The Barton Community College men's track and field team captured the College's 58th National team title Thursday by tying for first place of the 2021 NJCAA Outdoor National Championships held in Levelland, Texas.

Trailing by three points into the final 4x400m Relay with South Plains in third just two points behind the Cougars, Barton's second place finish in the race with the Texans winning the baton handling four trips around the oval gave the two programs the Co-National Champion fitting end to the three-day meet at 101 points.

Cloud County, who held the lead but didn't have a relay team in the finals, fell to the third spot as the defending champion from 2019 finished with 96 points.

On the women's side, Barton placed 5th overall with host South Plains winning with 110.33 points.

The championship is the 9th title for Cougar history in the outdoor season. The tie is just the second time in the NJCAA two teams have locked up for the title at the men's outdoor national championship, the first coming in 2007 between South Plains and Central Arizona.

The Cougars had three national champions during the three-day event among its fourteen scoring performances and eight personal best efforts.

Shakwon Coke didn't need his best in capturing both of his national titles, winning the long jump at 7.58m (24-10.50) and the triple jump at 15.51m (50-10-75). Glenith Calvin III nearly surpassed his personal best on his first long jump attempt in giving the Cougars three more points in the event with a 7.15m (23-05.50) splash in the sand.

The sprinting duo of Denzel Feagin and Caleb Boger combined for 31 points in two events. Feagin was edged out at the tape by .02 seconds in the 100m as his personal best of 10.11 had to settle for runner-up while Boger placed 4th at 10.27. The duo would later go 1-2 in the 200m with Feagin winning the 200m title at 20.53 just ahead of Boger's 20.58.

To start Thursday's final day of competition, the pair were joined by Almighty Williamson and Jevon O'Bryant to again be edged out at the finish line by .04 seconds as the tandem's program 8th best time of 39.51 had to settle for second place.

Concluding the meet was the season best effort of the 4x400m relay team as O'Bryant, Telron Bradford Jr., Boger, and Gamali Felix clocked a 3:07.19 in a half of a second behind South Plains' winning time of 3:06.71.

In addition to the meet's concluding 4x400m relay runner-up, Barton had three other runner-up placings.

Much like Feagin's near title in the 100m, Tyrese Reid's two sprints around the oval was .37 seconds shy of the 800m national championship in clocking a 1:50.68 behind South Plains' Seydi Sall's 1:50.31.

The Cougars other second place finishes came in the throws with Fabio Hessling marking a 65.85m (216-00) hammer throw and Fred Moudani splashing a 17.32m (56-10.00) shot put mark.

Giovanni Gutierrez set two personal bests in his three events, placing fourth in the shot put at 16.44m (53-11.25) and a 48.71m (159-10) distance on a 9th place discus throw. Hessling and Moudani also set personal bests in the discus at 46.75m (153-04) and 45.21m (148-04) to finish 10th and 13th respectively.

Complete 2021 NJCAA Championship results

Barton Scoring Results:
100m: Runner-Up Denzel Feagin (PB 10.11), 4th Caleb Boger (10.27, *10.25 in Prelims), 17th Karon Dean (10.55)
200m: CHAMPION Denzel Feagin (20.53), Runner-Up Caleb Boger (20.58)
400m: Jevon O'Bryant (FS in finals; 48.19 in Prelims), 10th Gamali Felix (48.50), 32nd Telron Bradford Jr. (51.18)
800m: Runner-Up Tyrese Reid (1:50.68)
110m Hurdles: 7th Almighty Williamson (15.83; *PB 14.11 in Prelims)
400m Hurdles: Ja'Kwan Hale (DNF; 53.17 in Prelims)
4x100m Relay: Runner-Up 39.63 *SB (Almighty Williamson, Denzel Feagin, Jevon O'Bryant, Caleb Boger)
4x400m Relay: Runner-Up 3:07.63*SB (Jevon O'Bryant, Telron Bradford Jr., Caleb Boger, Gamali Felix)
High Jump: NH Ja'Kwan Hale *2nd time in event
Long Jump: CHAMPION Shakwon Coke (7.58m, 24-10.50), 6th Glenith Calvin III (7.15m, 23-05.50)
Triple Jump: CHAMPION Shakwon Coke (15.51m, 50-10.75)
Shot Put: Runner-Up Fred Moudani (17.32m, 56-10.00), 4th Giovanni Gutierrez (PB 16.44m, 53-11.25)
Discus Throw: 9th Giovanni Gutierrez (PB 48.71m, 159-10), 10th Fabio Hessling (PB 46.75m, 153-04), 13th Fred Moudani (PB 45.21m, 148-04)
Hammer Throw: Runner-Up Fabio Hessling (65.85m, 216-00), 11th Tyler Nelson (47.39m, 155-06)