Williams sets school record; Ayala qualifies for nationals at Tabor
By Mike Pilosof
Hillsboro, KS-It was a big weekend for the Broncbuster men's track team.
Angel Ayala qualified for the nationals in the 3,000-meter steeple chase, and Debonaire Williams set a new school mark in the discus at the Tabor College Open.
Ayala punched his ticket to Lubbock with a first-place finish, posting a time of 9:43.95 while also setting a new school record. He's currently eighth in the nation in the 3,000.
Williams' record-breaking throw in the discus hit a mark of 38.40 meters before finishing ninth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.55.
The men's 4x100-relay squad of Matiyron Easley, Ivan Cornelius, Thaj Ferguson, and Jereun Wagner finished third with a new season-best time of 42.18 seconds. Meantime, Maliek Roberson was fourth in the 400, clocking his fastest time of the outdoor season (49.25). Jalen Jackson set a new personal best in the high jump (1.90 meters)-good for sixth place, Fabian Nava broke a career mark in the long jump (6.83 meters), and Noah Gentry brought home eighth in the 110 hurdles (16.54).
"Our guys did some really good things this weekend," Head Coach Emmett Statzer said.
Isaiah Armstrong took ninth in the 400 meters with a personal best 49.78, Shaun Johnson was 10th in the 400 hurdles (58.04), and the men's 4x400 team (Armstrong, Easley, Roberson, Wagner), came in 10th (3:32.74).
Additional Men's Team Performances
Additional Men's Team Performances:
-Ivan Cornelius: 100m-10.80 (PR)/ 200m-22.18 (PR)
-Matiyron Easley: 100m-11.41 (PR)/200m-23.12 (PR)
-Isaiah Armstrong: 200m-22.64 (PR)
-Angel Ayala: 400 Hurdles- 58.87 (PR)
-Cameron Collins: 110 Hurdles- 19.12 (PR)
-Noah Gentry: 400 Hurdles- 1:06.05 (PR)
-Eli Handsaker: 1500m- 4:36.81 (PR)
-Johnny Lozano: 3000 Steeple Chase- 12:11.24 (PR)/400 Hurdles- 1:05.68 (PR)
-Luis Lozano: 800m- 2:13.72 (PR)/ 5000m- 17:39.70 (PR)
-Fabian Nava: 200m- 23.67 (PR)
-Jose "Froy" Ruiz: 1500m- 4:26.59 (PR)/ 800m- 2:07.10 (PR)
-Debonaire Williams: 200m- 23.49 (PR)
Next up: Region VI Championships beginning on Thursday, Apr. 29. In Arkansas City.