By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
The Barton Community College track and field program wrapped up its season Saturday in Hutchinson challenging for a national team title at the 2025 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.
The women's team led the three-day meet going into the last two events, but with no points possible in the 5000m and facing a shuffled 4x400m relay squad due to the injury, the chase for the crown came up short.
Iowa Western ended up on top of the standings with 98 points, the Cougars accumulating 90.33 points while New Mexico finished third with 84 points.
On the men's side, the Cougars finished with 38 points for an 8th place standing overall, South Plains winning the title followed by New Mexico and Iowa Western.
The women's final finish was its second consecutive runner-up placing for its 8th straight year within the Top-5 while the men's placing marked the 9th straight season among the Top-8.
Overall, the two squads had 21 personal and/or season best efforts, captured four event titles, had 23 scoring performances, and modified the program record book seven times.
Highlighting the women's achievements was the continued discus dominance from Cedricka Williams. Setting the national record multiple times including at the national meet last year, Williams' sophomore season kept the record book fluid by breaking it again on her first attempt, then doing it again on her third attempt, marking the eighth time of her career raising the bar.
When the dust settled, the Baylor University signee defended her title with a 61.07m (200-04) distance leading a Barton 20-point event.
Ranking second on the program's all-time list behind Williams, Ivanilda Semedo didn't have her best on Saturday but still uncorked four over the 50m mark including a runner-up 52.23m (171-04) toss. Zadie Mackey contributed another two points on a 44.86m (147-02) toss for 7th place.
Immediately following the conclusion, Williams rushed to change venues and within thirty minutes was back in competition for just the second time in the javelin throw resulting in a 10th place finish at 36.73m (120-06).
Two days prior, Williams made a huge jump up the program's hammer throw list, uncorking a 52.79m (173-02) throw in jumping from 10th to 4th all-time, placing 3rd overall at the meet. Mackey finished just outside points in the event placing 10th at 46.12m (151-04).
As Williams continued her reign in the discus, Trevon Hamer continued his dominance in the men's triple jump capturing his fourth title, two from the indoor seasons and Saturday grabbing his second outdoor title of his two-year career.
Picking up his second career national runner-up medal in the long jump on Thursday (7.66m, 25-01.75), the Kansas State University signee capped his Barton career Saturday with an eighteen inch margin triple jump victory of 16.77m (55-00.25). The mark moved Hamer from 6th to 4th on the program's all-time list, trailing only Olympians Leevan Sands, the late LeJuan Simon, and Walter Davis.
A pair of freshmen earned the women's squad a pair of golds and contributed 36 points combined, Asharria Ulett clocking a program 8th fastest 100m hurdle time to capture her second hurdle national title (60m hurdle indoors), with Celine Riddle winning the long jump (5.97m, 19-07.00) and placing runner-up in the triple jump on a personal best 12.38m (40-07.50) mark.
In addition to Riddle's runner-up placing, Ulett helped the Cougars to one of its five, second place finishes in teaming with Keliza Smith, Kayda Austin, and Kennidra Spigner to improve their program 9th fastest time to 44.67.
Smith added a second placing in the 400m and was primed for high points in the 100m after clocking an 11.45 in the prelims but pulled up late in finals avoiding injury in crossing 8th. A key member of the Cougars' 4x400 relay team, her absence left the Cougars shuffling the lineup before finals resulting in a 7th placing to close out the meet.
Alexia Walker, the Region 6 Champion after posting the program's 10th most multi-event total, earned the Cougars' first eight points of the meet with a second place in the heptathlon compiling 4609 points after winning two of the seven events and recording four personal bests.
The Barton men's first track points of the meet came in Thursday's 4x800m relay with the tandem of Corlando Chambers, Jasiah Clapp, Simeon Adams, and Keandro Gordon improving their 6th to now 5th fastest program time to 7:35.87 in placing 8th overall.
Already owning the program's 8th fastest 4x100 relay time, the squad of Aragorn Straker, Hamer, Perrion Williams, and Wanyae Belle finished 6th overall in a time of 39.90.
In addition to Hamer's accomplishments in the field events, DeAndre Bristol bettered his program 9th furthest javelin throw with a 62.93m (206-05) mark as Ricardo Hayles placed 3rd in the discus at 55.45m (181-11). Hayles also owns the program's second furthest mark and 10th furthest shot put distance, placing 9th in the event on a lesser 15.90m (52-02) distance.
