Pair of Cougars earn week six conference track and field honors #GoBarton
Pair of Cougars earn week six conference track and field honors.
Ashantae Harvey and Brandon Lloyd of the Barton Community College track and field team has been named the week six Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week respectively.
The Cougars' performances came last weekend at the Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas where Barton posted 12 personal bests and added 7 new national qualifiers.
Harvey not only qualified for Nationals in both the 400m and also as part of the 4x400m relay team, but stands atop the current NJCAA list clocking a national leading 55.26 400m time then combining with Naiya Morgan, Jayda Dillon, and Lashanna Graham to record the nation leading and program 7th best time of 3:42.52 time, four seconds better than their nearest NJCAA competitors.
Lloyd moved up to 6th on the program all-time best shot list with a 17.27m (56-08.00) heave in placing 11th at the event. Fellow Cougar Giovanni Gutierrez was a close 12th place, marking a 17.24m (56-06.75) program 7th best throw.
The weekly award is the third for the 5th ranked women's team of the 2022 indoor season as Kelsie Murrell-Ross won the honor in week two and Kayan Green's week four distinction while Lloyd is the first for the 6th ranked Cougars.
Harvey and Lloyd lead the Cougars into post-season action, beginning Saturday, February 19, at the two-day KJCCC/Region VI Indoor Championships held at Pittsburg State University's Robert W. Plaster Center.