WINFIELD – Kansas Wesleyan Track and Field continues to improve heading into next week's Kansas Conference Championships in Ottawa.The Coyotes saw another NAIA Nationals qualifier, and set several new school records and flirted with some others at the Southwestern Invitational at Jantz Stadium.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11904">Eryk Kyser</a>&nbsp;(FR/Caney, Kan.) won the long jump with a jump of 7.29m, setting not only a new KWU school record in the event, but qualifying for the NAIA National Championships on the 'A' Standard.The men's 4x100m relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11894">Nigel Davis</a>&nbsp;(SR/South Los Angeles, Calif.),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11906">Eugene Dixon</a>&nbsp;(JR/Plymouth, Minn.), Kyser and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11971">Julian Urioste</a>&nbsp;(FR/Portales, N.M.) flirted with a new KWU school record, running a 42.02, the second fastest time in school history on the way to a seventh place finish in the race.KWU's 4x400m relay team also flirted with the school record, running a 3:19.31, as the team of Dixon, Davis,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11895">Malik Young</a>&nbsp;(SR/South Los Angeles, Calif.) and Kyser won the event.In the javelin, Young finished fifth with a throw of 38.14m, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11897">Randall Thornton</a>&nbsp;(FR/Salina, Kan.) was 11th&nbsp;with a throw of 24.45m.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/17/11854">Marisela Hernandez-Castro</a>&nbsp;(SR/Olivehurst, Calif.) placed fourth in the hammer with a throw of 44.00m, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/17/11855">Nicole Holaday</a>&nbsp;(SO/Gove, Kan.) was 10th&nbsp;with a throw of 34.10m.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/17/11866">Kayla Edgett</a>&nbsp;(FR/Bellevue, Texas) was fifth in the discus with a throw of 37.18m, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/17/11862">Rachael McWilliams</a>&nbsp;(FR/Leavenworth, Kan.) was 12th&nbsp;with a throw of 30.76m.Holaday was seventh in the shot put with a throw of 11.05m, Edgett was 10th&nbsp;with a throw of 10.21m, and McWilliams was 15th&nbsp;with a throw of 9.72m.In the men's 100m Dixon was 19th&nbsp;in 11.06, Urioste was 21st&nbsp;in 11.10, Davis was 23rd&nbsp;in 11.11,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11972">Esaias Freemon</a>&nbsp;(FR/New Orleans, La. ) was 34th&nbsp;in 11.55, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11973">Jaheem Muhammad</a>&nbsp;(FR/De Soto, Texas) was 41st&nbsp;in 11.95.In the men's 200m Freemon was 31st&nbsp;in 23.90, Mason Love was 32nd&nbsp;in 24.04, and Muhammad was 34th&nbsp;in 24.35.<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/10/11902">Timothy Kilburn</a>&nbsp;(FR/Phoenix, Ariz.) was 18th&nbsp;in the 1500m with a time of 4:29.14.In the 400m&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kwucoyotes.com/roster/22/17/11861">Shelbie Luney</a>&nbsp;(FR/Pleasanton, Kan.) placed seventh with a time of 65.36.In the 400m hurdles&nbsp;Young was seventh with a time of 57.56.The Coyotes are back in action on Thursday and Friday at the KCAC Championships in Ottawa. The hammer throw event will be held on Wednesday at Tabor College.-<a href="http://kwucoyotes.com">kwucoyotes.com</a>-

KWU track: Another NAIA qualifier, several school records