Broncbusters post personal bests on day one of Region VI meet
Pittsburg, KS-It's been an interesting year to say the least. And the cross country and track programs had more stop and starts than most. But Emmett Statzer's team made it to the Region VI Indoor meet and provided plenty of highlights on day one.
In the heptathlon, Deonaire Williams posted personal-best marks in the shot put (11.66 meters) and the high jump (1.77 meters). He's currently in second place heading into Sunday. Cameron Williams notched three PR's-coming in at 7.78 seconds in the 60-meter dash before leaping 5.71 meters in the long jump. He then threw the shot put 9.91 meters, putting him in ninth place entering day two.
Meantime the men's distance medley relay team of Angel Ayala, Matiryon Easley, Holcomb native Isaiah Armstrong, and Luis Lozano, ran a season-best time of 11:24.03, taking seventh place.
Elsewhere, Tahj Ferguson just missed scoring in the men's long jump with a ninth-place finish-recording a mark of 6.52 meters, good for his second-best performance of the season. Teammate Jalen Jackson took 10th in the long jump with a personal best (6.44 meters), while Shaun Johnson just missed out on the finals in the 60-meter hurdles. He did however walk away with a PR of 8.78 seconds. In the 5K-Lozano ran his second-best time of the winter, clocking in at 18:24.60.
In the sprints, Ivan Cornelius ran a time of 7.02 seconds in the 60 meters and 22.46 in the 200. Jereun Wagner clocked a 7.05 and a 22.35 in both races. Jonathan Jeffery recorded a personal best in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line in 7.68 while teammate Maliek Roberson set a new personal-best in the 200, running a time of 22.51.
Heading into day two, the Broncbuster men are in fifth place in the Jayhawk West with 11 points and are 13th in the region.
As for the women, Bethany Schupman shaved two seconds off of her best time in the 200-meter dash (28.61), and Erica Davis timed out at 26.54.