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Published March 16, 2008 12:13 am - Final throw again costly in shot put Selby-Tallman, Williams take second in nationals; Southern men finish 9th From staff reports
sports@joplinglobe.com MANKATO, Minn. — It happened again, to the great dismay of Missouri Southern senior Jessica Selby-Tallman. Sheena Devine came up with the winning throw on her final attempt to beat Selby-Tallman — for the second year in a row — in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Minnesota State-Mankato. Just like she had a year ago in Boston, Selby-Tallman held the lead entering the final round of competition in the shot put. She improved that margin with a throw of 50 feet, 9 1/2 inches. But Devine, a Bemidji (Minn.) State senior, launched a throw of 52-2 1/2 to win her second straight national indoor title. “What a great series of throws Jessica had,” said Patty Vavra, Southern women’s coach. “She opened up with a very nice throw that put her in a great position, But by now, we know that Sheena Divine (also the defending outdoor national champion) has it in her to come up with a big throw. “Jessica is disappointed, but she competed well. She got beat by a better thrower who is obviously very good in the clutch. ... It was evident those two were the best throwers in the meet.” Selby-Tallman joined teammates Jacob Williams and Corey Reynolds with second-place finishes in the national meet. Williams tied for second in the pole vault on Saturday, clearing 16-10 3/4 to match the effort of Missouri Science and Technology junior Jordan Henry. Southern senior Russell Ellis was sixth in the vault, clearing 16-2 3/4. A year ago, Williams was fourth in the nation and Ellis was sixth. “Not a bad day,” said Tom Rutledge, Southern men’s coach. “They both had good series. “The main thing is getting the kids here and getting them in position. I really feel like, if our other two vaulters (Corey Shumate and Seager Wilson both narrowly missed qualifying for nationals) had been here, they would have scored.” The Lion men had three national entrants and scored 18 points, including a runner-up finish by Reynolds in the high jump on Friday. Southern finished ninth in the final team standings, tops among MIAA schools. 
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