PITTSBURG, Ks. - The Missouri Western men's and women's track and field teams posted another day of solid performances at the Pittsburg State Invitational on Saturday (Jan 29).

The Griffons notched two event wins, recorded 15 PR's and set four school records in the 25-team invite.

"There were a lot of really good things that happened,"  Head Coach Cody Ingold said.  "This likely was our most complete event this early in the season we've ever had."  

St. Joseph native and MWSU T&F founding member Jordan Garr won the Men's Shot Put event with a mark of 17.80.  It's the second-best career throw for the senior, just behind his 17.84 toss to win the conference championship in 2021.  Saturday's throw also was good enough for an NCAA provisional, and is currently the 7th-best throw in the DII nation as of press time. Garr also fnished second in the Men's Weight Throw event with a program-record toss of 17.56.

Also on the men's side, Griffon senior and MWSU T&F founding member Riley Gorham broke his own program record in the Men's Mile Run with a time of 4:16.09.  Freshman Davon Beckles set a school record in the Men's 800 Meter Run with a mark of 1:55.79

On the women's side, Griffon senior and founding member Hanna Williams won the Women's 600 Meter race, finishing with a school record time of 1:23.85.  

"This was a great step forward," Ingold said. "If we keep this pace, I'm excited for what we could possibly look for at conference (MIAA Indoor Championships) at the end of February."

The Griffons return to action on February 4th and 5th with another short 42-mile trek to Maryville to compete in the Bearcat Invitational at Northwest Missouri State.