ST. LOUIS – Indiana State track and field athletes JaVaughn Moore and Kamille Gaskin-Griffith were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference Tuesday afternoon as the male track and female field athletes of the week, respectively.
 
Moore set a pair of meet and facility records at the Coughlan/Malloy Cup on his way to a pair of event wins. The Marietta, Georgia, native clocked a 6.74 in the 60m prelims, which broke the Indoor Track & Field Facility and Coughlan/Malloy Cup record. He followed that with a 6.77 in the finals of the event for his seventh straight win in the event, a streak that dates back to the 2019-20 season.
 
Moore continued his strong performance at the Coughlan/Malloy Cup by taking home the title in the 200m, setting a new facility and meet record by crossing the line in 21.66 seconds. His time broke the meet record by 0.3 seconds and his own facility record by 0.2 seconds.
 
Adjusted for track size, Moore's 200m time is the top mark in the MVC this season and among the top 20 in the nation. His time in the 60m ranks second in the conference.
 
Gaskin-Griffith set a new personal record in the long jump on her way to the event title at the Coughlan/Malloy Cup. The Bridgetown, Barbados, native had a jump of 5.45m (17-10.75) on her final attempt to beat teammate Ryann Porter for the title. Her jump broke her previous personal record by 0.03m.
 
Showing her versatility, Gaskin-Griffith also placed fourth in the 60m hurdles (9.25) and eighth in the shot put (8.49m/27-10.25). She was one of four Sycamores to earn a top-five finish in the 60m hurdles.
 
Gaskin-Griffith's long jump is the top mark in the MVC, while her 60m hurdles time is also among the top 15 in the conference.
 
The weekly honors are the second and third weekly awards for the Sycamores this season, after Brittnee James earned MVC Field Athlete of the Week honors in December. It's the third indoor weekly honor for Moore, after previously being named MVC Men's Track Athlete of the Week once in each of the last two seasons. This is Gaskin-Griffith's first weekly award in her career.
 
Indiana State returns to action this weekend at the John Gartland Invitational, the second straight home meet for the Sycamores at the Indoor Track and Field Facility.
 
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