Pittsburg, KS – The Indian Hills Women's Track & Field team, ranked No. 6 in the nation, made its longest track of the indoor season on Saturday to compete at the Wendy's Pitt State Invitational.
Sophomore Shanice Cox (Minneapolis, MN/Minneapolis South) stood out for the Warriors with three personal best marks at the Robert W. Plaster Center. Cox ran a personal-best mark of 7.67 in the qualifying round of the 60-meter dash before capturing a 7.66 in the prelims, finishing ninth out of 29 competitors.
Along with Cox's performance in the 60m, the sophomore placed fourth overall in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.56 to place fourth overall at the event for the Warriors. Cox's 200-meter time ranks third in school history.
Cox was joined by teammate Zekira Snow (Brandon, FL/Bloomingdale) who also ran a 7.66 in the 60m in the qualifying round and placed 13th overall in the prelim round. Cox and Snow are now tied for the fourth-fastest 60m time in school history.
Freshman Destiny Mitchell (Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Riverside) took the top mark in her qualifying section of the 60m with a time of 7.74 to advance to the prelims, a new personal-best time. Mithcell also earned a fifth-place finish in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.57 meters
For the second consecutive week, Selket Reid-El (Jacksonville, FL/Raines) starred in the middle distance for the Warriors. The freshman cruised to the second-fastest 600-yard run time in school history with a mark of 1:28.15. Reid-El's time was good enough for a sixth-place showing in the event. Reid-El now owns three top-five marks to start her collegiate career for the Warriors, including the second-fastest 800-meter run time set last week.
Freshman Laurie Louis (Miami, FL/North Miami) broke free in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.39 for the Warriors. Louis' personal best mark is good enough for fifth all-time in school history.
The reigning Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Athlete of the Week Dymonde Nave (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Lincoln) took sixth overall in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.81, just .02 off the freshman's school record set last week.
Ranked No. 6 in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national poll, the Warriors return to action in Ames, IA on February 3 for the Iowa State Classic.
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PR after PR after PR!
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Shanice Cox has now ran 3 personal bests today, lowering her #3 IHCC all-time mark to 24.56! pic.twitter.com/2j0lASpLzD
