Eighteen scoring performances lead Barton women to 4th place National finish; Lowe and Murrell-Ross earn titles #GoBarton

The Barton Community College women's track and field team concluded the season on Saturday with a 4th placing at the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships hosted by Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.

The Cougars claimed two individual titles among their eighteen scoring performances in compiling 90 points, just two points shy of third place Cloud County and eight points behind national runner-up New Mexico. Iowa Western claimed their first women's title in outdistancing the field with 177 total points. The result also marked the fifth straight year the women placed in the top five of the team standings.

Deborah Lowe won the first of two titles in the three days of competition, winning the final 800m race of the heptathlon on Friday. Posting personal bests in five of the seven events, Lowe also put the first four points on the board for the Cougars with a 5th place overall.

Barton also claimed its second and last individual champion on Friday as Kelsie Murrell-Ross claimed the shot put title with a 14.84m (48-08.25) throw. Murrell-Ross also made Barton history in Saturday's discus throw, launching a 47.41m (155-06) throw for the 10th furthest in program history to finish with the meet's second most points earned by a female field athlete.

Four Cougars came just shy of national titles with runner-up placings. On Thursday it was Jada Sewell in the hammer throw, on Friday it was Nia Robinson in the high jump, and on championship Saturday Lashanna Graham came up short in the 400m hurdles while .14 seconds was the difference for Ashantae Harvey's 400m title bid.

Barton Women Results:
Heptathlon: 5th Deborah Lowe (4399 points): 100m Hurdles: 3rd (PB 14.85), High Jump: 12th (PB 1.43m, 4-08.25), Shot Put: 10th (PB 9.37m, 30-09.00), 200m: 3rd (24.85), Long Jump: 9th (4.87m, 15-11.75), Javelin Throw: 13th (PB 22.26m, 73-00), 800m: NATIONAL CHAMPION (PB 2:25.60)
100m: 5th Jayda Dillon (11.57), 13th Naiya Morgan (PB 11.81)
100m Hurdles: 3rd Danae Nembhard (13.58), 16th Ashanti Harvey (16.55)
200m: 8th Jayda Dillon (25.47, 23.98 in Prelims), 10th Ashantae Harvey (24.02), 12th Naiya Morgan (24.13)
400m: National Runner-Up Ashantae Harvey (54.32, PB 53.07 in Prelims), 7th Lashanna Graham (57.83, SB 54.94 in Prelims)
400m Hurdles: National Runner-Up Lashanna Graham (1:00.13), 6th Deborah Lowe (1:03.04, 1:03.01 in Prelims)
800m: 7th Kayan Green (2:18.71, 2:15.80 in Prelims)
Discus Throw: 3rd Kelsie Murrell-Ross (PB 47.41m, 155-06 *Program 10th Best), 15th Jada Sewell (39.32m, 129-00)
Hammer Throw: National Runner-Up Jada Sewell (48.27m, 158-04), 7th Ariana Rodriguez (43.13m, 141-06)
High Jump: National Runner-Up Nia Robinson (1.77m, 5-09.75)
Javelin Throw: 11th Efe Latham (35.40m, 116-01)
Long Jump: 3rd Nia Robinson (6.38m, 20-11.25), 9th Brittania Ingram (PB 5.61m, 18-05.00), 21st Ida Seesay (4.69m, 15-04.75)
Triple Jump: 7th Brittania Ingram (PB 11.93m, 39-01.75), 13th Nia Robinson (11.39m, 37-04.50)
Shot Put: NATIONAL CHAMPION Kelsie Murrell-Ross (14.84m, 48-08.25), 12th Efe Latham (12.09m, 39-08.00)
4x100m Relay: 4th 46.43 (SB 45.92 in Prelims) (Ashantae Harvey, Naiya Morgan, Danae Nembhard, Jayda Dillon)
4x400m Relay: 3rd 3:46.69 (Ashantae Harvey, Kayan Green, Naiya Morgan, Lashanna Graham)

Complete results found at NJCAA Championships