By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
It was another split-squad weekend for the Barton track and field program competing this past weekend at the Michael Johnson Invitational and Coyote Challenge.
The majority of the nationally ranked programs headed south to Waco, Texas, posting 14 personal and/or season best efforts, added 9 new national qualifiers, with four performances within the program top ten lists, while a smaller squad of athletes in Salina recorded 6 new best efforts.
Highlighting the accomplishments was Cedricka Williams resetting her discus National Record just over a year from breaking it as a freshman. On Friday, in her second event of the day, Williams' fourth toss broke the record but her last attempt pushed the mark out even further to 59.46m (195-01), 5 ½ feet further than last year's accomplishment to better the four-year level dominated Johnson Invite field by over seven feet.
Earlier in the day, Williams again saved the best for last in the hammer throw with a 15th place 50.04 (164-02) mark in popping on the program all-time best list at No. 10.
On the track, speed standout Keliza Smith added the 200m to her program record book etchings in placing 6th overall by clocking a program 4th best time of 23.21 to trail only Olympians Veronica Campbell Brown and Aleen Bailey, along with now-Arizona State University sprinter Naiya Morgan.
On the men's side, field athlete DeAndre Bristol put his name among the Barton best with an 8th place javelin throw of 60.05m (197-00) to rank 10th all-time.
Other notable Texas performances were first-time event participants, Natasha Fox taking on the 400m and 400m hurdles in posting national qualifying times in each, 55.76 in the 400m and a nation's current third fastest 1:00.74 hurdle time landing just outside the program top ten, while on the men's side Perrion Williams clocked a 10.47 in meeting national qualifying time.
In Salina at the Coyote Classic, personal best efforts were achieved by Kymia Bridgett's winning triple jump (11.72m, 38-05.50), Kamya Gould in the 200m (25.98), Lakota Schultz shaving off sixteen seconds for a new 1500m best (5:22.59), and Makiya Mosley in the long jump (5.03m, 16-06.00). On the men's side, Brandon Pemberton finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 100m (10.84) and 200m (21.60), Keandro Gordon's new best in the 800m (1:55.32), and Justin Barker marking a new furthest hammer throw (42.72m, 140-02).
Barring an addition to the schedule, Barton will now prepare for the outdoor post-season with the KJCCC/Region 6 Championships taking place May 1-3 in Coffeyville, followed by the National Championships held May 15-17 in Hutchinson.
Michael Johnson Invitational - Barton Women's Results:
100m: 9th Kayda Austin (PB NQ 11.66), 28th Kennidra Spigner (12.04), 39th Chloe Perryman (12.19)
200m: 6th Keliza Smith (PB NQ 23.21 *Program 4th Best), 42nd Kennidra Spigner (ANQ 24.81), 59th Ty'yanah Adams (25.22 *1st Time), 65th Takeila Williams (25.40)
400m: 15th Natasha Fox (NQ 55.76 *1st Time), 34th Kialia Claiborne (SB 58.90)
800m: 4th Shone Walters (ANQ 2:11.63)
100m Hurdles: 9th Asharria Ulett (NQ 14.42 * PB 13.93 in Prelims), 18th Ty'yanah Adams (ANQ 14.50), 34th Alexia Walker (15.42 *1st Time)
400m Hurdles: 10th Natasha Fox (NQ 1:00.74 *1st Time), 16th Kialia Claiborne (PB ANQ 1:02.88)
Long Jump: 7th Celine Riddle (PB ANQ 6.07m, 19' 11"), 18th Chloe Perryman (SB NQ 5.71m, 18-09.00)
Triple Jump: 14th Celine Riddle (ANQ 11.94m, 39-02.25)
Discus: 1st Cedricka Williams (PB ANQ 59.46m, 195-01 *Resets Program/National Record), 8th Ivanilda Semedo (ANQ 49.38m, 162-00)
Hammer: 15th Cedricka Williams (PB NQ 50.04m, 164-02 *Program 10th Best)
Coyote Challenge - Barton Women's Results:
100m: 3rd Kamya Gould (12.57), 6th Destany Johnson (13.23)
200m: 5th Kamya Gould (PB 25.98), 13th Destany Johnson (26.93)
1500m: 27th Lakota Schultz (PB 5:22.59)
100m Hurdles: 4th Widlife Vermilus (16.00)
400m Hurdles: 5th Widlife Vermilus (1:13.28)
Long Jump: 7th Makiya Mosley (PB 5.03m, 16-06.00)
Triple Jump: 1st Kymia Bridgett (PB ANQ 11.72m, 38-05.50)
Michael Johnson Invitational - Barton Men's Results:
100m: 7th Perrion Williams (NQ 10.47 *1st Time), 12th Wanyae Belle (SB 10.52), 20th Aragorn Straker (ANQ 10.61)
200m: 9th Joshua Mascall (SB NQ 21.07), 11th Wanyae Belle (ANQ 21.11), 33rd Aragorn Straker (ANQ 21.50)
400m: 9th Joshua Mascall (SB ANQ 47.27), 19th Simeon Adams (PB 47.98)
800m: 13th Corlando Chambers (1:54.51), 16th Jasiah Clapp (1:55.48)
Discus: 3rd Ricardo Hayles (SB ANQ 57.71m, 189-04), 12th Jaylon Calder (ANQ 49.90m, 163-08), 18th DeAndre Bristol (ANQ 44.44m, 145-10)
Hammer: 18th Boris Peranovic (ANQ 46.90m, 153-10)
Javelin: 8th DeAndre Bristol (PB ANQ 60.05m, 197-00 *Program 10th Best)
Coyote Challenge - Barton Men's Results:
100m: 2nd Brandon Pemberton ( 10.84)
200m: 3rd Brandon Pemberton (21.60)
800m: 5th Keandro Gordon (PB 1:55.32), 34th Gabriel Carty (2:03.50)
1500m: 31st Korbin Woods (4:34.03 *1st Time)
Hammer: 10th Justin Barker (PB 42.72m, 140-02)