Two meets into the season, members of the Barton Community College women's track and field team continued their impact on the storied program record book as the Cougars gained four additional national qualifiers competing Saturday at the Washburn Rust Buster in Topeka, Kansas.
Overall the Cougars had seventeen Top-10 placers at the packed one-day event, setting eight new personal bests.
For the second straight week, Kelsie Murrell-Ross bettered her personal shot put best in replacing her mark as the 4th furthest in program history with an event winning 15.76m (51-08.50) on the second throw of the day.
Earlier in the day, the weight throw meet record was taken down as fellow sophomore Efe Latham unleashed a 16.57m (54-04.50) on her third turn and release for a program 8th furthest mark to win the event by nearly three feet.
In addition to the pair of titles within their thirteen top-five placings, the Cougars had a trio of runner-ups.
One of those came in the triple jump as Barton finished 2nd and 3rd, Brittania Ingram marking a 11.67m (38-03.50) with Kay-Lagay Clarke's first time in the event produced a 11.57m (37-11.50) giving both tickets to the national indoor championships.
Clarke also punched her ticket in the 60m hurdles with a personal best 8.93 with Danae Nembhard's personal best of 8.63 finished runner-up of the 36-competitor field.
Having run the indoor 200m just once her freshman season, Naiya Morgan made her sophomore season debut in the event with an impressive 24.72 nation's fourth fastest time to finish second on Saturday.
The Cougars head south for its next meet in traveling to Lubbock, Texas, participating in the three-day Texas Tech Open and Multis held January 26-28.
Complete Washburn Rust Buster results
Complete Barton Results:
(* = 1st Time competing in event; PR/PB = Personal record/best; NQ = Nationally Qualified)
60m Hurdles: 2nd Danae Nembhard (PR NQ 8.63), 5th Kay-Lagay Clarke (PR NQ 8.93)
60m Dash: 7th Bethany Bridge (*7.81), 9th Kayleigh Prentiss (*7.83), 10th Antiana Walsh (*7.85), 11th Naiya Morgan (*7.89), 17th Deborah Lowe (*7.98), 30th Jaiden Leighton (PR 8.25)
800m Dash: 32nd Karina Herrera (PR 2:43.61)
200m Dash: 2nd Naiya Morgan (PR NQ 24.72), 5th Dy'Mond Wiley (*25.37), 12th Ana Couto (*26.02), 33rd Ahniesha Presulume (*27.85)
Long Jump: 3rd Jazmine Williamson (NQ *5.65m, 18-06.50), 5th Brittania Ingram (5.45m, 17-10.75), 10th Jasmine Carson (PB 5.18m, 17-00.00), 18th Kayleigh Prentiss (*4.81m, 15-09.50)
Weight Throw: 1st Efe Latham (PB 16.57m, 54-04.50 *Already NQ **8th best program history ***Meet Record), 20th Kelsie Murrell-Ross (12.66m, 41-06.50), 22nd Treneese Hamilton (*12.58m, 41-03.25), 31st Lillian Thomas (10.01m, 32-10.25)
Triple Jump: 2nd Brittania Ingram (NQ 11.67m, 38-03.50), 3rd Kay-Lagay Clarke (NQ *11.57m, 37-11.50)
Shot Put: 1st Kelsie Murrell-Ross (PB 15.76m, 51-08.50 *Already NQ **4th best program history), 4th Treneese Hamilton (PB 13.22m, 43-04.50 *Already NQ), 10th Ana Couto (*11.62m, 38-01.50), 25th Lillian Thomas (10.40m, 34-01.50)
3000m: 27th Karina Herrera (PB 12:09.60)
4x400m Relay: 4th SB 3:55.48 *Already NQ (Dy'Mond Wiley, Naiya Morgan, Danae Nembhard, Bethany Bridge), 10th 4:11.59 (Kayleigh Prentiss, Antiana Walsh, Brittania Ingram, Kay-Lagay Clarke)
High Jump: 5th Jazmine Williamson (*1.60m, 5-03.00)