PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Northwest Missouri State University indoor track and field teams captured three event titles and posted eight NCAA Division II provisional marks Friday at the Rumble in the Jungle Invitational, hosted by Pittsburg State University.
 
The Bearcat men tallied 41 points to claim fifth, with the Northwest women totaling 69, placing fourth. 
 
In an impressive race, senior Kiki Witt broke the school record (9:37.39) in the 3,000 meters and collected a Division II provisional nod. Alongside Witt, sophomore Olivia Bakker finished fifth and earned a spot in the record books with the fourth-fastest time (9:52.87) in program history.
 
In the men's 800-meter, senior Riley Witt and junior Charlie Kinslow had standout second and third place finishes respectively – entering themselves into the record books with the second and third fastest times in program history. 
 
Sophomore Kennedi Cline continued her impressive season, claiming two titles in the women's 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. 

Running Events
(W) 60-meter Dash: Two Bearcats competed in the event, with both qualifying for finals. Sophomore Krysta Abel took first with a time of 7.68, followed up by Jaurdin Mallory who placed seventh with a time of 7.71. 
 
In the finals, Abel improved her qualifying time, placing third, and claiming a time of 7.64. Next up was Mallory in sixth place at 7.74. 
 
(M) 200-meter Dash: Freshman Kyle Emerson claimed second place with a time of 21.66 – entering into the school record books at No. 8.

(W) 200-meter Dash: Sophomore Kennedi Cline took first place with a Division II provisional time of 24.10 – beating her own fourth-best school record. Krysta Abel took eighth place with a time of 25.45. Both Cline and Abel set new personal bests.

(M) 400-meter Dash: Christian Lanphier clocked a time of 48.21, earning him fourth place – breaking him into the school's top-10 list. Lanphier set a new personal best.
 
(W) 400-meter Dash: Setting a Division II provisional time of 54.38, Kennedi Cline claimed first place, breaking the meet record and improving upon her own sixth-best mark in school history. Cline also set a new personal best. Sophomore Marie Dea followed in third, recording a Division II provisional time of 56.18—the 10th-fastest time in program history. 

(W) 600-yard Run: Sophomore Anjelena Carder placed fourth with a time of 1:24.96. Following a little over a second letter was Kendall Tietjen in fifth with a time of 1:25.95, setting a new personal best. 

(M) 800-meter Run: Senior Riley Witt took second with a Division II provisional time of 1:50.29, giving him the second-fastest mark in Northwest history. Close behind was Charlie Kinslow, who clocked a Division II provisional time of 1:50.91 to place third and record the third-fastest time in program history. Both Witt and Kinslow set new personal bests. Rounding out the Cats was Josh Fraker, who finished sixth with a time of 1:52.78.
 
(W) 800-meter run: Crossing the line at 2:17.39, Jadyn Barnes secured first place while setting a new personal best.
 
(W) 3000-meter run: Senior Kiki Witt tallied a first-place finish with a Division II provisional time of 9:37.39 – breaking the school record in the 3000-meter run. Sophomore Olivia Bakker followed in fifth with a time of 9:52.87, giving her the fourth-fastest time in Northwest history. Bakker also set a new personal best.
 
Field Events
(M) High Jump: Junior Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap placed eighth with a jump of 2.00m (6-6.75). Rainey-Dunlap set a new personal best.

(M) Long Jump: With a jump of 6.84m (22-05.25), Frank Sparks placed eighth out of 25 competitors. 

(M) Triple Jump: Sophomore David Parker II leaped 14.30m (46-11.00) which earned him sixth place overall. Parker II set a new personal best.
 
(M) Shot Put: Demarii Williams placed fifth with a Division II provisional throw of 16.41m (53-10.25) – giving him the ninth-farthest shot put in school history. 

(W) Shot Put: Freshman Jordyn Matiyow secured seventh overall with a throw of 12.54m (41-1.75), setting a new personal best.
 
(M) Weight Throw: With a heave of 17.51m (57-05.00), Josh Shelly took seventh place, set a new personal best, and recorded the fourth-longest weight throw in school history.  
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - MEN
Dominic Sedlacek, 6.70 – (M) 60-meter dash
Frank Sparks, 8.13 – (M) 60m hurdles 
Christian Lanphier, 48.21 – (M) 400-meter dash
Riley Witt, 1:50.29 – (M) 800-meter dash
Charlie Kinslow, 1:50.91 – (M) 800-meter dash
Bret Beard, 1:51.95 – (M) 800-meter dash
Aziz Mohammed, 3:59.76 – (M) 1 mile run
Riley Witt, 4:06.14 – (M) 1 mile run
Aziz Mohammed, 8:09.39 – (M) 3,000-meter run
Frank Sparks, 7.21m – (M) Long Jump
Demarii Williams, 16.60m – (M) Shot Put
Danny Jantzen, Logan Arellano, Xavier Horn, Christian Lanphier, 3:15.48 – (M) 4x400-meter Relay
 
2025-26 Northwest NCAA Division II Provisional Marks/Times - WOMEN
Campbell Barta, 7.49 – (W) 60-meter dash
Krysta Abel, 7.55 – (W) 60-meter dash
Kennedi Cline, 24.10 – (W) 200-meter dash
Kennedi Cline, 54.38 – (W) 400-meter dash
Melanie Roland, 54.45 – (W) 400-meter dash
Marie Dea, 56.18 – (W) 400-meter dash
Marie Dea, 2:10.33 – (W) 800-meter dash
Kiki Witt, 4:54.32 – (W) 1 mile run
Kiki Witt, 9:37.39 – (W) 3,000-meter run
Campbell Barta, 5.86m – (W) Long Jump
Anjelena Carder, Marie Dea, Courtney Kiley, Kennedi Cline, 3:45.56 – (W) 4x400-meter Relay
Kennedi Cline, Marie Dea, Jayden Barnes, Kendall Tietjen, 3:49.80 – (W) 4x400-meter Relay       
 
