9th ranked Barton men challenge for Region 6 Track and Field title, Hamer and Hayles earn top individual awards #GoBarton

Making a somewhat surprising challenge for the title, the 9th ranked Barton Community College men's track and field team led the 2025 Region 6 Outdoor Championships with two events remaining in settling for second place.

Five individual titles among the Cougars' 21 scoring performances over two days of competition at Coffeyville's Veterans Memorial Stadium compiled 127 points for a solid runner-up team placing. Hutchinson, who overtook the Cougars with twelve points in the second to last event of the 5000m, won the program's first title since 2013 on an accumulated 135 points as Coffeyville's 84 points was enough for a third placing.

Adding a pair of new national qualifiers among its 8 personal and/or season bests, Barton will have over twenty entries for the season finale NJCAA Division I Championships held May 15-17 at Hutchinson's Gowans Stadium.

Seventy-four of the Cougars' points came in the field events, Trevon Hamer's pair of golds in the long jump and triple jump leading to a 31-point performance earning the Men's High Point Athlete of the Meet with Ricardo Hayles being named the Field Athlete of the Meet behind a gold and silver performance in the throws.

Placing runner-up in the long jump of the indoor season, Hamer soared to the outdoor title on a 7.52m (24-08.25) mark then followed on Saturday with the triple jump crown at 16.03m (52-07.25).

In addition to his jumping titles, Hamer also contributed 11 points on the track beginning with Barton's runner-up 4x100m tandem of Aragorn Straker, Joshua Mascall, and Wanyae Belle in clocking a 40.16. Running third leg during the 4x400m relay squad with Keadro Gordon, Belle, then handing off to Corlando Chambers, Hamer and the Cougars with the title out of reach cruised to a 6th place finish at 3:21.55.

Chambers and Gordon helped the Cougars to a Friday relay title, teaming with Jasiah Clapp and Simeon Adams to post a facility record and program's 6th fastest 4x800 time of 7:37.10.

Hayles' 18 of Barton's 54 points in the throws came on a discus winning and facility record 55.10m (180-09) mark joined by a runner-up shot put throw of 16.06m (52-08.25). The discus title was the program's second straight Region crown.

In addition to Hayles' discus title, Jaylon Calder took the third spot at 46.90m (153-10) with DeAndre Bristol in fourth at 43.92m (144-01). In the shot put, the Cougars also posted three scoring performances, Calder's 15.42m (50-07.25) placing 3rd behind Hayles with Bristol in 6th on a personal best 14.18m (46.06.25) mark.

Bristol contributed an additional ten points, placing runner-up in the javelin on a personal best 61.17m (200-08) mark with a 7th place finish in the hammer throw on another personal best of 46.26m (151-09). Boris Peranovic led the Cougars in the hammer by exceeding his personal best by over seven feet for a 52.78m (173-02) mark with Barker giving Barton its third best effort in the event by marking a 43.50m (142-08) to place 13th.

Belle led the Cougars on the track, adding to his relay contributions with a 200m title run of 20.77 and a 3rd placing in the 100m on a personal best 10.20 in being joined by Perrion Williams' best time of 10.27 for 6th place as new national qualifiers. Straker, who just missed out on the 100m finals by .003 of a second with a 10.55 time, clocked a 200m preliminary round 21.11 but pulled up late in the finals to still finish fourth.

Barton grabbed another eight points in the 800m, Gordon's 5th place time of 1:54.32, less than a second ahead of Chambers' 1:55.13 as Clapp secured the final 8th spot at 1:56.03.

Barton Men's Results: (PB = Personal record/best; NQ = Nationally Qualified; ANQ = Already Nationally Qualified)
100m: 3rd Wanyae Belle (PB NQ 10.20), 6th Perrion Williams (PB NQ 10.27), 9th Aragorn Straker (ANQ 10.57)
200m: CHAMPION Wanyae Belle (ANQ 20.77), 4th Joshua Mascall (ANQ 30.92 *21.11 in Prelims), DNS Aragorn Straker (ANQ *21.11 in Prelims)
400m: 21st Simeon Adams (50.54); DNS Devonric Mack
800m: 5th Keandro Gordon (1:54.32), 6th Corlando Chambers (1:55.13), 8th Jasiah Clapp (1:56.03)
4x100m Relay: Runner-Up (ANQ 40.16) Aragorn Straker, Trevon Hamer, Joshua Mascall, Wanyae Belle
4x400m Relay: 6th (ANQ 3:21.55) Wanyae Belle, Keandro Gordon, Trevon Hamer, Corlando Chambers
4x800m Relay: CHAMPION (SB ANQ 7:37.10 *Facility Record **Program 6th fastest) Corlando Chambers, Jasiah Clapp, Simeon Adams, Keandro Gordon
Discus: CHAMPION Ricardo Hayles (ANQ 55.10m, 180-09 *Facility Record) *2nd straight year Barton wins title, 3rd Jaylon Calder (ANQ 46.90m, 153-10), 4th DeAndre Bristol (ANQ 43.92m, 144-01)
Hammer: 3rd Boris Peranovic (PB ANQ 52.78m, 173-02), 7th DeAndre Bristol (PB 46.26m, 151-09), 13th Justin Barker (PB 43.50m, 142-08)
Javelin: Runner-Up DeAndre Bristol (PB ANQ 61.17m, 200-08 *Program 9th Best)
Long Jump: CHAMPION Trevon Hamer (ANQ 7.52m, 24-08.25)
Triple Jump: CHAMPION Trevon Hamer (ANQ 16.03m, 52-07.25)
Shot Put: Runner-Up Ricardo Hayles (ANQ 16.06m, 52-08.25), 3rd Jaylon Calder (ANQ 15.42m, 50-07.25), 6th DeAndre Bristol (PB 14.18m, 46-06.25)