David Schenek is in his 13^th season leading the storied Barton Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country programs.

In Coach Schenek’s previous twelve seasons, the Cougars have captured four national titles, have a combined 30 Top-5 team national finishes, and has landed in the Top-10 nationally 37 times.

This past season was capped by the College’s 58^th NJCAA team title as the men’s outdoor team shared the title with South Plains College.  On the way to the title the Cougars captured their 23^rd Region VI outdoor championship after finishing runner-up in the indoor season and a 4^th place national showing.  Coach Schenek was named the USTFCCCA National Men’s Coach of the Year with standout jumper Shakwon Coke earning the National Men’s Field Athlete of the Year award, as well as, assistant coach Trent Edgerton being selected as the National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year.

The women also had another successful season, placing fourth at the indoor meet and fifth at the outdoor national championships. Assistant Coach Jason Martin and two Lady Cougars earned USTFCCCA Central Region outdoor honors, Martin the Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year with Lashanna Graham and Nia Robinson named the Track and Field Athletes of the Year respectively. Coach Edgerton was named the Central Region indoor Women’s Assistant of the Year while thrower Ana da Silva earned the region’s Women’s Field Athlete of the Year.

In addition to the men’s title, Schenek’s Cougars produced 57 All-America performances, 6 program records, and 12 NJCAA individual champions.

Despite a Covid-19 shortened 2019-20 season, Schenek’s Cougars produced another successful season as the men returned home with their third straight national runner-up finish with the women securing a fourth place showing at the indoor NJCAA Championships.

At the 2020 Indoor National Championships, Schenek’s Cougars put a combined 32 scoring performances on the board, 32 personal best efforts, broke 3 school records, and had 9 adjustments to the historic Barton record book. The performances followed another successful KJCCC/Region VI Championship meet ed by the Female Field Athlete of the Meet freshman Ana da Silva the Cougar women captured their second straight and 28th overall Region VI title while the men placed runner-up.

The Cougars produced 38 indoor USTFCCCA All-America awards highlighted by a trio of prestigious honors. First year assistant Trent Egerton garnered National Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year, with freshman jumpers Annia Ashley and Shakwon Coke earning the National Field Athletes of the Year.

Ashley’s two championships were half of the women’s four individual titles, while Coke’s pair were of the five event winners by the Cougar men. Joining the freshman duo was the Central Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year, Fiona Richards as the sophomore shattered the school record in the shot put.

A national runner-up finish was the lowest either the men or women finished in either of the 2019 indoor and outdoor NJCAA Championships. The women’s squad secured the College’s 57 National Championship at the indoor championships with the men placing runner-up. In the outdoor season the Cougars were in the title chase in both genders but came up just short in bringing home a pair of runner-up trophies.

The indoor season produced 39 All-American awards including Coach Schenek named both the Central Region Women's Coach of the Year following the women's 28th Region VI Indoor title and earning the National Women’s Coach of the Year. Assisted by the Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year Mark’Quis Frazier, Schenek squad as hauled in the Women’s Track Athlete of the Year by freshman T’Nia Riley.

The squad’s outdoor title chase also resulted in a haul of awards with 41 All-America merits and Coach Schenek and Frazier earning Central Region Coaches of the Year. Schenek’s Cougars assaulted the program record book at the national meet highlighted by Alencar Pereira shattering the NJCAA hammer throw record and Kevin Nedrick winning the National Field Athlete of the Year voting in piling up twenty-six overall points which included the discus title.

The Schenek File:

Coaching Honors:

• 2021 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor National Region Coach of the Year
• 2021 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2019 USTFCCCA Women’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2019 USTFCCCA Women’s Indoor National Coach of the Year
• 2019 USTFCCCA Women’s Indoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2018 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor National Coach of the Year
• 2018 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2018 USTFCCCA Women’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2018 USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2017 USTFCCCA Men’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2017 USTFCCCA Women’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2017 USTFCCCA Women’s Indoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2016 USTFCCCA Women’s Outdoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2016 Region VI/KJCCC Men’s Indoor Coach of the Meet
• 2015 USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Central Region Coach of the Year
• 2010 USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Coach of the Year

National Finishes:

• 2021: Men – 1st Outdoor, 4th Indoor; Women – 5th Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2020: Men: n/a *Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women - n/a *Outdoor, 4th Indoor (*Covid-19)
• 2019: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2018: Men – 1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2017: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 3rd Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2016: Men – 8th Outdoor, 5th Indoor; Women – 6th Outdoor, 6th Indoor
• 2015: Men – 14th Outdoor, 7th Indoor; Women – 6th Outdoor, 5th Indoor
• 2014: Men – n/a Outdoor, 14th Indoor; Women – 5th Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2013: Men – 15th Outdoor, 29th Indoor; Women – 30th Outdoor, 18th Indoor
• 2012: Men – 4th Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 6th Outdoor, 3rd Indoor
• 2011: Men – 3rd Outdoor, 3rd Indoor; Women – 13th Outdoor, 9th Indoor
• 2010: Men – 3rd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 6th Outdoor, 4th Indoor

Region VI Finishes:

• 2021: Men – 1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2020: Men: n/a *Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women - n/a *Outdoor, 1st Indoor (*Covid-19)
• 2019: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2018: Men – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2017: Men – 1st Outdoor, 3rd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2016: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2015: Men – 3rd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 3rd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2014: Men – n/a Outdoor, 9th Indoor; Women – 3rd Outdoor, 3rd Indoor
• 2013: Men – 3rd Outdoor, 10th Indoor; Women – 14th Outdoor, 9th Indoor
• 2012: Men – 4th Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2011: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 7th Indoor
• 2010: Men – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 3rd Indoor

Conference Finishes:

• 2021: Men – T-1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2020: Men: n/a *Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women - n/a *Outdoor, 1st Indoor (*Covid-19)
• 2019: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2018: Men – 1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2017: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 3rd Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2016: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2015: Men – 3rd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor; Women – 3rd Outdoor, 1st Indoor
• 2014: Men – n/a Outdoor, 5th Indoor; Women – 2nd Outdoor, 2nd Indoor
• 2013: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 4th Indoor; Women – 7th Outdoor, 5th Indoor
• 2012: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2011: Men – 2nd Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 4th Indoor
• 2010: Men – 1st Outdoor, 1st Indoor; Women – 4th Outdoor, 2nd Indoor