Tiger track and field teams do well at Shocker Spring Invite

The nationally ranked Cowley College men and women's track and field teams took its largest squads of the season to compete at the Shocker Spring Invite held Friday and Saturday in Wichita, KS.

"It was good to introduce some of our athletes to new events and get the rust off," Cowley head coach Cameron Rieth said.

The Tiger men were led by sophomore Goran Duijsters placing eighth in the 1,500-meter run with a national qualifying time of 4:00.05. Duijsters' time was a 12-second personal best.

Also hitting the national qualifying mark in the javelin was Conner Kaplinger. The freshman from Lewiston, Maine placed third in the event with a mark of 167-6.

"Conner had a really good performance in the javelin, even while competing on a bum ankle," Rieth said.

Fellow freshman Felipe Mentz also competed well and placed fifth in the javelin with a mark of 158-1.

Leading the Lady Tiger athletes at the meet were the performances of hammer throwers Chloe Wilson, Kayla McClellan and Bernesha Knowles, who placed fourth, sixth and seventh with national qualifying throws.

Cowley will now prepare to compete at the Friends University Open at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday in Wichita, KS.

"It will be good to run outside again and deal with any elements we may face," Rieth said. "Our main goal is to keep improving."

Results:

WOMEN

*Hammer – Chloe Wilson, 152-11, fourth, national qualifier; Kayla McClellan, 144-8, sixth, national qualifier; Bernesha Knowles, 140-6, seventh, national qualifier; Alejandra Handie, 128-0, 10^th; Sarah Robinson, 127-2, 11^th; Kyra Choice, 125-0, 12^th; Rashanna Thorne, 109-8, 13^th.

*Javelin – Shardenai Davis, 107-2, sixth; Daijan Salmon, 93-4, ninth.

*1,500-meter run – Andrea Garcia-Gonzalez, 5:47.77, 12^th.

*3,000-meter run – Karissa Glover, 10:55.31, fifth; Kristen Wilson, 10:55.49, sixth; Delicia Boothe, 11:48.83, ninth; Yazmin Reyes, 11:49.87, 10^th; Karstyn Nolan, 13:50.71, 13^th.

* Long jump – Lashae' Smith, 16-0, 12^th; Abby Rueschhoff, 15-4, 13^th; Gracie Shire, 14-4, 15^th.

*Triple jump – Rueschhoff, 34-0, sixth.

*Shot put – Thorne, 36-3, seventh; Handie, 35-4, ninth.

*Discus – Salmon, 116-7, third; Knowles, 116-0, fourth.

*100-meter hurdles – Allison Catlin, 16.65, seventh.

*400-meter run – Shayne Ransom, 1:09.83, seventh.

*100-meter dash – Genique Bassett, 13.32, eighth.

*400-meter hurdles – Catlin, 1:12.39, third.

*200-meter dash – Bassett, 28.49, 12^th; Shire, 29.38, 13^th; Jacie Carson, 29.91, 14^th.

*800-meter run – Layla Ingalls, 2:32.79, seventh; Asaris Dandicourt-Goire, 2:38.52, ninth; Alayna Love, 2:51.89, 13^th.

MEN

*Hammer – Jaden Schneeberger, 155-4, sixth; Simeon Faagai, 145-6, eighth; Ahmed Brown, 135-3, 10^th; Jean-De Dixon, 125-0, 11^th.

*Javelin – Conner Kaplinger, 167-6, third, national qualifier; Felipe Mentz, 158-1, fifth.

*1,500-meter run – Goran Duijsters, 4:00.05, eighth, national qualifier; Jacob Coronado, 4:16.52, 15^th.

*3,000-meter run – Santiago Nunez, 8:48.49, 10^th; Aidan Wells, 9:15.56, 14^th; Muneer Suied, 9:17.15, 15^th; Edgar Reyes, 9:43.13, 17^th; Aaron Medrano, 10:13.17, 20^th.

*Long jump – Gabe Maui, 21-9, third; Mentz, 19-8, seventh; Arcine Thompson, 18-7, eighth; Nathaniel Hubbard, 17-7, ninth.

*Triple jump – Thompson, 41-0, second.

*Shot put – Brown, 45-3, sixth; Schneeberger, 42-3, seventh.

*Discus – Faagai, 126-5, seventh; Brown, 118-2, 10^th; De-Dixon, 117-7, 11^th.

*400-meter run – Charles Barlow, 51.05, ninth; Nicolas Aguado-Torres, 52.32, 14^th; Slade Roberts, 1:02.34, 25^th.

*100-meter dash – K'Anthony Benjamin, 11.19, third.

*400-meter hurdles – Nathaniel Hubbard, 1:04.02, fourth.

*200-meter dash – Benjamin, 22.37, seventh; Aguado-Torres, 23.10, 14^th; Arnau Sagrera-Barnet, 23.14, 16^th; Jeremy Garcia, 23.62, 19^th.

*800-meter run – Richard Whatley Jr., 2:02.30, 15^th.