Barton's National Outdoor Championship Results (Complete Results) (PR/PB = Personal record/best)
WOMEN
Heptathlon: Runner-Up Alexia Walker (4609 Points *Already has 10th Program Most Points)
2nd - 100m Hurdles (PB 14.96)
7th - High jump (1.50m, 4-11.00)
7th - Shot Put (PB 9.73m, 31-11.75)
1st - 200m (PB 25.13)
4th - Long Jump (5.01m, 16-05.25)
7th - Javelin Throw (PB 29.65m, 97-03)
1st - 800m (2:27.71)
100m: 8th Keliza Smith (14.55 *11.45 in prelims **Pulled up in finals)
200m: 7th Kayda Austin (23.52), 25th Kennidra Spigner (24.77)
400m: Runner-Up Keliza Smith (52.98), 15th Narissa McPherson (PB 55.78)
800m: 10th Shone Walters (2:12.22 *Already has Program 10th Best)
100m Hurdles: CHAMPION Asharria Ulett (PB 13.45 *Program 8th Best)
400m Hurdles: 4th Natasha Fox (PB 1:00.70), 7th Kialia Claiborne (PB 1:01.44), 13th Alexia Walker (PB 1:03.59)
4x100m Relay: Runner-Up SB 44.67 *Bettered Program 9th fastest time (Keliza Smith, Kayda Austin, Kennidra Spigner, Asharria Ulett)
4x400m Relay: 7th 3:44.25 (Natasha Fox, Shone Walters, Narissa McPherson, Kialia Claiborne)
High Jump: 8th Alexia Walker (1.58m, 5-2.25)
Long Jump: CHAMPION Celine Riddle (5.97m, 19-07.00)
Triple Jump: Runner-Up Celine Riddle (PB 12.38m, 40-7.50)
Shot Put: 14th Zadie Mackey (12.03m, 39-5.75)
Discus: CHAMPION Cedricka Williams (61.07m, 200-04 *Broke her National Record twice), Runner-Up Ivanilda Semedo (SB 52.23m, 171-04 *Already owns Program 2nd Best), 7th Zadie Mackey (44.86m, 147-02)
Hammer Throw: 3rd Cedricka Williams (PB 52.79m, 173-02 *Moved up from Program 10th to 4th Best), 10th Zadie Mackey (46.12m, 151-04)
Javelin: 10th Cedricka Williams (36.73m, 120-06 *2nd Time in event)
MEN
100m: 9th Wanyae Belle (10.30), 21st Perrion Williams (10.46), DNF Trevon Hamer
200m: 4th Wanyae Belle (20.94), 26th Aragorn Straker (21.58)
400m: 14th Simeon Adams (PB 46.92)
800m: 13th Keandro Gordon (PB 1:52.86), 16th Corlando Chambers (1:53.21), 19th Jasiah Clapp (PB 1:53.28)
4x100m Relay: 6th 39.90 (Aragorn Straker, Trevon Hamer, Perrion Williams, Wanyae Belle) *Already owns Program 8th fastest time)
4x400m Relay: 9th 3:10.62 (Keandro Gordon, Simeon Adams, Jasiah Clapp, Corlando Chambers)
4X800m Relay: 8th SB 7:35.87 *Moves up from 6th to Program 5th fastest time (Corlando Chambers, Jasiah Clapp, Simeon Adams, Keandro Gordon)
Long Jump: Runner-Up Trevon Hamer (PB 7.66m, 25-1.75)
Triple Jump: CHAMPION Trevon Hamer (PB 16.77m, 55-00.25 *Also Indoor Champion *Moves up from 6th to 4th Program Best)
Shot Put: 9th Ricardo Hayles (15.90m, 52-02.00 *Already owns Program 10th Best), 10th Jaylon Calder (15.12m, 49-07.25)
Discus: 3rd Ricardo Hayles (55.45m, 181-11 *Already owns Program 2nd Best), 10th Jaylon Calder (47.98m, 157-05), 11th DeAndre Bristol (47.51m, 155-10)
Hammer: 11th Boris Peranovic (50.47m, 165-07)
Javelin: 5th DeAndre Bristol (PB 62.93m, 206-05 *Bettered his Program 9th Best)