Joplin, Mo.  – The Missouri Southern track and field programs competed at both Pittsburg State and Washburn today as Southern picked up ten top-ten finishes and one event win in the process.
 
JP Rutledge won the 5k at Washburn today as he crossed the finish line in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time of 14:08.19. That mark ranks 11^th nationally this year and is the fifth-fastest time in MSSU history of the event. Individually, it gives Rutledge the third-best individual time in MSSU history. Jarod Ozee finished 21^st in the event, crossing the line in a time of 15:00.80.
 
At PSU, the Lions got a second-place finish in the triple jump from Adrain Broadus as he hit an NCAA Provisional Qualifying distance of 15.18m (49-09.75). Taris Jackson finished seventh in the event with a distance of 14.24m.
 
Brendan Jewell finished seventh in the invitational high jump, hitting a mark of 2.03m (6-08.00), while Katie Candrl finished ninth in the invitational pole vault, hitting a height of 3.61m (11-10.00).
 
Precious Olatunji was 21^st in the women's triple jump, hitting a mark of 10.69m, while Josh Fulmer was 11^th in the shot put, picking up a distance of 15.81m (51-10.50).
 
Kiara Smith finished sixth in the women's 60m hurdles with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time of 8.61, while Cameron Linville placed 10^th in the men's 60m dash with a time of 6.86.
 
Chardae Overstreet was tenth in the women's 400m dash with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time of 56.33, while LaNea Wallace was 12^th, clocking a provisional time of 56.75.
 
Kelie Henderson finished eighth in the women's 3k, crossing the line in a time of 10:24.68, while Jenari Lopez was 19^th and Zachary Finley placed 29^th in the men's mile. Riley Simpson was fourth in the men's 3k with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time of 8:19.21.
 
The women's 4x400m relay team of Overstreet, Wallace, Smith and Cornesia Calhoun-White finished 16^th in a time of 4:01.16, while the men's team of Cole Barker, Brieon Randle, Matthew Haddock and JaDarius Pigg were 18^th in a time of 3:20.83.
 
The Lions will be back in action next week as Southern travels to the University of Arkansas on Friday.