Tiger track and field teams open season at Washburn All-Kansas Invite

Going up against other schools in the state of Kansas, the Cowley College men and women's track and field teams opened the indoor season by taking a small group of athletes to compete at the Washburn University All-Kansas Invite Saturday in Topeka, KS.

"We looked a little rusty, but it was good to see where we are with some athletes," Cowley coach Cameron Rieth said. "

The Tiger men and women each had one national qualifying performance. On the men's side, Adrian Diaz-Lopez placed third in the 3,000-meter run with a national qualifying time of 8:30.02. While, Zinara Lesley placed fourth in the 800-meter run with a national qualifying time of 2:24.27.

Pittsburg State placed first out of 11 team's on the men's side, while Fort Hays State placed first on the women's side.

The Tiger indoor track and field teams also hosted a hybrid, indoor/outdoor meet on Sunday where a few more athletes got an opportunity to compete.

Cowley will now prepare to compete at the Pittsburg State University Invite Saturday at 9 a.m.

"We need the competition," Rieth said.

Results from Washburn:

MEN

*400-meter dash – Jeremy Garcia, 54.27, 30^th.

*800-meter run – Nathaniel Hubbard, 2:02.53, 12^th; Dawson Crawley, 2:02.56, 13^th.

*Mile run – Goran Duijsters, 4:31.17, ninth; Javyn Contreras, 4:32.98, 12^th; Crawley, 4:39.87, 15^th.

*3,000-meter run – Adrian Diaz-Lopez, 8:30.02, third, national qualifier; Amos Pkiach, 8:52.64, seventh.

*60-meter hurdles – Diego Andres-Dugan, 8.42, third; Jack Mull, 9.03, 13^th.

*4x400-meter relay – Cowley "A" (Contreras, Garcia, Duijsters, Hubbard), 3:31.63, seventh

*Triple jump – Blake Harnden, 44-2 ¾, fourth.

WOMEN

*200-meter dash – Shalai Dye, 30.59, 19^th.

*400-meter dash – Alayna Love, 1:16.31, 23^rd; Chalee Hines, 1:17.66, 24^th.

*800-meter run – Zinara Lesley, 2:24.27, fourth, national qualifier; Emily Flores, 2:32.66, ninth.

Results from Hybrid Meet:

MEN

*Pole vault – Jack Mull, 13-7 ¾, first.

*Long jump – Diego Andres-Dugan, 21-2 ¾, first; Demetrius Rolle, 20-10 ½, second; Rouban Kruger, 17-2 ¼, third; Micaleb Campbell, 17-0 ¾, fourth.

*Shot put – Ahmed Brown, 48-4 ¾, first; Corey Morman, 44-9 ½, fourth; Jack Mull, 35-11 ¼, seventh.

*Weight throw – Morman, 44-10 ¾, third; Langdon Moore, 41-5 ¾, fifth; Brown, 39-1, sixth; Simeon Faagai, 35-0 ½, seventh.

WOMEN

*High jump - Taylor Meinen, 4-3 ½, first.

*Pole vault – Kassidy Blann, 9-1 ¾, first.

*Long jump – Ioanna Johnson, 15-1 ¼, first; Kailee Choice, 13-9 ½, second.

*Shot put – Choice, 35-5 ¼, third; McKenna Drew-Markle, 30-11 ¾, fifth; Channa Hines, 28-0 ¾, sixth; Meinen, 27-5 ¼, seventh.

*Weight throw – Chloe Wilson, 39-10 ½, third; Kyra Choice, 38-5, fourth; Kayla McClellan, 37-7 ¾, fifth; Dara Robertson, 37-3 ¾, sixth; Drew-Markle, 36-2 ¼, seventh; Sarah Robinson, 27-10 ¼, eighth.