PITTSBURG, Kan. – Missouri Southern closed out day two of the MIAA Indoor Championships in strong position, with both the men's and women's teams sitting in second place heading into the final day of competition. The Lion women have totaled 34 points, trailing Pittsburg State (98), while the men sit second with 45 points behind Pittsburg State (51.5).

The throws group delivered a historic performance to highlight the day. Dailynn VanDeren won the women's weight throw with a personal-best and NCAA qualifying mark of 20.38 meters, setting a new MSSU program record. Kirsten Womack placed second with a personal-best 19.51 meters, and Briar Gillum added a fourth-place finish, as three Lions secured NCAA marks. On the men's side, Gabe Ford captured the conference title in the weight throw with a personal-best 20.73 meters. Isaiah Waller, Drake Willenborg and Tyson Williams each posted personal-best throws over 19 meters to earn NCAA qualifying marks.

Missouri Southern also found success in the jumps, as Ayden Walton claimed the MIAA title in the men's long jump with a personal-best and NCAA qualifying mark of 7.32 meters. Kadance Barnett added a personal-best NCAA mark in the women's long jump, and Ayla Bishop secured another qualifier in the women's pole vault.

On the track, Maksym Andurukhiv recorded a personal-best NCAA qualifying time in the men's 60-meter hurdles prelims, while Aryah Moore advanced to the finals in the women's event with a personal-best mark. Ella Fosse qualified for the finals in the women's 400 meters with a personal-best and NCAA qualifying time. The men's distance medley relay team also placed second with an NCAA qualifying mark to add valuable team points.

Missouri Southern will look to build on its momentum Sunday as the Lions close out the MIAA Indoor Championships.

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Field Events
Men's Weight Throw
Gabe Ford

• 1st place - 20.73m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Isaiah Waller

• 4th place - 20.22m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Drake Willenborg

• 6th place - 20.18m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Tyson Williams

• 7th place - 19.94m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Women's Weight Throw
Dailynn VanDeren

• 1st place - 20.38m PR, NCAA Qualifying Mark, MSSU Program Record

Kirsten Womack

• 2nd place - 19.51m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Briar Gillum

• 4th place - 18.86m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

A'Mya Criglar

• 14th place - 15.94m

Men's Long Jump
Ayden Walton

• 1st place - 7.32m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Chase Querry

• 7th place - 7.11m 

Drew Beachler

• 11th place - 6.89m

Men's High Jump
Carter Zbaren

• 12th place - 1.97m

Women's Long Jump
Kadance Barnett

• 6th place - 5.81m PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Women's Pole Vault
Ayla Bishop

• 7th place - 3.78m NCAA Qualifying Mark

Emma Hobbs

• 9th place - 3.63m

Abby Hobbs

• 10th place - 3.63m

Track Events
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims
Maksym Adurukhiv

• 9th place - 8.08 seconds PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Tomas Foreman

• 11th place - 8.22 seconds

Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims
Aryah Moore

• 6th place - 8.68 seconds Qualified for Finals PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Men's 60m Dash Prelims
Cody Grant

• 13th place - 6.91 seconds

Women's 400m Dash Prelims
Ella Fosse

• 5th place - 55.55 seconds Qualified for Finals PR NCAA Qualifying Mark

Men's 5000m Run
Jaden Deaton

• 4th place - 14:35.97 

Women's 5000m Run
Abbey Brackenbury

• 7th place - 17:23.27 PR

Lilah Genel

• 8th place - 17:27.33 

Hailey Nelson

• 10th place - 17:36.00 PR

Zoe Nelson

• 14th place - 17:57.94 PR

Ava Power

• 15th place - 18:03.13

Men's Distance Medley Relay
Kelton Sorrell, Rylan Wilson, Miguel Solano, Chase Sorrell

• 2nd place - 9:47.70 NCAA Qualifying Mark

Women's Distance Medley Relay
Isabella Frost, Claire Cole, Anna Cantrell, Hadley Goins

• 6th place - 12:29.37