COLUMBIA, Mo. - Southeast Missouri track and field dominated the Show Me Showdown posting nine first place finishes, 52 top ten performances, and 12 new personal records. 

Second to None
Paden Lewis was holding the trophy in the men's weight throw and shot put, after throwing for a new personal record mark of 74' 6 .25" and a distance of 59' 11.75".

Mason Clough wins the men's high jump after clearing a mark of 6' 7".

Brianna Dixon crossed the line at 8.97 ahead of 18 other athletes to take the gold in the women's 60m hurdle event.

Sullivan Gleason vaulted over a height of 15' 11" in the pole vault to grab the gold.

In the 800-meter dash Cole Reinders time stopped at 1:51.39 to take home the trophy ahead of 13 other athletes.

Clara Billing vaults over a height of 13' 1.5" to take the trophy in the women's pole vault.

With a new PR and a time of 8:25.44 Noah Little takes the gold in the men's 3000m.

Baylee Beard stood alone on top of the podium in the women's shot put with an ending distance of 44' 7".

Podium Finishes
In the men's high jump Gregory Dennis and Luis Schadlich grabbed the silver (6' 4") and the bronze (6' 2.75") and both secured new personal records.

Sydney Burdine raced around the track for third with a time of 57.53.

With a mark of 15' 5" Colin Beers took silver in the men's pole vault.

Cole Bruenderman notched a jump of 23' 4.75" for a new PR in the men's long jump.

Makenzie Williams (56' 9.25") and Beard (56' 6") chalked up second and third p;ace finishes in the women's weight throw.

Erika Mellor chalks up a third place finish in the 800-meter with an ending time of 2:16.75.

Breanna Miles ran the 200-meter in 24.21 to take the silver medal.

Lexie Dockstader recorded a time of 10:19.50 in the women's 3000m for second and a new PR.

The freshman, Andreese Ortiz threw for a new personal record mark of 43' 6" for third in the women's shot put.

The men's 4x400m squad of Louis Primeau, Trey Mygatt, Micah Grawer, and  Schadlich grabbed the bronze with a time of 3:26.08

Notable Performances
Clay Alewelt and Quinton Maxwell achieved marks of 56' 2.75" (4th) and 47' 9" (7th) in the men's weight throw and distances of 49' 8.5" (6th) and 49' 9" (5th) in the shot put.

Freshman John Hartmann jumped over a height of 6' 2.75" to take fourth in the men's high jump.

Molly Grohmann jumped over a height of 5' 4.25" and Anna Thomason cleared a height of 5' 2.25" in the women's high jump fourth and ninth.

In the men's 400-meter dash Schadlich (49.55) and Jake Casey (56.10) raced to fourth and sixth place finishes.

Laila Hardin clocked an ending time of 58.37 in the women's 400-meter for seventh.

Miles clocked in at 7.70 in the women's 60m for fourth.

With distances of 22' 9" and 21' .75" Aarion Jackson and Casey placed fourth and ninth in the long jump. 

Grohmann posted a long jump distance of 17' 4" to take sixth in the event.

With marks of 55' 2" and 48' 6.75" Bailie Hux and Ortiz placed fourth and eighth.

Tyler Anderson, Mygatt, Primeau, Grawer all ran for times of 1:55.82 (4th), 1:56.54 (7th, PR), 1:57.57 (8th), and 1:58.13 (10th) in the 800m

Freshman Mattea Pearsall ran the 800m dash in 2:24.65 for 10th.

Dominic Revels crosses the finish line at 22.00 for fifth and a new personal best.

Thomason and Burdine finished the 200m dash in 25.20 and 25.62 for sixth and ninth

After the mile was finished Myles Thornburg recorded a time of 4:27.51 (17th) for a new personal best.

Charlie Ham and Skylar Prescott cleared heights of 11' 1.75" (5th) and 10' 2" (8th) in the pole vault.

Bruenderman jumped for a distance of 45' 11.75" for fourth in the triple jump.

In the women's mile Layla Fliege and Kayla Vogelsang recorded times of 5:17.67 (7th) and 5:19.89 (9th) 

Garrett Dumke, Cade McCadams, Clayton Eftink, placed fourth (8:41.07, PR), eighth (8:49.86, PR), and 10th (8:57.32) in the 3000m.

In the women's 3000m, freshmen Lauren Eftink and Codelia Hoover recorded times of 10:28.27 and 10:36.78 (PR) for sixth and 13th.

In the women's shot put Hux tallied a mark of 41' 5.75" for fourth.

With a time of 3:28.10, the 4x400m team of Anderson, Reinders, Evan Fuller, Justin Splitt placed fifth

The women's 4x400m squad of Pearsall, Fliege, Vogelsang, and Alayna Sparr crossed the line at 4:25.09 for 10th

Looking Ahead
Southeast Missouri track and field will be back on the road next week as they take on the Crossroads of America Invite Jan 24-25 in Indianapolis, Ind.