Barton Track and Field teams place runner-up at Region VI Indoor Championships #GoBarton
Barton Track and Field teams place runner-up at Region VI Indoor Championships.
A pair of runner-up placings concluded the Barton Community College track and field teams' weekend competing in the KJCCC/Region VI Indoor Championships held at Pittsburg State University's Plaster Center.
The 5th ranked women's team compiled 143 points with seven individual championships led by the trio of golds by Nia Robinson to earn the Female High Point Athlete of the Meet and Kayan Green's runner-up 600m performance ranking 6th best in program history.
The 6th ranked Cougar men moved up a spot after day one's result to finish in a tie for second place with 97 points, earning three first place finishes highlighted by Giovanni Gutierrez' shot put title in taking over the nation's top spot on his program 5th best ever heave.
Barton women's squad added five new national qualifying performances, bringing their total to 24 between thirteen individuals and the top ranked 4x400 relay team.
Also adding five additional national qualifying performances, the Cougar men upped their total to 20 between 12 individuals and its 3rd ranked 4x400 relay team.
Combined, the squads put forth 20 personal or season bests, 11 from the men's team and 9 from the women.
Barton returns to the Plaster Center March 4-5 for the NJCAA Indoor Championships.
Complete Results: KJCCC West Region VI
Complete Barton Women Results *Already nationally qualified
Pentathlon: 4th Deborah Lowe (NQ 2888 pts), 8th Jasmine Carson (2257 pts), 12th Malama Toure (2058 pts)
60m Dash: 10th Jayda Dillon (PB 7.79 *misses qualifying for finals by .004 seconds and national qualifying by .03 seconds)
60m Hurdle Finals: 2nd *Ashantae Harvey (8.82 *8.77 in prelims), 4th Ashanti Harvey (8.91 *PB/NQ 8.87 in prelims)
200m: 3rd *Ashantae Harvey (24.79, 24.71 in prelims)
400m: 5th *Lashanna Graham (SB 57.10), 6th *Naiya Morgan (57.44), 11th Jayda Dillon (58.62 *Misses national qualifying by .44 seconds)
600m: 2nd *Kayan Green (PB 1:32.22 *6th best program history), 7th Deborah Lowe (1:41.41 *Misses national qualifying by 1.36 seconds)
1000m: CHAMPION *Kayan Green (3:03.95)
3000m: 14th Karina Herrera (12:19.23)
5000m: 12th Karina Herrera (20:54.20)
4x400m Relay: CHAMPIONS 3:51.93 *Already top team in nation (Naiya Morgan, Ashantae Harvey, Jayda Dillon, Lashanna Graham)
High Jump: CHAMPION *Nia Robinson (1.65m), 9th Molly Norris (1.35m *1st time in event)
Long Jump: CHAMPION *Nia Robinson (6.16m), Runner-Up *Ida Seesay (PB 5.64m), 5th *Brittania Ingram (5.35m)
Triple Jump: CHAMPION *Nia Robinson (SB 12.41m *2nd best in NJCAA), 3rd Brittania Ingram (PB/NQ 11.41m), 6th Ida Seesay (10.99m *1st time in event, just missed national qualifying by .04m)
Shot Put: CHAMPION *Kelsie Murrell-Ross (14.55m), 6th *Jada Sewell (12.31m), 8th Efe Latham (PB/NQ 12.28m)
Weight Throw: CHAMPION *Jada Sewell (PB/NQ 15.05m), 4th *Efe Latham (14.62m), 8th Kelsie Murrell-Ross (13.71m)
Complete Barton Men Results *Already nationally qualified
Heptathlon: 11th GiAndre Lee (3968pts)
60m Hurdle Finals: 5th *Daylin Williams (8.15 *PB in prelims), 9th GiAndre Lee (8.42)
60m Dash: 6th *Ali Moore (6.83 *6.79 in prelims), 9th *Almond Small (PB 6.81), 15th Daylin Williams (6.97 *1st time in event)
200m: 3rd Elijah Mosley (PB/NQ 21.39), 5th *Almond Small (PB 21.50), 12th Ali Moore (21.86 *Missed national qualifying by .09 seconds)
400m: CHAMPION *Elijah Mosley (47.24), 4th Jye Gillard (SB/NQ 48.58), 19th Zander Von Stade (50.78 *1st time in event)
600m: 3rd Cedric Williams (PB/NQ 1:21.05), 4th Telron Bradford Jr. (SB/NQ 1:21.09)
800m: 21st Jesus Sanchez (PB 2:05.14), 25th Ethan Woodrome (PB 2:08.78)
DMR: 12th 11:42.64 (Djordje Racic, Zander Von Stade, Jesus Sanchez, and Ethan Woodrome)
Long Jump: CHAMPION *Shakwon Coke (7.72m), Runner-Up Anthony Woods (PB/NQ 7.21m)
Triple Jump: 4th *Anthony Woods (14.37m)
Pole Vault: 14th GiAndre Lee (2.38m, 7-09.75)
4x400m Relay: 3rd 3:14.35 *Already 3rd ranked nationally (Ali Moore, Jye Gillard, Almond Small, Elijah Mosley)
Weight Throw: 4th *Brandon Lloyd (15.53m), 5th *Giovanni Gutierrez (14.71m)
Shot Put: CHAMPION Giovanni Gutierrez (PB 17.81m *5th best program history, current top throw in NJCAA), 3rd Brandon Lloyd (16.71m)