2025-26 Northwest Indoor Track School Records:
Aziz Mohammed, 3:59.76 – (M) 1 mile run (Richard Alsup Open)
Kiki Witt, 9:37.39 – (W) 3,000-meter run (Rumble in the Jungle Invitational)
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's 200-meter Dash
Joel Dos Santos - 2/14/25 - 21.12
Truman Hare - 2/25/24 - 21.31
Omar Austin - 2/22/19 - 21.32
Prince Griffin - 12/7/24 - 21.41
E.J. Falkner - 2006 - 21.44
Caelon Harkey - 2/13/21 - 21.65
Gavyn Monday - 1/23/21 - 21.65
Kyle Emerson – 1/23/26 - 21.66
Gabriel Helms - 2004 - 21.67
Enrico Cavagna - 2/18/22 - 21.68
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's 200-meter Dash
Hiba Mahgoub - 2/21/20 - 23.89
Tiffany Hughey - 2/3/24 - 23.97
Chloe Saenz - 3/2/25 - 24.04
Kennedi Cline - 1/23/26 - 24.10
Luisarys Toledo - 1/21/23 - 24.44
Lexie Gilbert - 2/25/24 - 24.55
Melanie Roland - 1/25/25 - 24.76
Brandy Haan - 3/2/98 - 24.80
Jordan Hammond - 2/28/20 - 24.84
Ally Hammond - 2/4/23 - 25.08
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's 400-meter Dash
Omar Austin - 2/22/19 - 46.49
Truman Hare - 2/24/23 - 46.85
Prince Griffin - 1/18/25 - 47.08
Keith Griffin III - 3/2/25 - 47.64
Gavyn Monday - 3/1/25 - 47.73
Caelon Harkey - 2/14/20- 47.88
Tyrell Maddox - 1/24/20 - 48.03
Logan Arellano - 2/1/25 - 48.12
E.J. Falkner - 2006 - 48.19
Christian Lanphier – 1/23/26 – 48.21
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's 400-meter Dash
Tiffany Hughey - 3/9/24 - 52.58
Luisarys Toledo - 3/9/24 - 53.65
Chloe Saenz - 3/2/25 - 53.90
Hiba Mahgoub - 2/28/20 - 54.02
Melanie Roland - 3/2/25 - 54.37
Kennedi Cline - 1/23/26 - 54.38
Jordan Hammond - 1/24/20 - 55.40
Jadyn Barnes - 1/25/25 - 55.86
Alexis Boyd - 2/20/15 - 56.08
Marie Dea - 1/23/26 - 56.18


Top 10 Northwest Men's 800-meter Run
Maxime Touron - 12/7/24 - 1:48.73
Riley Witt - 1/23/26 - 1:50.29
Charlie Kinslow - 1/23/26 - 1:50.91
Kyle Keraus - 2001 - 1:51.11
Eric Isley - 3/10/07 - 1:51.15
Abdelrahim Mahgoub - 2/6/21 - 1:51.27
Tyrell Maddox - 2/1/20 - 1:51.90
Bret Beard - 1/17/26 - 1:51.95
Philip Dew - 1987 - 1:51.96
Cliff Nichols - 2/1/20 - 1:51.99
 
Top 10 Northwest Women's 3000-meter Run
Kiki Witt - 1/23/26 - 9:37.39
Lydia McGlocklin - 3/2/25 - 9:44.97
Mayson Hartley - 2/15/25 - 9:49.67
Olivia Bakker - 1/23/26 - 9:52.87
Caroline Cunningham - 1/21/23 - 9:54.34
Alyna Thibault - 1/14/24 - 9:58.16
Angela Adams - 2/28/10 - 10:01.50
Taylor McCreedy - 2/3/24 - 10:04.43
Amber Owens - 2/27/22 - 10:06.84
Brittany Poole - 2/26/12 - 10:12.15
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's Shot Put
Clint Prange - 2005 - 62-6.5
Ben McKim - 3/13/10 - 59-11
Conrad Woolsey - 2002 - 58-10.25
Daniel McKim - 2003 - 56-10.5
Tucker Woolsey - 2001 - 56-6
Josh Warner - 2/28/20 - 54-11.25
Dallas Flynn - 2005 - 54-7.75
Ken Onuaguluchi - 1989 - 54-7.5
Demarii Williams - 1/23/26 - 54-05.50
Aaron Becker - 1997 - 54-0.5
Eric Rickert - 2/9/10 - 54-0.5
 
Top 10 Northwest Men's Weight Throw
Daniel McKim - 2004 - 60-4.5
Travis MacKenzie - 2006 - 59-9.10.25
Ben McKim - 2/28/10 - 59-3
Josh Shelly - 12/6/25 - 57-5.00
Zach Bendrick - 1/25/13 - 57-06.5
Austin Gray - 1/21/11 - 56-4.25
John Petroff - 2/19/10 - 55-8.25
David Hipshire - 2/24/23 - 55-1.5
Joe Reichert - 1989 - 54-4.75
Mason Gardner - 2/22/19 - 54-4.5

Up Next: 
Northwest will head off to Topeka, Kan. to participate in the two-day Washburn Open hosted by Washburn University on Jan 30. and Jan. 31.