Cowley track teams get work done at Coffeyville meet

The Cowley College track and field teams took a limited number of athletes to compete at the Dean Pryor Invitational held Saturday in Coffeyville.

“We did some good things and got some work done,” Cowley head coach Mark Phillips said.

The highlight of the meet was Kelsey Poljansek’s performance in the discus. Poljansek won the event with a school-record toss of 155-feet-3 inches. Poljansek also placed first in the shot put (46-2) and hammer throw (147-11), while Xandria Cash won the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.50.

Adam Wolkins won the men’s javelin with a national qualifying throw of 218-feet-3 inches. Rolando Vasquez placed first in the 1,500-meter run (4:16.93) and 5,000-meter run (16:18.23), while Justin Viewins (800-meter run) and Larry Hill (400-meter dash) also had first place finishes at the meet.

Cowley will host the Tiger Decathlon/Heptathlon Wednesday and Thursday in Ark City. Wednesday’s competition will start at 4 p.m., while Thursday’s meet will begin at 9 a.m.

Cowley results:
WOMEN
•200-meter dash — Xandria Cash, 26.50, first.
•5,000-meter run — Janee’ Gabbard, 21:41.40, second.
•400-meter hurdles — Gabbard, 1:12.90, third.
•Pole vault — Anna German, 8-feet-9 inches, second.
•Shot put — Kelsey Poljansek, 46-feet-2 inches, first, national qualifier.
•Discus — Poljansek, 155-feet-3 inches, first, national qualifier, school-record.
•Hammer — Poljansek, 147-feet-11 inches, first, national qualifier.

MEN
•100-meter dash — John Kenney, 10.94, fourth.
•400-meter dash — Larry Hill, 50.97, first; Sean Brown, 53.82, sixth; Mark Butler, 54.25, seventh; Jerell McCane, 57.63, ninth.
•800-meter run — Justin Viewins, 2:00.81, first.
•1,500-meter run — Rolando Vasquez, 4:16.93, first.
•5,000-meter run — Vasquez, 16:18.23, first; Tristan Wall, 17:01.73, fourth.
•High jump — Brown, 6-feet-3/4 inches, second.
•Pole vault — Jordan Pote, 14-feet-4 ¾ inches, third; David Starnes, 14-feet-4 ¾ inches, fourth; Butler, 13-feet, seventh; Willy Lucero, 13-feet, eighth.
•Discus — Adam Wolkins, 133-feet-5 inches, third.
•Javelin — Wolkins, 218-feet-3 inches, first, national qualifier; Mitch Hewitt, 148-feet-nine inches, third.