Barton track and field with another solid weekend of improvements, add six national qualifiers and two program impacts #GoBarton
Barton track and field with another solid weekend of improvements, add six national qualifiers and two program impacts.
The Barton Community College track and field program split its roster in different directions this weekend as both squads returned with a number of marked improvements.
Sending a combined twelve men and women south to Lubbock, Texas, competing in Texas Tech's Stan Scott Invite & Multis, four additional national qualifiers were added among ten personal best efforts.
Fifteen separate members crossed the state to Topeka recording six personal best efforts while adding a national qualifier competing in the Washburn Open.
The full squad is tentatively set to regroup for a trip to Maryville, Missouri, this weekend competing in the Bearcat Invitational.
Highlighting the Texas trip were Trevon Hamer for the men and freshman Asharria Ulett for the women as each recorded program 8th best times in their events.
Hamer and Aragorn Straker made it out of the 60m preliminary round before clocking a 6.67 semifinal time in moving up a slot on the program list. Straker would finish 11th in tying his personal best 6.75 while Hamer advanced to the finals in clocking a hiccup slower 6.69 to place 4th overall behind upperclassmen at the four-year level.
Both of the men's new national qualifying performances came in the 200m, Wanyae Belle's personal best 21.29 placed 13th overall with Hamer adding the 200m to his national list with a personal best 21.52 to finish 21st.
Ulett just missed the 60m hurdle finals but in the process of her 10th overall placing clocked an 8.48 in moving into the program top ten list. Fellow event national qualifier Ty'yanah Adams finished 17th overall with an 8.77 time.
The nation's leading 4x400m relay squad solidified their top spot as the tandem of Natasha Fox, Shone Walters, Narissa McPherson, and Celine Riddle clocked an improved 3:46.13 time in taking 6th overall at the meet.
Earlier the day prior, Fox' 55.93 clocking punched her 400m individual qualification with Kialia Claiborne's personal best 1:25.84 time punching her 600-yard entry. On Saturday, Kayda Austin become the third new entry by clocking a 24.61 in the 200m.
Highlighting the performances in Topeka, freshman Jaylon Calder jumped into the nation's top ten shot put leaderboard marking a personal best 16.10m (52-10.00) to place 9th. Fellow Cougar Ricardo Hayles, who currently ranks fourth on the national leaderboard, finished 2nd overall with a 16.62m (54-06.50) mark.
Stan Scott Invite & Multis (Barton Results)
Women:
60m: 34th Asharria Ulett (PB 7.74), 43rd Kayda Austin (ANQ 7.79)
200m: 34th Kayda Austin (PB NQ 24.61), 75th Kiala Claiborne (25.56 *1st time in event)
400m: 21st Natasha Fox (PB NQ 55.93), 32nd Narissa McPherson (57.81)
600yd: 6th Kialia Claiborne (PB NQ 1:25.84)
800m: 18th Shone Walters (ANQ 2:17.87)
60m Hurdles: 10th Asharria Ulett (PB ANQ 8.48 *8th Program Best), 17th Ty'yanah Adams (ANQ 8.77)
4x400m Relay: 6th SB ANQ 3:46.13 (Natasha Fox, Shone Walters, Narissa McPherson, Celine Riddle *Nation's current top time)
Triple Jump: 10th Celine Riddle (ANQ 11.84m, 38-10.25)
Men:
60m: 4th Trevon Hamer (PB ANQ 6.67 *8th Program Best), 11th Aragorn Straker (T-PB ANQ 6.75), 13th Wanyae Belle (ANQ 6.76)
200m: 13th Wanyae Belle (PB NQ 21.29), 21st Trevon Hamer (PB NQ 21.52), 33rd Aragorn Straker (ANQ 21.66)
800m: 19th Corlando Chambers (PB ANQ 1:53.56)
Washburn Open (Barton Results)
Women:
60m: 33rd Takeila Williams (7.81), 65th Kamya Gould (8.06)
600yd: 37th Alissandra Jackson (PB 1:37.39)
800m: 46th Alexia Walker (PB 2:35.71)
60m Hurdles: 21st Alexia Walker (9.25), 35th Widlife Vermilus (9.76)
Long Jump: 26th Kymia Bridgett (5.08m, 16-08.50), 31st Makiya Mosley (4.82m, 15-09.75)
Triple Jump: 7th Kymia Bridgett (ANQ 11.37m, 37-03.75)
Shot Put: 12th Cedricka Williams (SB ANQ 12.69m, 41-07.50), 16th Zadie Mackey (ANQ 12.25m, 40-02.25)
Weight Throw: 6th Cedricka Williams (ANQ 16.69m, 54-09.25), 24th Zadie Mackey (13.93m, 45-08.50)
Men:
60m: 39th Brandon Pemberton (PB 6.97)
400m: 20th Devonric Mack (PB 49.28)
600yd: 14th Keandro Gordon (1:13.86)
Shot Put: 2nd Ricardo Hayles (ANQ 16.62m, 54-06.50), 9th Jaylon Calder (PB NQ 16.10m, 52-10.00)
Weight Throw: 25th Boris Peranovic (14.36m, 47-01.50), 28th Jaylon Calder (13.99m, 45-10.75)