MARYVILLE, Mo. - Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.
Kristian Paronto finished fourth in the 60m dash with a school record time of 6.90 seconds. Kean Dinkel finished 14th with a time of 7.03, and Riley Garcia was 58th with a time of 7.37.
Damion Jackson set a new school record in the 5000m with a time of 14:53.31, finishing second. Jake Cruz was ninth in 15:16.59, Tytus Reed was 14th in 15:29.82, Luke Adams was 27th in 16:11.79, Mauricio Mendez was 28th in 16:12.26, Cohen Greve was 33rd in 16:54.42, and Brodie Bradshaw was 35th in 16:56.23.
Evan Pearce was third in the 3000m in 8:46.38, Austin Schaeffer was fourth in 8:52.21, Ethan Ochana was ninth in 9:11.79 and Will Childers was 24th in 10:02.54.
Triston Cottone was fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:56.52 and Nicolas Martinez was 17th in 2:00.48.
Braulio Torres was fourth in the 1000m run with a time of 2:32.88, Logan Topp was 11th in 2:45.16 and Barka Bapeng was 12th in 2:46.19.
Kristian Paronto was ninth in the 200m with a time of 22.40 seconds, Kean Dinkel was 19th in 22.76, Riley Garcia was 48th in 23.42, and Austin Hash was 65th in 23.76.
Keegan Lott was ninth in the shot put with a mark of 15.32m, Jamar Armstrong was 32nd with a mark of 11.44m and Brandon Weimer was 41st with a mark of 10.13m.
The Coyotes had two 4x400m relay teams. The team of Andrew Smith, Triston Cottone, Kean Dinkel and Brady Oliver finished 10th in 3:30.71. The team of Nicolas Martinez, Trace Sump, Logan Topp and Barka Bapeng was 13th in 3:37.07.
Keegan Lott was 13th in the weight throw with a mark of 15.16m, Austin Baird was 39th with a mark of 12.53m and Brandon Weimer was 47th with a mark of 10.75m.
Austin Hash was 20th in the 400m with a time of 51.51 seconds, Riley Garcia was 31st in 52.60, Andrew Smith was 34th in 52.95, Trace Sump was 36th in 53.03, and Brady Oliver was 44th in 55.15.
Kristian Paronto was 24th in the long jump with a mark of 6.31m.
Roman Mai was 31st in the mile with a time of 4:49.09 and Efrain Santibanez was 39th in 4:57.08.
Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track opened its 2025-26 season on Saturday at the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri State.
The 4x400m relay team of Emorie McNabb, Delaney Bond, Lauryn Mikkelson and Hailey Nordhus set a new school record with a time of 4:08.48, finishing eighth. KWU ran a second team in the race, as Ava Kenyon, Joni Schroeder, Emma McAlister and Taytum Reed finished 13th in 4:26.34.
Emoria McNabb tied the school record in 200m with a time of 26.73 seconds, finishing 22nd. Markyla Shaw was 44th with a time of 27.71.
Delaney Bond was second in the 800m run with a time of 2:21.78.
Madisyn Ehrlich was second in the 3000m with a time of 10:46.65 and Shelby Lingle was third in 10:58.98.
Kierra Jensen was second in the 5000m with a time of 18:07.35, Micah Dickens was fifth in 18:57.18, Makayla Little was seventh in 19:09.63, Charlee Lind was 10th in 19:25.17 and Mya Schweitzer was 20th in 20:50.70.
Kirstin Hackney was second in the 1000m run with a time of 3:00.70, Hailey Nordhus was fifth in 3:03.66, Shelby Lingle was sixth in 3:09.27, and Madisyn Ehrlich was seventh in 3:12.58.
Ava Kenyon was seventh in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:32.40, Lauryn Mikkelson was eighth with a time of 1:33.24, and Taytum Reed was 10th with a time of 1:42.04.
Joni Schroeder was eighth in the mile with a time of 5:29.64 and Emma McAlister was 24th in 5:58.39.
Elizabeth Stout was 11th in the shot put with a mark of 11.21m, Jadyn Mabry was 20th with a mark of 10.42m, Aunisty McNeal was 25th with a mark of 10.02m and Roselyn Torres was 36th with a mark of 7.06m.
In the high jump Corinne Hall was 13th with a mark of 1.51m and Trinity Windle was 15th with a mark of 1.46m.
Elizabeth Stout was 17th in the weight throw with a mark of 13.34m, Aunisty McNeal was 34th with a mark of 11.00m, and Roselyn Torres was 44th with a mark of 9.20m.
Markyla Shaw was 25th in the long jump with a mark of 4.94m.
Emorie McNabb finished 27th in the 60m dash with a time of 8.07 seconds.