Barton Throwers get final tune-up at Tabor Invite, post-season begins Thursday #GoBarton

The throwing squad from the Barton Community College track and field program competed Saturday at the Tabor College Invite in Hillsboro, Kansas.

The Cougars combined won three of the seven events entered with Ana da Silva winning both the hammer throw and shot put with Fabio Hessling taking the hammer throw on the men's side with a 65.34 toss.

Silva didn't need her personal best efforts in winning the pair of events, marking a 55.76m for the hammer title and 14.43m for the shot put.  Jada Sewell did achieve a personal best on the day in the hammer with a 39.20 to place 13^th, to go along with a third place in the shot put at 12.79.  The duo also competed in the discus with Silva placing 3^rd at 37.07m as Sewell finished 11^th overall with a 32.56m mark.

Four Cougars entered the men's discus with Giovanni Gutierrez leading the entries with a 3^rd place personal best throw of 47.94m.  Tyler Nelson place 7^th at 44.00m, Hessling in 10^th at 42.20, and Fred Moudani's 39.54m throw placing 14^th.

Gutierrez also placed 4^th in shot put at 15.64m with Nelson grabbing 4^th in the javelin on a 44.81m throw.

The squad joins the rest of their teammates this week to begin post-season, competing in the Region VI Outdoor Championships April 29-May 1 at the Cowley Sports Complex in Arkansas City, Kansas.