Indoor track and field teams open season at Washburn University Rust Buster

With high expectations for the Cowley College men and women's indoor track and field teams, both squads opened the 2022 season by competing at the Washburn University Rust Buster Saturday in Topeka, KS.

"We used this meet as a way to blow all the rust off and see where we are at with our men and women's teams," Cowley head coach Cameron Rieth said.

Sophomore Adrian Diaz-Lopez, the defending indoor national champion in the 3,000-meter run, placed first in the mile run. His time of 4:13.87 was the second fastest mile ran in school history and the fastest mile ever ran at the Rust Buster meet. Diaz-Lopez also placed second in the 3,000-meter run with a national qualifying time of 8:23.81.

"Adrian ran phenomenal and has done a good job of staying in shape," Rieth said.

Fellow sophomore Nicolas Aguado-Torres also ran well, winning 200 and 400-meter dash heats. Freshman Jaden Schneeberger of Ponca City, OK, also started strong by placing fifth in the weight throw.

On the women's side, freshman Genique Bassett won her heat in the 200-meter dash, while freshman Kristen Wilson ran well while placing 16^th in the 3,000-meter run.

Cowley will again compete in Topeka when they take part in the Washburn All-Kansas Meet Saturday at 8 a.m.

"We will look to have more people compete this weekend," Rieth said. "We want to keep getting fitter and continue building as a team."

Results:

WOMEN

*60-meter dash – Genique Bassett, 8.38, 23^rd.

*200-meter dash – Bassett, 27.97, 17^th.

*400-meter dash – Alayna Love, 1:11.09, 19^th.

*600-yard run – Asaris Dandicourt-Goire, 1:45.18, 18^th.

*Mile run – Abigail Pinnock, 6:08.94, 28^th.

*3,000-meter run – Kristen Wilson, 11:16.82, 16^th.

*60-meter hurdles – LaShae' Smith, 10.04, second; Channa Hines, 11.16, sixth.

*4x400-meter relay – Cowley "B", 4:51.33, ninth.

*Pole vault – Hines, 9-0 ¼, seventh.

*Long jump – Abby Rueschhoff, 15-3 ½, 11^th; Gracie Shire, 14-3 ¼, 15^th.

*Shot put – Shardenai Davis, 35-3 ¼, fourth; Chloe Grusing, 29-2 ¾, 14^th.

*Weight throw – Chloe Wilson, 41-7 ¼, 10^th; Kayla McClellan, 40-9 ¾, 12^th; Grusing, 30-7 ¾, 18^th.

MEN

*200-meter dash – Arnau Sagrera-Barnet, 23.01, 16^th; Nicolas Aguado-Torres, 23.59, 30^th.

*400-meter dash – Nathaniel Hubbard, 51.95, 11^th; Aguado-Torres, 53.67, 17^th; Felipe Mentz, 56.81, 31^st.

*600-yard run – Jeremy Garcia, 1:17.24, sixth.

*Mile run - Adrian Diaz-Lopez, 4:13.87, first, national qualifier; Dawson Crawley, 4:35.51, 20^th.

*3,000-meter run – Diaz-Lopez, 8:23.81, second, national qualifier; Santiago Nunez, 8:50.21, 10^th; Xoel Rodriguez-Abad, 8:58.67, 21^st; Aidan Wells, 8:59.88, 23^rd; Caleb Liermann, 9:07.61, 27^th; Joel Rodriguez, 9:19.89, 31^st; Muneer Suied, 9:31.64, 36^th; Basheer Suied, 9:43.62, 44^th; Edgar Reyes, 9:53.23, 50^th; Aaron Medrano, 10:07.38, 56^th.

*60-meter hurdles – Mentz, 9.62, 12^th; Hubbard, 10.63, 18^th; Slade Roberts, 12.03, 20^th.

*High jump – Gabe Muia, 6-2 ¾, third.

*Long jump – Mentz, 19-5 ½, 20^th; Hubbard, 18-3 ¾, 27^th.

*Triple jump – Arcine Thompson, 39-6 ½, fifth.

*Shot put – Mario Garcia Arroyo, 39-9 ¾, ninth.

*Weight throw – Jaden Schneeberger, 47-11, fifth; Simeon Faagai, 42-5 ¼, 10^th; Conner Kaplinger, 37-7 ¾, 15^th; Garcia Arroyo, 34-9 ¾, 17^th.