Barton track and field add seven new qualifiers, women win NAIA/JUCO Challenge with Williams and Walters making program record book implications #GoBarton

The women's squad of the Barton Community College track and field program led the highlights Saturday competing at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge held at Pittsburg State University's Robert W. Plaster Center.

Winning three of the events, the women scored 97 points for a 6.5 point victory against athletes from various NAIA and junior college competitors while the men placed 5th on two winning events in an equally highly competitive field of thirty different schools.

Overall the program added seven new national qualifiers within their 35 personal or season bests efforts, two of those making impacts on the storied Barton women's Top-10 record book.

For the second consecutive meet Cedricka Williams achieved a personal best weight throw, this time marking a near two-foot improvement of 17.41m (57-1.50) to move two slots up into the 7th position of Barton's all-time best performances.

Fellow sophomore Shone Walters is also off to a great start to the indoor season, slicing nearly four seconds off last week's time in clocking a 2:12.85 to slide into the 10th position all-time.

Both were previously nationally qualified in the events and finished second overall on Saturday.

Also previously qualified but winning their events on Saturday were a pair of freshmen, Asharria Ulett winning her second consecutive 60m hurdle event clocking the nation's second fastest time of 8.54 in missing the program's top ten by .02 seconds, and Celine Riddle marking also a nation's second best mark with a long jump distance of 5.74m (18-10).

The women's other victory came in the 4x400m relay, the tandem of Walters, Natasha Fox, Keliza Smith, and Narissa McPherson passing the baton in a nation's leading 3:46.84 clock stoppage.

On the men's side both event winners came in the field events, Ricardo Hayles improving his shot put qualifying mark to a nation's fourth best 16.99m (55-9.00) to distance the field by over two feet.

Reigning NJCAA Men's Athlete of the Week Trevon Hamer traded the triple for the long jump this weekend adding his second qualifying event, chalking up another event win by marking a nation's current third best distance on a personal record 7.53m (24-8.50).

Following their two in-state meets to open the season, the Cougars will next head to Lubbock, Texas for the two-day Stan Scott Invite & Multis hosted by Texas Tech University.

Complete NAIA/JUCO Challenge results

Barton Women's Results
60m: 5th Kayda Austin (PB NQ 7.68), 7th Asharria Ulett (PB 7.75), 12th Takeila Williams (PB 7.81), 25th Kamya Gould (PB 7.92)
200m: 2nd Keliza Smith (SB NQ 24.40), 6th Kayda Austin (25.26), 11th Kennidra Spigner (25.71), 14th Takeila Williams (PB 25.99), 39th Kamya Gould (27.15)
400m: 6th Kialia Claiborne (PB 58.60); 13th Alexia Walker (PB1:00.34)
600m: 2nd Natasha Fox (PB NQ 1:37.40), 3rd Narissa McPherson (PB NQ 1:38.36)
800m: 2nd Shone Walters (PB ANQ 2:12.85 *10th Program Best), 8th Alissandra Jackson (PB 2:28.59)
60m Hurdles: 1st Asharria Ulett (PB ANQ 8.54), 3rd Ty'yanah Adams (PB ANQ 8.72), 8th Alexia Walker (PB 9.19), 14th Widlife Vermilus (PB 9.54)
4x400m Relay: 1st "A" ANQ 3:46.84 (Natasha Fox, Keliza Smith, Narissa McPherson, Shone Walters *Nation's current top time), 3rd "B" 4:01.34 (Destany Johnson, Alexia Walker, Takeila Williams, Kialia Claiborne)
Long Jump: 1st Celine Riddle (PB ANQ 5.74m, 18-10.00), 8th Kymia Bridgett (5.35m, 17-06.75), 11th Makiya Mosley (PB 5.16m, 16-11.25)
Triple Jump: Kymia Bridgett (PB NQ 11.45m, 37-06.75)
Shot Put: 6th Cedricka Williams (ANQ 12.58m, 41-03.25), 10th Zadie Mackey (ANQ 11.58m, 38-00.00),
Weight Throw: 2nd Cedricka Williams (PB ANQ 17.41m, 57-01.00 *7th Program Best), 9th Zadie Mackey (13.73m, 45-01.00)

Barton Men's Results
60m: 3rd Trevon Hamer (ANQ 6.73), 16th Devonric Mack (PB 6.95), 25th Brandon Pemberton (PB 6.99)
200m: 7th Wanyae Belle (SB 21.73), 18th Brandon Pemberton (PB 22.14), 21st Devonric Mack (PB 22.18)
400m: 25th Taigon Peterkin (PB 50.63)
600m: 2nd Corlando Chambers (PB NQ 1:20.11)
800m: 9th Keandro Gordon (PB 1:57.24), 23rd Gabriel Carty (PB 2:03.34)
1000m: 15th Korbin Woods (PB 2:43.44), 20th Jack Cole (PB 2:51.51)
4x400m Relay: 4th "A" 3:19.81 (Devonric Mack, Wanyae Belle, Trevon Hamer, Corlando Chambers), 11th "B" 3:28.08 (Taigon Peterkin, Keandro Gordon, Gabriel Carty, Jaden Webb)
Long Jump: 1st Trevon Hamer (PB NQ 7.53m, 24-08.50)
Shot Put: 1st Ricardo Hayles (PB ANQ 16.99m, 53-09.25), 4th Jaylon Calder (14.94m, 49-00.25), 10th Boris Peranovic (12.24m, 40-02.00)
Weight Throw: 12th Jaylon Calder (PB 14.75m, 48-05.00), 24th Boris Peranovic (13.50m, 44-03.00), 25th Ricardo Hayles (13.22m, 43-04.00)