Broncbusters sending two more to Nationals after Region VI Championships
By Mike Pilosof
Pittsburg, KS-The Broncbusters had another strong showing at the Region VI Indoor Championships at Pittsburg State University over the weekend.
Sheridan Rodriguez became the fourth individual to qualify for Nationals, taking fourth in the pentathlon, which consists of five events: 60-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-meter run. She also took fifth in the high jump, leaping 1.56 meters.
Lillie Burnett qualified for the championship meet in the 60-meter dash, coming in at 7.83 seconds—good for 17th in the preliminaries and a lifetime best mark. She also took seventh in the 400-meter dash, clocking a time of 58.70.
Mone Octave took third in the 60-meter hurdle prelims; then came in fifth in the finals with a time of 8.90 seconds. She was also part of the 4x400 relay team, joining Burnett, Shienne Pierre and Meosho Erving, which took seventh, coming in at 4:06.94.
Arhianna Franklin also took 10th in the pentathlon.
Next up: The National Indoor Meet, which starts Thurs. Mar. 5 in Lynchburg, VA.
National Qualifiers
Sheridan Rodriguez: High Jump and Pentathlon
Mone Octave: 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash
Lillie Burnett: 60-meter dash
4x400 relay team