Lloyd's school record highlights Barton track and field's pair of KJCCC weekly awards #GoBarton

Freshmen Kelsie Murrell-Ross and Brandon Lloyd of the Barton Community College track and field team have been named the week six outdoor Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Field Athletes of the Week following their performances last weekend at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Oklahoma.

Already the nation leader in the shot put, Murrell-Ross unleashed a 16.00m (52-06.00) mark to better her program standing to 3rd best all-time and the 9th furthest mark in NJCAA history. A two-event national qualifier, Ross also currently ranks 6th in the discus with a 44.45m (145-10) mark.

Not to be outdone on the men's side at the field events, Lloyd's third attempt at Saturday's discus not only surpassed his personal best by nearly six feet but broke the school record in the process. Marking a 58.61m (192-03) distance, Lloyd climbed into the 7th best NJCAA all-time throw while breaking Ricky Nelson's 2017 Barton record of (58.15m) by eighteen inches. Lloyd is also 3rd ranked in the shot put and 7th all-time Barton history with a 17.27m (56-08.00) mark while teammate Giovanni Gutierrez has the nation's 2nd best mark at 18.05m (59-02.75) to rank 4th all-time in Barton history.

The Cougars' next meet begins post-season May 5-7 in Garden City, Kansas for the KJCCC/Region VI Championships.