The Barton Community College women's track and field team added six more national qualifiers to its list competing this past weekend in Lubbock at the Masked Rider Open hosted by Texas Tech University.

The 2nd ranked Cougars posted nine personal or season bests, highlighted by the pair earned by Jayda Dillon in reaching national qualifying standards placing 3rd in the 100m at 11.70 and a 200m time of 24.21 in placing ninth.

Other new national qualifying performances included Kayan Green in the 1500m with a season best 4:59.52, Nia Robinson winning the long jump on a season best 6.21m mark, Jada Sewell's 7th place season best 40.59m discus mark, and Ariana Rodriguez joining Sewell and Efe Latham as Cougars entries in the hammer throw on a personal best 45.39m mark.

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 Women Results
100m: 3rd Jayda Dillon (NQ/PR 11.70)
200m: 9th Jayda Dillon (NQ/SB 24.21)
400m: 15th Naiya Morgan (1:00.54 & 1st Time), 18th Danae Nembhard (1:01.27)
1500m: 12th Kayan Green (NQ/SB 4:59.33)
100m Hurdles: 10th Ashantae Harvey (14.08 *Already Nationally Qualified), Ashanti Harvey (SB 14.69)
400m Hurdles: 2nd Lashanna Graham (SB 59.04 *Already NQ)
4x400m Relay: 2nd 3:46.75 *Already NQ (Lashanna Graham, Naiya Morgan, Ashantae Harvey, Jayda Dillon)
Long Jump: 1st Nia Robinson (NQ/SB 6.21m), 10th Ida Seesay (5.44m *Already NQ **1st Time competing outdoor), 17th Brittania Ingram (5.11m *1st Time), 18th Ashanti Harvey (4.99m *1st Time)
Shot Put: 3rd Kelsie Murrell-Ross (15.52m *Already NQ), 11th Efe Latham (PB 11.42m), 12th Jada Sewell (11.02m)
Discus: 7th Jada Sewell (NQ/SB 40.49m), 11th Efe Latham (36.54m)
Hammer: 6th Jada Sewell (46.56m *Already NQ), Efe Latham (45.57m *Already NQ), 9th Ariana Rodriguez (NQ/PR 45.39m)