TOPEKA, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State men's and women's indoor track and field squads completed day one of the Washburn Open with three record-setting performances by Drew Atkins, Grant Bradley and Jadyn Barnes. 
 
Atkins shattered the 5,000-meter school record, previously set by Jhordan Ccope in 2019, with a runner-up finish, clocking in at 14:05.87. Atkins' time stands at No. 15 in Division II this season. Bradley rewrote the Northwest record books in the 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 7:59.82—the second-fastest in program history and the fifth-fastest in Div. II this season.
 
Barnes continued her dominance in the 600-yard run, setting a meet record with a winning time of 1:23.50.  Barnes previously set the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility record last season with a 1:23.10 performance at the Ichabod Invitational.
 
FIELD EVENTS
(M) High Jump: Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap took fourth place with final height of 1.97 meters (6-05.50). 

(M) Triple Jump: David Parker II placed 17th with a best jump of 13.66 meters (44-09.00)
 
RUNNING EVENTS
(M) 60-meter Dash: Dominic Sedlacek sits in fourth third going into Saturday's finals. Sedlacek ran a blazing new provisional qualifying time of 6.76 (6.758), currently sitting at No. 21 in Div. II. The top five times in the event are fractioned by seven-hundredths of a second, as Fort Scott CC's Dekell Minor sits atop of the leaderboard at 6.70. 

(W) 60-meter Dash: Campbell Barta (7.71) and Lexie Gilbert each qualified for Saturday's final. Barta currently sits in 14th, as Gilbert stands at 20th. 

(M) 200-meter Dash: Joel Dos Santos ran the nation's tenth-fastest time of 21.39 to claim fourth place in the event. Dos Santos holds the school record of 21.27 (Feb. 25, 2024). 

(W) 200-meter Dash: Chloe Saenz posted the sixth-fastest time in Div. II with a second-place finish at 24.17. Melanie Roland (24.86) and Lexie Gilbert (24.91) took 12th and 14th, respectively. 

(M) 600-yard Run: Freshman Bentley St. John placed seventh in the event, crossing the line at 1:13.24. Christian Lanphier (1:14.08) and Zach Pittman (1:14.29) claimed the 15th and 17th positions, respectively. 

(W) 600-yard Run: Northwest controlled the field in the event, led by Jadyn Barnes who set a new meet record with a time of 1:23.50, which stands as the eighth-fastest time in Bearcat history. Marie Dea took third with a blazing time of 1:23.74, as Jaedy Commins took sixth at 1:25.55. Bailey Blake (1:25.94) rounded off the top 10 with an eighth-place finish. 
 
The men's and women's 3,000-meter runs featured Heat 4 today, while Heats 1-3 will take place Saturday. 

(M) 3000-meter Run: Grant Bradley and Nate Mueller delivered impressive performances against a field packed with Division I talent. The top eight times were good for meet records. Bradley battled Drake's Brogan Giffin in a tight race to the finish, in second, recording a time of 7:59.82. Bradley's time marked the fifth-fastest time in Division II this season and set a new school record. Mueller finished as the tenth-fastest competitor, crossing the line at 8:19.20, the fifth-fastest time recorded in school history. 

The Bearcats will have seven more runners compete in Heats 1-3 Saturday. 
 
W) 3000-meter Run: Heat 4 in the event featured Shelby Harris, who finished in 11th, clocking in at 10:48.69. 
Jessa Cassity and Amanda Seggerman will both compete in Heat 3 tomorrow. 

(M) 5000-meter Run: Along with Atkins' record-setting performance, Tyler Blay placed fifth with a provisional time of 14:21.82 – ranks No. 30 in Div. II. 
 
2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN

• Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800m
• Prince Griffin, 21.41 – (M) 200m, 47.08 – (M) 400m 
• Grant Bradley, 4:04.27 – (M) Mile 
• Moses Koroma, 7.94 – (M) 60mH 
• Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile 
• Grayson Tapp, 4:08.20 – (M) Mile 
• Dominic Sedlacek, 6.76 – (M) 60m 
• Frank Sparks, 8.17 – (M) 60mH 
• Drew Atkins, 8:06.40 – (M) 3000m
• Prince Griffin, Logan Arellano, Keith Griffin III, Truman Hare, 3:10.66 – (M) 4x400
• Truman Hare, 47.37 (M) 400m
• Logan Arellano, 48.17 (M) 400m
• Keith Griffin III, 48.19 (M) 400m
• Grant Bradley, 7:59.82 (M) 3000m
• Joel Dos Santos, 21.39 (M) 200m
• Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000m
• Tyler Blay, 14:21.82 – (M) 5000m

2024-25 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times – WOMEN

• Jadyn Barnes, Marie Dea, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:46.22 – (W) 4x400-meter relay
• Campbell Barta, 7.61 – (W) 60m
• Alyna Thibault, 4:54.41 – (W) Mile
• Marie Dea, 2:10.31 – (W) 800m
• Lydia McGlocklin, 2:10.64 – (W) 800m
• Federica Lega, Marie Dea, Lexie Gilbert, Jaedy Commins, 3:51.29 – (W) 4x400m
• Chloe Saenz, 55.30 – (W) 400m
• Jadyn Barnes, 55.86 – (W) 400m
• Melanie Roland, 55.91 – (W) 400m
• Chloe Saenz, Jadyn Barnes, Anjelena Carder, Melanie Roland, 3:43.33 – (W) 4x400m
• Chloe Saenz, 24.17 – (W) 200m 

2024-25 Northwest School Records:

• Maxime Touron, 1:48.73 – (M) 800-meter run (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
• Keith Griffin III, 34.47 – (M) 300-meter dash (Mel Tjeerdsma Classic)
• Maxime Touron, 4:04.53 – (M) Mile (Richard Alsup Open)
• Moses Koroma, 7.94 – (M) 60mH (Richard Alsup Open)
• Grant Bradley, 7:59.82 – (M) 3000-meter Run (Washburn Open)
• Drew Atkins, 14:05.87 – (M) 5000-meter Run (Washburn Open)

 
UP NEXT
Northwest will be back at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility for day two of the Washburn Open, resuming at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 1.