Two sign with women’s track & field squad

Missouri Southern head women’s track & field coach Patty Vavra announced today the addition of two current high school seniors for the 2004-05 academic year.

Rachel Minard (Webb City, Mo.) and Alison Walker (West Plains, Mo.) have signed on to join the Lions track & field program.

Minard is a three-time all-state performer in the 300-meter hurdles, including a Missouri Class 3 state championship as a junior in 2003. She placed sixth in the 300 hurdles as a freshman in 2001 before taking fifth in the event as a sophomore. Then last year, Minard set a school record with her time of 45.31 seconds en route to the state crown. She also placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet as a junior. She also holds the school record in the 100 hurdles (15.4 seconds).

The 5-foot-8 Minard, whose senior track season is still to come, is also a three-time all-conference volleyball player at setter/outside hitter.

Walker also has her senior track & field campaign ahead of her, after placing fifth in the Class 4 State Championships in the 400-meter dash as a junior. Walker turned in a school record time of 57.64 seconds in that event at the state meet on her way to the fifth-place showing.

Walker, 5-7, has also qualified for the state championships in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. In 2003, she turned in a West Plains school mark of 25.54 seconds at the state meet in the 200. Her best 100-meter dash time is 12.23 seconds.

A three-time all-district and all-conference performer, Walker has helped her team to back-to-back district crowns, and two top-five state MSHSAA Championships finishes.

The Missouri Southern women’s track & field program produced two All-Americans in 2003, in Mary Still, formerly Mary Garrett, and Danee Jones. Still was national runner-up, for her third outdoor All-America honor, in the 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season, and also finished seventh in the 400-meter dash indoors. Jones was an All-America in the weight throw during the 2003 indoor campaign. The Lion women finished sixth in both the MIAA indoor and outdoor meets last season.


	Nov. 12, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two sign with women’s track & field squad Missouri Southern head women’s track & field coach Patty Vavra announced today the addition of two current high school seniors for the 2004-05 academic year. Rachel Minard (Webb City, Mo.) and Alison Walker (West Plains, Mo.) have signed on to join the Lions track & field program. Minard is a three-time all-state performer in the 300-meter hurdles, including a Missouri Class 3 state championship as a junior in 2003. She placed sixth in the 300 hurdles as a freshman in 2001 before taking fifth in the event as a sophomore. Then last year, Minard set a school record with her time of 45.31 seconds en route to the state crown. She also placed third in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet as a junior. She also holds the school record in the 100 hurdles (15.4 seconds). The 5-foot-8 Minard, whose senior track season is still to come, is also a three-time all-conference volleyball player at setter/outside hitter. Walker also has her senior track & field campaign ahead of her, after placing fifth in the Class 4 State Championships in the 400-meter dash as a junior. Walker turned in a school record time of 57.64 seconds in that event at the state meet on her way to the fifth-place showing. Walker, 5-7, has also qualified for the state championships in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. In 2003, she turned in a West Plains school mark of 25.54 seconds at the state meet in the 200. Her best 100-meter dash time is 12.23 seconds. A three-time all-district and all-conference performer, Walker has helped her team to back-to-back district crowns, and two top-five state MSHSAA Championships finishes. The Missouri Southern women’s track & field program produced two All-Americans in 2003, in Mary Still, formerly Mary Garrett, and Danee Jones. Still was national runner-up, for her third outdoor All-America honor, in the 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season, and also finished seventh in the 400-meter dash indoors. Jones was an All-America in the weight throw during the 2003 indoor campaign. The Lion women finished sixth in both the MIAA indoor and outdoor meets last season.