Cowley track and field athletes split up for competitions in Missouri

Lady Tiger freshman Linda Filipova's school-record time of 2:56.92 in the 1,000-meter run held at Northwest Missouri State highlighted the list of performances. Filipova's time broke the previous record set by Sasha Elizondo (2:59.24) in the 2020 season. In the race, Euvia Bennett also achieved a national qualifying time of 2:56.96. Other national qualifiers included Alexis Realland (1,000-meter run), Marta Herrero-Lombardo (1,000-meter run), Jasmine Calvo (5,000-meter run), Euvia Bennett (1,000-meter run, 800-meter run), and Filipova (800-meter run, mile run).

Realland (2:30.26) ran the second fastest time in school history in the men's 1,000-meter run, as did Euvia Bennett (2:16.15) in the women's 800-meter run.

"It was a very productive weekend across the board," Cowley head coach Cameron Rieth said. "We still have a few relays and events that we are on the bubble with, but it was very solid. I am very proud of the way the athletes stepped up to the challenge of doing several events over the course of the weekend and taking advantage of their opportunities."

At Missouri Southern, the squads gained much-needed experience and were led by the Lady Tiger throwers.

"They are continuing to get better and better," Rieth said. "Joshua (Kais) Patton also had a solid shot put throw and narrowly missed hitting a personal best in the weight throw. It was also good to see Jada Schnieders open up in the triple jump. 

The Tiger indoor track and field teams will be back in action on Friday and Saturday at the Ichabod Invite in Topeka, KS.

"I think as a group we just need to keep focusing on ourselves, focusing on doing what we need to do to get better," Rieth said.

Results from Missouri Southern:

WOMEN

*400-meter dash – Jadalynn Schnieders, 1:03.20, sixth.

*600-yard run – Erika Wiese, 1:41:56, fifth.

*60-meter hurdles – Kennedy Khamvongsa, 9.13, third; Aaliyah Treat, 9.37, fourth; Wiese, 10.23, ninth.

*Pole vault – Treat, 11-7, fifth; Elizabeth Brozek, 10-7, eighth; Ariana Gomez, 9-1 ½, 12^th.

*Triple jump – Schnieders, 35-9 ½, second.

*Shot put – Jessi McDowell, 40-0 ¾, third; Natalia Mason, 35-4 ½, 10^th; Katie Cook, 32-0, 14^th; Alicyn McGinnis, 31-2, 15^th.

*Weight throw – Cook, 46-4, ninth; McDowell, 46-2 ½, 10^th; Mason, 44-8 ¾, 11^th; Elyce Roglin, 44-4 ¼, 12^th; McGinnis, 36-5 ¾, 19^th.

MEN

*60-meter dash – Jacob Mciver, 7.55, 26^th; Clayton Lopeman, 7.76, 29^th; Cam Ward, 7.93, 31^st.

*400-meter run – McIver, 56.89, 16^th; Ward, 59.64, 19^th.

*600-yard run – Nash Young, 1:21.01, eighth.

*High jump – Quintin Richardson, 6-7, third; Lopeman, 6-1 ¼, sixth.

*60-meter hurdles – Benjamin Long, 9.02, 10^th; Young, 9.39, 11^th.

*Pole vault – Kaden Berry, 15-6 ¼, second; Tyler Spivey, 14-6 ¼, fourth.

*Long jump – Young, 20-1 ¾, 11^th.

*Shot put – Joshua Patton, 48-2, fifth; Cooper Leonard, 46-10, seventh; Seth Sanchez, 41-6, 16^th.

*Weight throw – Patton, 52-6 ¾, ninth; Sanchez, 41-3 ½, 20^th.

Results from Bearcat Invite:

WOMEN

*800-meter dash – Euvia Bennett, 2:16.15, 11th, national qualifier; Zuzana Bokova, 2:23.17, 27^th; Marta Herrero Lombardo, 2:27.23, 39^th.

*1,000-meter run – Linda Filipova, 2:56.92, third, school-record, national qualifier; Bennett, 2:56.96, fourth, national qualifier; Herrero-Lombardo, 3:07.92, 13th, national qualifier.

*Mile run – Filipova, 5:12.55, 11^th; Bennett, 5:20.57, 17^th; Herrero-Lombardo, 5:42.35, 40^th.

*5,000-meter run – Jasmine Calvo, 18:46.78, 12th, national qualifier.

*60-meter hurdles – Bokova, 9.50, 25^th.

MEN

*1,000-meter run – Alexis Realland, 2:30.26, sixth, national qualifier; Herson Rodriguez, 2:37.89, 23^rd.

*Mile run – Realland, 4:19.43, 12^th.

*5,000-meter run – Samuel Lovell, 16:10.78, 35^th; Conner Walker, 18:02.58, 54^th.