Shawnee, Okla. - Track and field opened the spring season in Shawnee at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational.
 
Bryah Davis took 2nd place while breaking the school record in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 11.81. That time was also good for a national qualifying mark. Aysha Robinson took 6th in the same event with a time of 12:10.
 
Davis also took 4th in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 24.79. And Robinson finished with a time of 25:80.
 
Verrell McBride also hit a qualifying mark in the 100 Meter Dash, taking 2nd place with a time of 10:51. Isaac Koomson took 9th with a time of 10:79. McBride took first place in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 21.25, and Koomson finished with a time of 22.38.
 
Payton Duesing had a strong performance in the 800 Meter Run, taking 5th place with a time of 2:25.53. And Hope Fletcher finished with a time of 2:35.95.
 
Ethan Anthony took 2nd place in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 1:55.10, and Owen Pearce finished with a time of 1:58.37.
 
Caroline Karr took 8th in the 1500 Meter Run with a time of 5:00.88.
 
In the men's 1500 Meter Run, Austin McNair took 3rd with a time of 4:02.121. McNair also took 4th in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 1:57.96.
 
The women's 5000 Meter Run saw Elizabeth Heffernan take 1st place with a time of 17:12.55. And on the men's side, Tegen Arega took 2nd place with a time of 15:08.96, and Colten Brown took 5th with a time of 15:34.40.
 
Griffin Chesire took 5th place in the steeplechase, finishing with a time of 10:30.57.
 
Wyatt Thiel took 5th in the High Jump, clearing at 1.95m, and Stacy Smith took 9th clearing at 1.80m.
 
Chaney Martin took second place in the Pole Vault, clearing the bar at 4.67m.
 
Torrion Montgomery took 2nd in the men's Long Jump with a jump of 7.17m, Thiel took 3rd place at 6.99m, and Smith took 5th at 6.65m.
 
Ruth Oguntope took 9th in the Triple Jump with a finals mark of 10.09m. And Smith took 6th on the men's side with a jump of 11.01m.
 
In the women's Discus Throw, Addy Nikkita took 3rd with a throw of 41.93m, Taelor Brown took 8th with a throw of 36.04m, and Madison Gauthier took 9th with a throw of 35.96m.
 
Brown took 4th in the Hammer Throw with a throw of 42.82m, Oguntope took 5th with a throw of 42.82m, and Addy took 9th with a throw of 36.62m.
 
Kameron Shropshire took 6th in the men's Hammer with a distance of 37.99m.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH MILLER
 
We had a good start to the outdoor season. We had excellent weather for the most part, and we were able to compete well and put up some strong marks! Bryah has been chasing the 100m school record for a long time, and she was able to move to the top of the list with her race while hitting a national qualifying mark. Verrell also got a national qualifier in the 100m. Overall an excellent start to the season, and we will look to carry that momentum into the coming weeks.