Track and Field Competes at Mule Relays

For the second straight weekend, the Kansas Christian College track and field team had to deal with wet and chilly conditions as the traveled to Warrensburg, Mo. for the 2021 Mule Relays. Despite the wet weather the Falcons continue to improve as they are less than a month away from the programs first trip to the NCCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships which will be held at Greenville University in Illinois on May 12-14.

Sprinter Ashton Sims continued his strong freshman season with a school record and season best long Jump. "Ashton has been slowed with injuries for much of the outdoor season, so it was nice to see him finally get an opportunity to jump in competition," said head track and field coach Greg Keeler.

Other strong performances from Friday were sophomores Hela Arabagali and Kobe Morgan who both sets school records in very challenging conditions. Hela set a school record in javelin with a throw of 84'9". Fast improving discus thrower, Kobe Morgan, improved on his own school record in the discus with a throw of 89'4".

With just two weeks until national championship entries are to be announced, Falcon runners are well represented in this week's NCCAA top 30 ratings:

Men:

Fr Ashton Sims- 30th 100m (11.49)

Fr Christian Pineda-18th Triple Jump (38'7.75) *

4x100m Relay-10th Michael Jones, Kobe Morgan, Dante Lopez & Ashton Sims (46.18) *

Women:

Fr Jada Johnson-20th 100m (13.03) *

(*) automatic national qualifier

The Falcon track and field team will return to action on Saturday, April 24 as they travel to Hillsboro, Kan. for the Tabor College Open. You can follow the action on Instagram with live video streams of every event and heat Kansas Christian athletes will be participating in. Please follow Kansas Christian track at kccxctf.