Gray and Dapper help lead Lady Tigers to 19th place finish at indoor championships

With sophomores Cierra Gray and Dakota Dapper earning All-American honors, the Cowley College women's track and field team placed 19^th at the indoor championships held Friday and Saturday in Lubbock, TX.

Iowa Western won its second straight national title as they edged Barton (114-105) to repeat as champs. New Mexico and Cloud County (KS) finished in third and fourth, respectively, while Odessa (TX) rounded
out the top 5.

Cowley finished in a three-way tie for 19^th place with nine points. Gray placed fourth in the shot put, and Dapper finished fifth in the pole vault.

"I am really happy for Dakota and Cierra because it is getting harder and harder to score points at the national meet," Cowley head coach Cameron Rieth said.

Cowley Results:

WOMEN

*Distance Medley Relay – Cowley (Savannah Fischer, Grace Knight, Dayanna Brito-Hernandez, Kayli Myers), 13:09.40, 14^th.

*Triple jump – Riannon St. Clair, 34-10 ½, 16^th.

*Pole vault – Dakota Dapper, 11-11 ¾, fifth; Kennedy Kizarr, 10-11 ¾, 10^th; Elizabeth Brozek, 10-11 ¾, 11^th.

*Shot put – Cierra Gray, 47-5 ¾, fourth; Jessi McDowell, 34-9 ¾, 17^th.

*Weight throw – Mayce McDonald, 47-11 ¾, 14^th; Mercedes Glover, 44-8, 17^th.