Pueblo, Colo. - The nationally ranked Missouri Southern track and field program wrapped up the second day of the Division II Outdoor Championships with Peyton Barton becoming a national champion in the discus, Taris Jackson becoming a two-time All-American in the triple jump and Kiara Smith qualifying for the 100m hurdles finals following their performances at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl on Friday, May 26th.

The men finished the day in second place with 25 points collected from four events. Barton in the discus and Taris Jackson in the triple jump earned All-American honors to push the program total up to five. In the discus, Barton on his fifth attempt recorded a mark of 58.16m to win the event with the fifth best mark in program history. Cedric Pearson also competed in the discus finishing 15th with a mark of 47.13m from his third attempt. In the triple jump, Jackson finished eighth with a mark of 15.10m on his final attempt to earn back-to-back outdoor All-American honors in the event. In the 100m hurdles, Malachi Pipkin and Maksym Andurukhiv finished 20th and 21st with times of 14.39 seconds and 14.41.

For the women, Kiara Smith advanced to the 100m hurdles finals with a time of 13.37 seconds the third best time in program history. Smith will be competing at 6:55 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 27th looking to become an outdoor All-American for the second time in her career in the event.

Below is the schedule for Southern athletes competing Saturday, May 27th with the event and time listed.

Saturday, May 27th
Holly Robinson – Women's Pole Vault – 12:00 p.m. CT
Elizabeth Pomatto – Women's Javelin – 12:30 p.m. CT
Samariae Bonds – Women's Shot Put – 2:15 p.m. CT
Rajheim Carby - Men's Javelin – 3:45 p.m. CT
Nathan Kovis - Men's Javelin – 3:45 p.m. CT
Brendan Rozier – Men's Javelin – 3:45 p.m. CT
Kiara Smith – Women's 100m Hurdles Finals – 6:55 p.m. CT