At the annual Tom Botts home invitational, sophomore Maya Cody and freshman Ja’Mari Ward led the women’s team to a first place finish and the men’s team to fourth place.
The invitational event, now in it’s 20th year, is named after former MU coach and Hall of Famer Tom Botts.
The story for the first day of the invite was true freshman long jumper Ward, who jumped a length of 25-10 ¼, or 7.88 meters, good for fourth in the nation in the event. Ward missed all of indoor season because of injury and is looking to have a successful outdoor season.