WICHITA – Having a full squad return to action following limited action last week, the Cloud County Community College women's track and field team posted eight event wins and a meet record to go along with two new national qualifying marks at the 2021 Friends University Spring Open at Adair Austin Stadium in Wichita on Saturday.
Action would get underway on Friday evening for the T-Birds as CCCC would post an event win in the 4x800 meter relay with a time of 10:44.11 to go along with a runner-up finish from Marie Forbes in the hammer throw while finishing as the top collegiate thrower in the event. Adding a fifth-place finish on Friday night would be Georgia Bell in the pole vault as the freshman would clear 2.90 meters (9 ft. – 6.25 in.) to give CCCC three top-five finishes heading into Saturday's action.
Strong performances from Patricia Koma and Leonie Beu for Cloud County would lead to two event victories and two runner-up finishes as Beu would win the 400 meters (57.05) and take second in the 200 meters (24.63) while Koma won the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:49.94 and added a second place and national qualifying time of 2:20.04 in the 800 meters. Giving CCCC a one-two finish alongside Koma in the 800 meters would be Pamela Milano with an event win in a time of 2:19.14 to best the 35-runner field. The T-Bird 4x400 meter relay team would earn Cloud County's final event victory on the track in the meet while posting a national qualifying and meet record time of 3:52.26.
In field events, CCCC would add event wins from Faithlyn Irving in the triple jump (11.77 meters, 38 ft. – 7.5 in.) and Marie Forbes in the shot put (12.84 meters, 42 ft. – 1.5 in.) and discus (45.67 meters, 149 ft. – 10 in.). The mark by Irving would be a national qualifying mark for CCCC while Forbes would post her second-best throws of the year in both of her wins.
What's next?
With just two weekends remaining before the 2021 NJCAA Region VI and Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Championships at the end of the month, Cloud County will next be in action on April 17 with a trip to Emporia to take part in the Emporia State Midwest Classic. Event action on the 17th is set to get underway beginning at 9:30 a.m. from Francis G. Welch Stadium.
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