PELLA, Iowa – The Northwest Missouri State University outdoor track and field squads continued their strong start to the outdoor season Saturday, capturing three event titles and numerous runners-up finishes at the Central Invitational hosted by Central College.
 
Running Events
(M) 100-meter Dash: Freshman Isaiah Bates placed seventh in the prelims to qualify for finals with a time of 10.70. Bates did not start in the finals.
 
(W) 200-meter Dash: Sophomore Courtney Kiley crossed the finish line with a time of 25.46, earning ninth overall.
 
(M) 400-meter Dash: Junior Christian Lanphier secured a runner-up finish with a time of 48.64. Following hundredths behind was Josh Fraker with a time of 48.72, who placed third. Juan Hernandez placed ninth with a time of 49.97. 
 
(M) 800-meter Run: Junior Jess Cornick earned a time of 1:58.82 and placed fifth overall. Andres Kemper claimed seventh with a time of 1:59.08. Rounding out the top three for the 'Cats was Jack Beard who crossed the line at 1:59.64 for a ninth-place finish.
 
Unattached senior Bret Beard placed fourth overall in the event with a time of 1:57.86.  
 
(W) 100-meter Hurdles: Sophomore Anjelena Carder set a qualifying mark of 14.77 which earned her fourth in the prelims. Carder did not start in the finals.
 
(M) 400-meter Hurdles: Sophomore Aiden O'Leary took the event title with a time of 55.25.
 
(W) 400-meter Hurdles: Sophomore Anjelena Carder secured a runner-up finish with a time of 1:02.68. Kendall Tietjen crossed the finish line with a time of 1:03.08, placing fourth. Josie McGraw claimed seventh for the 'Cats with a time of 1:05.56 
 
(M) 1500-meter Run: Freshman Jack Williams claimed second place out of 55 competitors with a time of 4:00.50. Levi Allen finished with a time of 4:08.12, earning him eighth.
 
(W) 1500-meter Run: Sophomore Marie Dea crossed the finish line with a time of 4:46.63, securing fourth overall.
 
(M) 5000-meter Run: Austin Goetsche captured the event crown with a new personal best time of 15:13.76.
 
(W) 5000-meter Run: Shelby Harris and Jessa Cassity secured first and second respectively, and both set new personal bests. Harris earned a time of 18:20.51, while Cassity followed close behind with a time of 18:24.91.
 
(W) 3000-meter Steeplechase: Junior Mayson Hartley crossed the finish line with a time of 11:28.33, earning her fifth place in the event.
 
(M) 4x100-meter Relay: Northwest's 4x100-meter relay team, consisting of Quinn Gruver, Cash Emgarten, Xavier Horn and Isaiah Bates placed sixth overall with a time of 42.86.
 
Field Events
(M) High Jump: Jeremiah Rainey-Dunlap tied for third  place overall with a jump of 2.01m.

(M) Triple Jump: Sophomore David Parker II had a leap of 13.94m which earned him a runner up finish in the event. Jonathan Hedrick placed eight with a leap of 13.16m.
 
Up Next:
Northwest track and field squads are scheduled to head to Emporia, Kan., to compete in the Midwest Classic and Multis hosted by Emporia State University April 3-4.