)
8^th – Donald Robinson (1:17.36)
 
3000 Meter (30)
13^th – Bradyn Gower (9:22.05)
17^th – Trevor Poulson (9:37.70)
24^th – Nathan Poovey (10:02.60)
 
4x400 Meter Relay (16)
2^nd – (1) Tyrenzo Banks, (2) Raymond Miller, (3) Shonquill Atkins, (4) Addison Ross (3:24.88)
10^th – (1) Aaron Linnear, (2) Larry Booker, (3) Justin Franklin, (4) Oluwaseun Amosun (3:33.06)
 
The Muleriders turn their attention to the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field season which will begin for Southern Arkansas on Friday, March 2, at the Marc Randle Classic in Tyler, Texas. Be sure to visit www.MuleriderAthletics.com for upcoming coverage of the Mulerider Track and Field program.