Pittsburg, Kan. - The nationally top-10 ranked Missouri Southern track and field outdoor programs competed at the John McDonnell Invitational and Pitt State Tune-Up this weekend finishing with four school records, 32 top-five finishes and 21 NCAA Qualifying marks.

At the John McDonnell Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Friday, Apr. 21st the Lions broke four school records, finished in the top-five in nine events and had nine NCAA Qualifying marks.
 

Hurdles

• Kiara Smith broke 100m women's event record for the second week in a row with a time of 13.22 seconds the second fastest time in Division II this season and an NCAA Qualifying mark to finish second. Cornesia Calhoun-White finished eighth with a personal best time of 14.35 seconds.
• Malachi Pipkin broke the 110m men's event record for the second week in a row with a time of 14.11 seconds the 16th best time in Division II this season and an NCAA Qualifying mark to finish fourth. Maksym Andurukhiv finished seventh in the event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 14.44 and JaDarius Pigg finished ninth with a time of 14.55.
• LaNea Wallace finished fifth in the women's 400m event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 1:01.53.
• Simon Siebert finished 10th in the men's 400m event with a time of 54.86 seconds and Pigg finished 12th with a time of 56.52.

 

Relays

• The women's 4x100m relay team broke the school record in the event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 45.99 seconds to finish second
• The men's 4x100m relay team finished fifth in the event with a time of 42.07.

400m Dash

• Chardae Overstreet finished seventh in the women's event with a school record and NCAA Qualifying mark of 54.53 seconds.
• Kyzer Gann-Vega finished 17th in the men's event with a time of 50.28 seconds and Jacob Breedlove finished 18th with a time of 50.45.

3000m Run

• Jenari Lopez won the women's event with a time of 10:08.42, Lilah Genel finished second with a time of 10:10.53 and Kelie Henderson finished third with a time of 10:27.67.

Steeplechase

• Kayanna Gaines finished second in the women's event with a time of 11:20.91.

Javelin

• Nathan Kovis finished second in the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 61.65m.

Shot Put

• Cedric Pearson finished fifth in the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 17.75m.

High Jump

• Luke Brumit finished sixth in the men's seventh with a mark of 1.96m.

200m Dash

• Smith finished eighth in the women's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 24.08 seconds and Overstreet finished ninth with a time of 24.44.

800m Run

• Gabe McClain finished seventh in the men's event with a time of 1:51.91 and Kelton Sorrell finished 16th with a time of 1:54.23.

1500m Run

• Jaden Denton finished 14th in the men's event with a time of 3:56.90 and Geordan Patrylak finished 17th with a time of 4:00.15.

At the Pitt State Tune-Up on Saturday, Apr. 22nd the Lions won seven events and had 12 NCAA Qualifying marks.
 

Javelin

• Rajheim Carby won the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 66.69m, Nathan Kovis finished third with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 59.67m, Brendan Rozier finished fourth with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 58.96m and Logan Bell finished fifth with a mark of 56.24m.
• Elizabeth Pomatto won the women's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 44.28m, Susan Moman finished fourth with a mark of 40.76m, Mackenzie Meyer finished eighth with a mark of 39.20m and Kaylee Rampani finished ninth with a mark of 38.54m.

Hammer Throw

• Connor Boyd won the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 65.50m and Peyton Barton finished second with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 63.97m.
• Bonds finished third in the women's event with a mark of 51.76m.

Hurdles

• Andurukhiv won the 110m men's finals with an NCAA Qualifying time of 14.27 seconds after qualifying in the prelims with an NCAA Qualifying time of 14.26. Pigg finished third in the finals with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 14.43 after qualifying in the prelims with a time of 14.86.
• Mya Ferguson finished fifth in the 400m women's event with a time of 1:10.62.

Triple Jump

• Jackson won the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 14.91m.
• Jennifer Okeke finished sixth in the women's event with a mark of 11.51m.

Shot Put

• Bonds won the women's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 15.22m.

5000m Run

• Riley Vickery won the women's event with a time of 18:14.01 and Grace Scott finished fourth with a time of 18:41.47.

Pole Vault

• Holly Robinson finished fourth in the women's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 3.83m. Abby Hobbs and Katie Candrl tied for seventh with marks of 3.63m, Mackenzie Moring finished ninth with a mark of 3.48m and Emma Hobbs finished 10th with a mark of 3.13m.
• Bryan Candrl finished second in the men's event with a mark of 4.51m and Elliott Rule finished fifth in the event with a mark of 4.36m.

Discus

• Barton finished second in the men's event with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 53.25m, Pearson finished fourth with a mark of 50.19m and Boyd finished 10th with a mark of 45.63m.

Long Jump

• Jon Watts finished third in the men's event with a mark of 7.18m and Taris Jackson finished ninth with a mark of 6.56m.

High Jump

• Rylee Darnell finished fifth in the women's event with a mark of 1.60m.

1500m Run

• Alana Bundy finished 10th in the women's event with a time of 5:13.63

Up next for the Lions will be the Rock Chalk Classic hosted by the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. at Rock Chalk Park on Saturday, Apr. 29th before competing at the MIAA Outdoor Championships hosted by Lincoln in Jefferson City, Mo. from Friday, May 5th - Sunday, May 7th at Dwight T. Reed Stadium.