PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Missouri Southern men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at Pittsburg State in the Wendy’s PSU MIAA Challenge today inside the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg.
In the 24 events the Lions took part in, they posted six NCAA provisional qualifying marks and picked up 11 individual event wins overall. Setting two school records and garnered three new top five marks.
Peyton Barton won the men’s weight throw for the third time this season, this time finishing with a toss of 19.35m (63-05.75) to kick start the meet for the Lions. Claire Luallen followed suit and won the women’s long jump in back-to-back meets this time leaping 5.62m (18-05.25). Bryan Candri and Mason York finished in third and fourth respectfully in the men’s pole vault jumping 4.60m (15-01.00) each.
Luallen wasn’t done winning picking up the top spot in the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.68. Mallory Huber finished in second in the women’s weight throw with a throw of 15.73m (51-07.25). Jasmine Deckard won the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.72 and not too far behind was J’Zaria Cartwright in 7.74 finishing second.
Cameron Lineville finished in fourth in the men’s 60-meter dash with a time of 6.95. Ryan Riddle won and set a new school record in the men’s 1-mile run with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time of 4:04.62. In the women’s pole vault Elena Bisotto and Jordan Banker finished second and fourth with jumps of 3.78m (12-04.75), Megan Tramel rounded out the top five in the event with a jump of 3.68m (12-01.00) all jumps are NCAA Provisional Qualifying marks.
Jennifer Okeke came in second in the women’s triple jump with a jump of 11.47m (37-07.50). Deckard won the women’s 200-meter dash with a time of 25.31 and Chardae Overstreet was close behind at 25.33. Overstreet would follow that up with a win in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.75.
LaNea Wallace set a new school record in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:23.87. Adrain Broadus in the men’s triple jump finished second with a jump of 14.67m (48-01.50). Brieon Randle won both the men’s 200-meter and 400-meter dash with times of 21.93 and 48.27. Randle’s 400-meter time is an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time and is the second-best time in school history for the event.
Gabe McClain came away with the win in the men’s 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.36, good for fifth-best in school history in the event. Riddle was not done winning, finishing first in the men’s 3000-meter run with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying and the fourth best in school history in the event with a time of 8:15.52. Gidieon Kimutai was close behind finishing second with a time of 8:22.21, Jared Ozee 8:23.37 and JP Rutledge 8:23.71 finished third and fourth in the event.
Below are Southern’s complete results from the meet.
Men’s Weight Throw
1. Peyton Barton – 19.35m
9. Nate Baldwin – 14.74m
Women’s Long Jump
1. Claire Luallen – 5.62m
6. Ojurere Shonekan – 5.35m
Men’s Pole Vault
3. Bryan Candrl – 4.60m
4. Mason York – 4.60m
Women’s 60m Hurdles
1. Claire Luallen – 8.68
5. Cornesia Calhoun-White – 9.15
Women’s Weight Throw
2. Mallory Huber – 15.73m
6. Haley Clifton – 15.08m
Women’s 60m Dash
1. Jasmine Deckard – 7.72
2. J’Zaria Cartwright – 7.74
7. Ojurere Shonekan -8.07
Men’s 60m Dash
4. Cameron Linville – 6.95
Men’s 1 Mile Run
1. Ryan Riddle – 4:04.62 (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark and MSSU Record)
4. Zachary Finley – 4:29.38
Women’s High Jump
9. Claire Luallen – 1.49m
Women’s Pole Vault
2. Elena Bisotto – 3.78m (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark)
4. Jordan Banker – 3.78m (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark)
5. Megan Tramel – 3.68m (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark)
8. Mackenzie Moring – 3.38m
Women’s Triple Jump
2. Jennifer Okeke – 11.47m
Women’s 200 Meter Dash
1. Jasmine Deckard – 25.31
2. Chardae Overstreet – 25.34
15. Cornesia Calhoun-White – 27.51
18. Zakarra Mcadoo – 27.74
Women’s 400 Meter Dash
1. Chardae Overstreet – 56.75
10. Ashlynn Vanatter – 1:02.31
Women’s 600 Yard Run
1 LaNea Wallace – 1:23.87 (MSSU Record)
Women’s 800 Meter Run
4. Janna Hautala – 2:17.53
Women’s 3,000 Meter Run
10. Julianna Determan – 11:07.21
14. Danielle Prince – 11:32.30
Men’s Shot Put
5. Elijah Smith – 15.21m
Men’s Long Jump
4. Adrain Broadus – 6.72m
Men’s Triple Jump
2. Adrain Broadus – 14.67m
Men’s 200 Meter Dash
1. Brieon Randle – 21.93
Men’s 400 Meter Dash
1. Brieon Randle – 48.27 (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark)(2nd best in MSSU history)
Men’s 800 Meter Run
1. Gabe McClain – 1:53.36 (5th best in MSSU history)
Men’s 3,000 Meter Run
1 Ryan Riddle – 8:15.52 (NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark)(4th best in MSSU history)
2. Gidieon Kimutai – 8:22.21
3. Jarod Ozee – 8:23.37
4. JP Rutledge – 8:23.71
14. Kevin Koester – 8:55.66
Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay
4. Luallen, Wallace, Vanatter, Hautala – 4:02.73
Women Team Standings
1. Pittsburg State – 161
2. Missouri Southern – 135
3. Lincoln (Mo.) – 79
4. Missouri Western – 71.5
5. Emporia State – 61.5
6. Central Oklahoma – 59
7. Rogers State – 51
Men Team Standings
1. Pittsburg State – 178
2. Emporia State – 152
3. Missouri Southern – 117
4. Missouri Western – 48
5. Lincoln (Mo.) – 42
6. Rogers State – 27
Source: https://mssulions.com/news/2021/1/30/mens-track-and-field-records-fall-as-lions-compete-at-psu
