By TODD MOORE
Barton Sports Info
Trevon Hamer of the Barton Community College men's track and field team has been named the week four NJCAA Indoor Men's Athlete of the Week following his performances in the Cougars' season opener this past weekend at the Thane Baker Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas.
Hamer's performances both resulted in program record book impacts as the Kansas State University signee enjoyed his future home indoor arena by setting the facility's triple jump record at 15.98m (52-05.25) for a Barton 6th best all-time mark.
The defending NJCAA Indoor Triple Jump Champion and USTFCCCA Field Scholar of the Year, Hamer would also take his talent to the short track sprint leading Barton's 1-2-3 finish in 60m national qualifying times by clocking a program 9th fastest time of 6.68 with fellow sophomore Wanyae Belle's personal best 6.74 placing runner-up edging out freshman Aragorn Straker's 6.75.
Native of Georgetown, Guyana, Hamer and the rest of the Cougar program remain in-state for its next competition heading to Pittsburg on Saturday for the NAIA/JUCO Challenge at Pittsburg State University's Plaster Center.