Campbell, Jones earn player of the week honors

March 31, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Four Missouri Southern State University spring sports student-athletes, including sophomore pole vaulter Matt Campbell (Worthington, Ind.) and junior thrower Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) earned Wilson/MIAA Player of the Week accolades on Tuesday, the MIAA announced.

Campbell, a 5-foot-9 and 155-pound sophomore, secured a spot at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with his effort in the pole vault at the Pittsburg State/Wendy’s Invitational on Saturday (March 27).

He won the event with a vault of 17’-0”, leading a 1-2 Lion finish in the event. The mark was just 0.75” off the MSSU school record and is an NCAA-II automatic qualifying performance.

Campbell, the 2004 MIAA indoor champion in the pole vault, is a graduate of White River High School and transferred to Southern from Neosho County (Kan.) Community College.

Jones, a 5-foot-9 junior, provisionally qualified for nationals in her third event, and improved her mark in another event during the Pittsburg State/Wendy’s Invitational on Saturday (March 27).

She placed third in the hammer with a provisional qualifying distance of 163’-1”. Jones also improved her provisional mark in the discus with a second-place toss of 150’-5”.

Jones, a graduate of Clayton High School, also won the shot put with a toss of 41’-9.75”.

Others to win the award on March 31 included sophomore softball pitcher Amy Schneider (Garland, Texas) and senior women’s tennis player Sheryl Posch (Parsons, Kan.).


	March 31, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Campbell, Jones earn player of the week honors Four Missouri Southern State University spring sports student-athletes, including sophomore pole vaulter Matt Campbell (Worthington, Ind.) and junior thrower Danee Jones (Clayton, Mo.) earned Wilson/MIAA Player of the Week accolades on Tuesday, the MIAA announced. Campbell, a 5-foot-9 and 155-pound sophomore, secured a spot at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with his effort in the pole vault at the Pittsburg State/Wendy’s Invitational on Saturday (March 27). He won the event with a vault of 17’-0”, leading a 1-2 Lion finish in the event. The mark was just 0.75” off the MSSU school record and is an NCAA-II automatic qualifying performance. Campbell, the 2004 MIAA indoor champion in the pole vault, is a graduate of White River High School and transferred to Southern from Neosho County (Kan.) Community College. Jones, a 5-foot-9 junior, provisionally qualified for nationals in her third event, and improved her mark in another event during the Pittsburg State/Wendy’s Invitational on Saturday (March 27). She placed third in the hammer with a provisional qualifying distance of 163’-1”. Jones also improved her provisional mark in the discus with a second-place toss of 150’-5”. Jones, a graduate of Clayton High School, also won the shot put with a toss of 41’-9.75”. Others to win the award on March 31 included sophomore softball pitcher Amy Schneider (Garland, Texas) and senior women’s tennis player Sheryl Posch (Parsons, Kan.).