SFCC Track and Field Earns 10 Top-Eight Finishes at Bearcat Invitational

BOLIVAR, Missouri. – The State Fair Community College track and field teams recorded 10 top-eight finishes at the Bearcat Invitational, hosted by Southwest Baptist University on March 28-29 at Plaster Stadium.

 

Freshman Zeshaun Ballance-Gray of Kansas City led the Roadrunners with a second-place finish in the triple jump, recording a collegiate-best mark of 14.42 meters.

 

Freshman Tucker Singer of Tina placed third in the shot put with a throw of 16.24 meters. Sophomore Peyton Ligon of Ozark took third in the high jump at 1.94 meters, while sophomore Isaiah Waller of Versailles was third in the discus with a throw of 50.44 meters.

 

Sophomore Jess Cornick of Mason City, Iowa, finished third in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:54.90.

 

The Roadrunners' 4x100-meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 44.51 seconds.

 

Freshman Charles Burns of Jefferson City earned two eighth-place finishes—clearing 1.84 meters in the high jump and running the 110-meter hurdles in 16.01 seconds.

 

For the Lady Roadrunners, freshman Jocelyn Nunez of Independence finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 5.38 meters. The women's 4x100-meter relay team also took sixth, finishing in 51.18 seconds.

"It was another long two-day meet," head coach Brad Hagedorn said. "However, we did get back on track this week. Up and down our lineup we had consistent top marks. We were able to hold our own against some very good NCAA schools and place high in many of our events. Some of the highlights were Zeshaun in the triple jump and Jess in the 800. They placed very high and were close to qualifying for nationals."

 

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics