The Barton Community College men's track and field team added five more national qualifiers to its list competing this past weekend in Lubbock at the Masked Rider Open hosted by Texas Tech University
The 5th ranked Cougars posted twelve personal or season bests, highlighted by the pair of golds earned by the relay teams, along with Shakwon Coke taking the long jump title.
The 4x100m tandem of Marcus Purcell, Caleb Boger, Daylin Williams, and Almond Small got Barton's Saturday's track events off to a good start with a season best 40.03 in beating out four teams.
Boger and Small were joined by Telron Bradford Jr., and Elijah Mosley in the day's final 4x400m relay event, beating out six other teams with a time of 3:047.47 to set a new season best.
Coke, along with Anthony Woods, competed in the long jump for the first time of the season in punching their entries for nationals as Coke won the event with a 7.83m jump while Woods placed 5th with a 7.23m mark.
Other national qualifying performances include Small first time outdoors in the 100m to take 5th in 10.37, Boger's 100m season best 10.47 in placing 8th, D. Williams' 9th place 21.27 200m time in his first outdoor try, Bradford in 10th on a personal best 21.29 clocking, and Giovanni Gutierrez adding the discus throw to his national trip placing 9th on a season best 48.04m throw.
Barton heads back to Texas for its next meet, competing in the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi held Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 in Canyon, Texas.
Barton Men's Results
100m: 5th Almond Small (NQ 10.37 *1st Time), 8th Caleb Boger (NQ/SB 10.47), 13th Marcus Purcell (PR 10.72)
200m: 9th Daylin Williams (NQ 21.27 *1st Time), 10th Telron Bradford Jr. (NQ/PR 21.29), 15th Zander Von Stade (PR 21.57), 16th Marcus Purcell (PR 21.60)
400m: 6th Andrew Ferguson (48.78 *1st Time), 13th Zander Von Stade (PR 49.96)
800m: 13th Jye Gillard (2:01.22 *1st Time)
110m Hurdles: 5th Daylin Williams (14.12 *Already NQ)
400m Hurdles: 3rd Cedric Williams (55.85 *1st Time)
4x100m Relay: 1st 40.03 SB *Already NQ (Marcus Purcell, Caleb Boger, Daylin Williams, Almond Small)
4x400m Relay: 1st 3:07.47 SB *Already NQ (Caleb Boger, Telron Bradford Jr., Elijah Mosley, Almond Small)
Long Jump: 1st Shakwon Coke (NQ/SB 7.83m), 5th Anthony Woods (NQ 7.23m *1st Time)
Shot Put: 2nd Giovanni Gutierrez (17.42m *Already NQ), 3rd Brandon Lloyd (PB 17.18 *Already NQ)
Discus: 6th Brandon Lloyd (PB 56.97 *Already NQ **Bettered his program 3rd best mark), 9th Giovanni Gutierrez (NQ/SB 48.04m)