Pittsburg, Kan. - The Missouri Southern track & field teams were back in action on Saturday, competing in the Pittsburg State Invitational. Eleven NCAA qualifying marks were hit, Mallory Huber and Riley Vickrey brought home 1st place finishes, and Peyton Barton shattered his school record in the weight throw. 

The teams will compete next at the Bearcat Invite, hosted by Northwest Missouri State. That meet will be held on Friday, February 2 and Saturday, February 3 in Maryville, Missouri.   

60m Hurdles

• For the men, JaDarius Pigg took 12th place with a time of 8.21sec while Malachi Pipkin finished 16th with a time of 8.30sec.
• For the women, Ashyiria Savage finished 3rd in the finals with a personal best and NCAA Qualifying Time of 8.57sec. Savage now stands tied-3rd in MSSU Top-10 indoor history. In the preliminaries, she finished 4th with an NCAA qualifying time of 8.79sec while Claire Cole finished 37th with a time of 9.79sec. 

60m Dash

• Malachi Pipkin placed 25th in the 60m dash preliminary race with a time of 6.95sec.
• Ashyiria Savage finished 27th in the preliminary race, running a time of 7.88sec.

400m Dash

• Chardae Overstreet placed 18th in the women's 400m dash with a time of 57.77sec.

800m Run

• Lindsey Lopes placed 5th at the meet, running an NCAA qualifying mark of 2:13.43 which is the second fastest in MSSU indoor history.
• Miguel Solano took 11th in the race, running a time of 1:54.44. Kelton Sorrell finished with a time of 2:01.17 for 41st place. 

Mile Run

• For the men, Matheus Borges took 5th in the men's 1 mile run with a time of 4:12.38. Roman Borboa took 46th with a time of 4:31.62 and Evan Matlock came in at 54th with a time of 4:39.50.
• For the women, Kayanna Gaines takes 8th with a time of 5:11.97, Shelby Kihega takes 34th with a time of 5:34.83 and Alana Bundy finishes 38th with a time of 5:44.12.

3,000m Run

• Riley Vickrey won the women's event with a time of 10:02.05. That is her personal best and now ranks 8th in the MSSU top-10 indoor list. Kyla Weems was next for the Lions, 5th overall with a time of 10:31.42. Hailey Nelson took 11th with a time of 11:01.67, and Zoe Nelson finished in 14th at 11:08.58. 
• Jaden Deaton placed 6th overall with a time of 8:30.73. Kaden Cole and Geordan Patrylak went back-to-back at 11th and 12th, running 8:38.19 and 8:38.85 respectively. Zachary Finley took 16th, running a time of 8:49.65. 

High Jump

• Luke Brumit finished 8th in the men's high jump with a mark of 1.98m.
• Claire Cole took 10th after clearing 1.54m, and Rylee Darnell finished 12th at 1.49m. 

Long Jump

• Jon Watts breaks his personal record with an NCAA qualifying jump of 7.42m. His 2nd place jump now holds 3rd in the MSSU Top-10 in indoor history. Caleb Manning takes 7th with a jump of 7.05m and Peyton McBride takes 21st with a jump of 6.52m.

Pole Vault

• Katie Candrl breaks her personal record and finishes in 3rd place with an NCAA Qualifying jump of 3.94m. Candryl now holds 5th in the MSSU Top-10 in indoor history. Mackenzie Moring tied with Abby Hobbs for 6th both with a mark of 3.64m. Holly Robinson finished 9th with a mark of 3.64m as well. Emma Hobbs finished 18th with a mark of 3.14m.
• Bastien Franck hit an NCAA qualifying jump of 4.93m, good for 6th place. Travis Greenfield cleared 4.73m, placing him in a tie for 9th place.

Shot Put

• Cedric Pearson placed 2nd with a throw of 17.74m, an NCAA qualifying mark. 
• Briar Gillum took 3rd on the women's side, throwing an NCAA qualifying distance of 13.63m. Kirsten Womack and Mona Keita went back-to-back, taking 12th and 13th. Womack threw a distance of 12.13m and Keita threw 12.10m. 

Triple Jump

• Lillian Hart finished 17th in the women's triple jump with a mark of 10.56m.
• Taris Jackson jumped an NCAA qualifying mark of 14.79m, good for 4th place. Caleb Manning took 7th with a jump of 14.21m, Peyton McBride placed 9th at 14.04m, and Devin Greene jumped 13.41m for 18th place. 

Weight Throw

• Peyton Barton crushed his previous school record on Saturday, recording a throw of 22.31m. That throw still ranks at the top of NCAA Division II. He placed 2nd at the meet behind an unattached athlete. 
• Mallory Huber finished in 1st in the women's weight throw with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 18.38m. Briar Gillum finished in 6th with an NCAA Qualifying mark of 17.04m followed by Kirsten Womack in 8th with a mark of 16.75m.

NCAA Qualifying Marks:
Ashyiria Savage - 60m Hurdles - 8.57
Lindsey Lopes - 800m Run - 2:13.43
Jon Watts - Long Jump - 7.42m
Katie Candrl - Pole Vault - 3.94m
Bastien Franck - Pole Vault - 4.93m
Briar Gillum - Shot Put - 13.63m
Cedric Pearson - Shot Put - 17.74m
Taris Jackson - Triple Jump - 14.79m
Mallory Huber - Weight Throw - 18.38m
Briar Gillum - Weight Throw - 17.04m
Peyton Barton - Weight Throw - 22.31m