The fourth ranked Barton Community College women's track and field program captured its 29th Region VI Indoor and 16th Jayhawk West title this past Saturday at the 2020 Region VI/KJCCC Championships held at the Robert Plaster Center location at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.

The Cougars won eight events throughout the two-day competition, recording twenty-four personal and/or season bests. The squad also added two more national qualifiers, bringing the total to twenty-seven, as the Cougars now begin preparation for the NJCAA Indoor Championships March 6-7 at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Final Region VI standings had Barton atop with 169.33 points, distancing Cloud County's 128.33 with Butler in third with 123 points. In the KJCCC West rankings, Barton's 204 took the title ahead of Cloud County's 184.50 as Hutchinson placed third with 123 points.

Complete Results: KJCCC West    Region VI

Barton's program record book also took some rewriting on the day with five new or moving up the ranks on the program's top-ten best performance list.

Earning the female Field Athlete of the Meet, freshman Ana da Silva battled with teammate sophomore Fiona Richards in the two throwing events as the duo went 1-2 in the shot put and weight throw. On Friday, Richards took the top spot in the shot put as the current school record holder didn't match her best but still put up a 14.85m (48-08.75) mark for the field to chase. Silva came close at 14.76m (48-05.25) to post the program's sixth best throw. In Saturday's weight throw event it was time for Silva to shine, marking a program second best 18.28m (59-11.75) to win over Richards' personal best 17.04m (55-11.00) to move up into the record book's fifth slot.

A tradition rich program but not known for its pole vaulters with few competitors through the years, Jessi Kindscher put her name in the second spot of the all-time list in just her second meet of the season as the freshman rose to a 2.79m (9-01.75) height in placing second in the region.

Staying in the field, the Cougars won all the jumping variety events. Freshman Annia Ashley won two of them, striking the sand in a program sixth best triple jump distance of 12.64m (41-05.75) before capping her day with the high jump gold with a 1.66m (5-05.25) height. On Friday Ashley placed third in the long jump with the first of her personal bests (5.97m, 19-07.00) as Shemia Odaine's personal best of 6.01m (19-08.75) took the top spot. Arianna Hayde's season best 5.71m (18-09.00) placed fourth while Reygan Brown's personal best finished third in the triple jump at 11.52m (37-09.50).

Two new qualifying performance crossed the timeline. On Friday it was Kalli Anderson clocking a 24.86 time in the 200m prelims, timing a still qualifying time of 25.06 on Saturday in placing seventh, one spot behind Sharikae Campbell who is already qualified. Also on Saturday, Sasha Brown placed second in the 600m clocking a qualifying 1:36.20 with Samantha Amador also posting a new personal best with a ninth place time of 1:43.18.

Barton's first track individual champion came from Yoveinny Mota in Saturday's 60m hurdles. Having timed a program second best effort earlier in the season, Mota had no trouble winning the title by .16 of second crossing in 8.68. Aquila St. Louis and Hayde, who both had a busy weekend by competing in the Pentathlon, placed third and seventh with 8.89 and 9.29 times respectively.

T'Nia Riley earned the Cougars' next track gold, clocking a season best 7.41 with Sharikae Campbell finishing seventh at 7.67 after sprinting to a personal best 7.62 in prelims.

Currently seventh on the program all-time list, Christal Mosley led a 1-2 Barton finish in the 400m with a 55.36 time as Cameron Hinton's personal best 55.87 brought home the runner-up spot.

Hayde and St. Louis led three Cougars in the two-day pentathlon, taking second and third in accumulating 3289 and 3074 points respectively. Hayde won the high jump with a season best 1.58m (5-02.25) height, tied St. Louis in the long jump (5.25m, 17-02.75), and had a second place in the finale 800m on a personal best 2:41.30 effort and behind St. Louis in the 60m hurdles. Deisiana Teixeira, who competed for the first time of the indoor season, placed second in the shot put at 10.07m (33-00.50), helping the freshman to an eighth place standing overall with 2314 points.

Complete Barton Women Results:
60m: 1st T'Nia Riley (SB 7.41), 7th Sharikae Campbell (7.67, *PB 7.62 in prelims), 11th Kalli Anderson (7.76)
60m Hurdles: 1st Yoveinny Mota (8.68, *8.58 in prelims), 3rd Aquila St. Louis (8.89, *8.86 in prelims), 7th Arianna Hayde (9.29, *9.20 in prelims)
200m: 6th Sharikae Campbell (24.99, *24.86 in prelims), 7th Kalli Anderson (25.06, *NQ/PB 24.86 in prelims), T'Nia Riley (Did not start finals, *SB 24.16 in prelims)
400m: 1st Christal Mosley (55.36), 2nd Cameron Hinton (PB 55.87), 10th Shemia Odaine (59.98)
600m: 2nd Sasha Brown (NQ/PB 1:36.20), 9th Samantha Amador (PB 1:43.18)
1000m: 8th Sasha Brown (PB 3:19.32)
4x400 Meter Relay: Did not start
High Jump: 1st Annia Ashley (1.66m, 5-05.25), 6th Ayi-lissa Dotson (PB 1.56m, 5-01.25)
Long Jump: 1st Shemia Odaine (PB 6.01m, 19-08.75), 3rd Annia Ashley (PB 5.97m, 19-07.00), 4th Arianna Hayde (SB 5.71m, 18-09.00)
Triple Jump: 1st Annia Ashley (PB 12.64m, 41-05.75 *Program 6th best), 3rd Reygan Brown (PB 11.52m, 37-09.50)
Pole Vault: 2nd Jessi Kindscher (PB 2.79m, 9-01.75 *Program 2nd best)
Shot Put: 1st Fiona Richards (14.85m, 48-08.75 *Program 5th best), 2nd Ana da Silva (PB 14.76m, 48-05.25 *Program 6th best)
Weight Throw: 1st Ana da Silva (PB 18.28m, 59-11.75 *Program 2nd best), 2nd Fiona Richards (PB 17.04m, 55-11.00 *Program 5th best)
Pentathlon: 2nd Arianna Hayde (3289), 3rd Aquila St. Louis (3074), 8th Deisiana Teixeira (2314 *1st time competing)
     60 Hurdles: 1st Aquila St. Louis (8.83), 2nd Arianna Hayde (9.20), 10th Deisiana Teixeira (11.45)
     High Jump: 2nd Arianna Hayde (SB 1.58m, 5-02.25), 3rd Aquila St. Louis (SB 1.55m, 5-01.00), 8th Deisiana Teixeira (1.43m, 4-08.25)
     Shot Put: 2nd Deisiana Teixeira (10.07m, 33-00.50), 3rd Arianna Hayde (PB 9.89m, 32-05.50), 5th Aquila St. Louis (SB 8.84m, 29-00.00)
     Long Jump: 1st Arianna Hayde (5.25m, 17-02.75), 1st Aquila St. Louis (5.25m, 17-02.75), 6th Deisiana Teixeira (4.73m, 15-06.25)
     800m: 2nd Arianna Hayde (PB 2:41.30), 8th Aquila St. Louis (SB 2:59.67), 10th Deisiana Teixeira (3:09.31)