The Barton Community College track and field team program opened the 2024 indoor season with a bang Saturday competing at the Stan Scott Memorial hosted by Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
The Cougars racked up twenty-one national qualifying performance in the one day meet while etching four impacts on the storied top ten list.
On the women's side, the Cougars recorded eight qualifying performances from six individuals led by the debut of Sanae Hassnaoui punching her national ticket twice beginning by winning the 1000 meters in a program 6th best time-time of 2:56.76. Three hours later the freshman nearly pulled off two titles but crossed a mere .06 seconds too late in settling for second place in the 800m at 2:18.40.
Nine Cougar men chalked up twelve performance standards for the national meet, in addition to, the squad's 4x400m relay team.
Christopher Young picked up where he left last season, posting one of the Cougars' four program list impacts by winning the shot put by nearly five feet. Marking an 18.40m throw, Young's foot improvement moved the sophomore into second all-time.
Young began the meet with a personal best in the earlier weight throw competition by placing 5th at 17.40m. Fellow sophomore Christopher Crawford joined Young with two qualifications on the day by placing 6th at 16.46m before capping his day with a 4th place in the shot put at 16.53m to edge out fellow qualifier Ricardo Hayles as the freshman finished in 5th at 16.54m.
Joining Young in earning Barton's other first place finish, freshman Trevon Hamer won the triple jump competition in a 15.70m mark that landed just outside the program's top ten best acheivements.
Hamza Belkhalfi almost gave Barton a sweep of the 1000m events by clocking a program 4th best time of 2:26.24 but the freshman was edged by .16 seconds by a Texas Tech junior.
Barton made it through both of the 60m hurdle qualifying rounds in national qualifying times, Kay-Lagay Clarke placing 6th in the women's race in 8.93 and Bryce Southerland finishing runner-up in the men's race.
Sophomore transfer Adrian Nethersole also made an impressive Barton uniform debut leading two Cougars in national qualifying performances in the 600 yard run in a 10th best time of 1:10.99 as true sophomore Revon Williams' first attempt at the event clocked a 1:11.83 in placing 8th and garnering a national ticket.
Barton will stay in state for hits next meet coming up Saturday in Topeka, Kansas, competing in the Washburn Rust Buster at the Washburn University Indoor Athletic Facility.
Complete Stan Scott Memorial results
Barton Women's Results
60m Dash: Maria Umoibang (PB NQ 7.54), 11th Keliza Smith (NQ 7.55), 23rd Chloe Perryman (7.76), 37th Myla Tabora (8.17)
200m Dash: Maria Umoibang (PB 25.05), 13th Carly Stermer (25.23), 19th Myla Tabora (28.87)
600y Run: 10th Kialia Claiborne (1:31.48), Raynisha Narcisse (1:33.18)
800m Run: 2nd Sanae Hassnaoui (NQ 2:18.40)
1000m Run: 1st Sanae Hassnaoui (NQ 2:56.76 *6th All-Time)
Mile Run: 16th Karina Estrada (7:09.71)
60m Hurdles: 6th Kay-Lagay Clarke (8.93, *NQ 8.87 in Prelims), 10th Ana Couto (9.04), 16th Widlife Vermilus (9.76)
4x400m Relay: 10th 4:10.12 (Kialia Claiborne, Keliza Smith, Kay-Lagay Clarke, Sanae Hassnaoui)
Long Jump: 4th Chloe Perryman (NQ 5.91m), 9th Kay-Lagay Clarke (5.36m), 10th Ana Couto (5.31m)
Shot Put: 6th Treneese Hamilton (NQ 14.41m), 14th Cedricka Williams (12.17m), 15th Ivanilda Semedo (12.15m)
Weight Throw: 5th Treneese Hamilton (PB NQ 16.36m), 9th Ivanilda Semedo (14.36m), 15th Cedricka Williams (12.77m)
Barton Men's Results
60m Dash: 22nd Malachi Carter (PB 6.93), 26th Trevon Hamer (7.02)
200m Dash: 8th Wanyae Belle (21.62), 14th Jermaine Thompson (22.00), 17th Jayden Singleton (22.18), 19th Noah Kincade (PB 22.23), 22nd Brandon Pemberton (22.44), 28th Malachi Carter (PB 23.22)
400m Dash: 12th Mashae McDonald (49.44)
600y Run: 6th Adrian Nethersole (NQ 1:10.99 *10th All-Time), 8th Revon Williams (NQ 1:11.83), 14th Charles Green (1:13.98), 15th Jaden Howell (1:14.03), 17th Jasiah Clapp (1:14.81), 23rd Grayden Stapleton (1:20.31)
800m Run: 3rd Corlando Chambers (NQ 1:54.98)
1000m Run: 2nd Hamza Belkhalfi (NQ 2:26.24 *4th All-Time), 5th Corlando Chambers (NQ 2:31.63)
Mile Run: 6th Hamza Belkhalfi (4:23.14)
60m Hurdles: 2nd Bryce Southerland (8.05 *NQ 8.03 in Prelims), 11th Jeramiah Martin (8.53)
4x400m Relay: 5th NQ 3:13.48 (Jaden Howell, Marshae McDonald, Adrian Nethersole, Revon Williams), 9th 3:21.98 (Charles Green, Corlando Chambers, Aaron Charles, Jasiah Clapp), 13th 3:32.26 (Wanyae Belle, Noah Kincade, Brandon Pemberton, Bryce Southerland)
Triple Jump: 1st Trevon Hamer (NQ 15.70m)
Shot Put: 1st Christopher Young (PB NQ 18.40m *2nd All-Time), 4th Christopher Crawford (NQ 16.53m), 5th Ricardo Hayles (NQ 16.52m)
Weight Throw: 5th Christopher Young (PB NQ 17.40m), 6th Christopher Crawford (PB NQ 16.46m), 11th Boris Peranovic (13.54m)