PITTSBURG, KS – The No. 11-rated Indian Hills women's indoor track and field squad took part in the Iowa Central Triton Kansas Challenge over the weekend on the campus of Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kansas and brought home a healthy amount of hardware in addition to setting three school records.
Freshman standout Kahliyah Anderson shattered the IHCC standard by more than two-tenths of a second in the 200 meter event, which now gives the Texarkana, Texas product both the 200 and 400-meter records at Indian Hills. Anderson's mark of 25.11 in the 200 took home first place.
"Before the season, Kahliyah had never ran an open 400," noted head coach Brent Ewing. "She's running at a level that is going to catch the interest of several big four-year programs. The exciting thing is that she's just a freshman."
It was also a banner day for Warrior jumps as the duo of Siby Yao and Ciara Corley impressed in the pit.
Yao set the school record in the long jump with a leap of 5.40 meters, which earned her second place at the event. Her jump put her 16th nationally in the long jump, but left her just one centimeter short of the national meet qualifying standard. Yao did qualify for nationals in the triple jump, netting third place with 11.11-meter effort, but was outdone by Corley who leapt 11.15 meters which set the school record and earned her second place at the Challenge. Corley now sits in 10th place nationally while Yao is right behind in 11th.
"Coach Emmanuel Dixon has done a great job developing some of the best jumpers in the nation," Ewing added.
In addition to the jumps, Ewing glowed about the overall progress the Warrior women have had in the sprints.
"Last year we had one girl under 26 seconds in the 200 meter. This year we have six… four that are freshmen," said Ewing. "In addition, we had one girl that could break 60 seconds in the 400 last year… now we have four. This is a really impressive group of women."
IHCC will compete in this Saturday's Region XI Indoor Championships hosted by the University of Central Missouri in Warrenburg, Missouri.
COACH EWING'S NOTEBOOK:
- Kimiesha Star – "She went from running 28.6 in the 200-meter indoor in high school to 26.8 so far this year. That's unheard of."
- Aimaya Drummond – "Her fastest 200-meter outdoor in high school was 26.8 and she's already ran 25.9. She's learning to be more aggressive and it's showing in her races."
- Temira Goods – "Temira has shaved .4 seconds off her outdoor 200 meter best."
- Janyla Hoskins – "She has ran a full tenth faster in the 60 meter and has broken 26 second in the 200 meter for the first time ever."
- Dasauna Combs - "Dasauna shattered her 200 meter outdoor personal best this weekend."
- Kylar Brown – "She has solidified herself as one of the better spring/jump combos in the NJCAA. She's notched her spot in the IHCC All-Time Top 5 lists in five different events (60, 200, 400, LJ, TJ), and is part of the school record in the 4x400 relay."
IHCC WOMEN'S RESULTS – TRITON KANSAS CHALLENGE
Siby Yao: long jump- 5.40m (school record, second overall, .01m from qualifying for nationals, 16th in the nation) triple jump: 11.11m (qualified for nationals, third overall, 11th in nation)
Ciara Corley: triple jump- 11.15m (school record, qualified for nationals, second overall, 10th in NJCAA)
Kylar Brown: 400m- 58.72 (first place overall), 200m- 25.84 (5th overall)
Kahliyah Anderson: 200m- 25.11 (first overall, school record)
Temira Goods: 400m- 59.85 (4th overall), 200m- 25.76 (3rd overall)
Melanie Hall: 400m- 59.88 (5th overall), 60m- 7.91 (8th overall)
Janyla Hoskins: 60m- 7.79 (4th overall, second fastest in IHCC history, .01 from qualifying for nationals) 200m- 25.98 (7th overall)
Dasauna Combs: 200m- 25.82 (4th overall)
Aimaya Drummond: 200m- 25.91 (6th overall)
Lauren Upmeyer: 11.70m (4th overall)
Full Results: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/67081/Triton_Kansas_Challenge/