The Park University outdoor track & field team competed in Pittsburg, Kan. on Saturday at the 15th Annual David Suenram Gorilla Classic.

On the men's side, there were six different Pirates or relay teams that hovered around the top 10.

Finishing 9^th was the 4x400m relay team with a 3:23.66 from the group of Ahmad Evans, Timothy Caines, Chase Housh, Cooper Slominksi.

Coming in at 10^th was Housh, who crossed in 57.44 in the 400m hurdles. His teammate Michael Boguslawski was close behind in 16^th with a 59.52.

Tracking down a 16:37.61 time in the 5,000m run was Andrew Figueroa, finishing in 11^th.

Also putting his best foot forward was Evans, who completed the 400m dash in a time of 50.27 for 12^th place.

Cooper Slominski had a great effort in the 110m Hurdles with 11^th place and crossed the line in 15.88 seconds.  

A great showing by the pair of Park throwers also came in with improved distances across the board from last week in the discus with 41.15m and 38.69m marks from Keevon Monroe-McFadden and Tony Eason, respectively. McFadden finished in 13^th and Eason was 18^th.

This same duo were right next to one another in the shot put event in 27^th by Eason and 28^th for McFadden. Eason earned a distance of 12.15m and McFadden was a little over a meter behind with a 11.11m toss.

Jena Hahlbeck on the women's side consistently puts together great races, finishing in 3^rd this time around in the 800m dash in a time of 2:16.68.

Coming in 9^th was Park's 4x400m relay squad comprised of Solange Carter, Hope Klamm, Allison Anderson, and Faith Klamm. The group garnered a top 10 performance while reaching the finish in a time of 4:21.43.

Dawn McIntyre was ready to go in the women's long jump with a 4.84m mark for 11^th place on Saturday.

The versatile McIntyre also was 39^th in the 100m dash with a time of 13.26.

Hope Klamm cracked the top 20 in the 400m dash in a time of 1:01.70 for 18^th with her teammates falling behind her by several steps. Carter was 23^rd in a 1:03.74, Anderson clocked a 1:04.19 for 25^th, and in 27^th was Faith Klamm in a 1:05.09.

Naiyah Landrum and Kennise Anderson stood out in the women's hammer throw with 12^th and 18^th place finishes, respectively. Landrum shot the implement 44.04m, while Anderson hit a mark of 41.56m.

Friday, Park returns to the track for the Mule Relays in Warrensburg, Mo. on Friday, April 14^th.

See the full results below: RESULTS

Men's				Women's
100m Dash				100m Dash
Place	Name	Result		Place	Name	Result
64	Daquan Reid	11.80		39	Dawn McIntyre	13.26
67	Lynden Mackey	11.83
				200m Dash
110m Hurdles				29	Solange Carter	26.94
11	Cooper Slominski	15.88		38	Hope Klamm	27.40
				49	Faith Klamm	28.42
400m Hurdles				59	Dawn McIntyre	30.18
10	Chase Housh	57.44
16	Michael Boguslawski	59.52		400m dash
				18	Hope Klamm	1:01.70
200m Dash				23	Solange Carter	1:03.74
75	Lynden Mackey	24.19		25	Allison Anderson	1:04.19
-	Daquan Reid	DNS		27	Faith Klamm	1:05.09
400m dash				800m dash
12	Ahmad Evans	50.27		3	Jena Hahlbeck	2:16.68
17	Cooper Slominski	50.92	imp
34	Benjamin Preston	53.76		4x400m Relay
				9	Carter, H. Klamm, Anderson, F. Klamm	4:21.43
800m dash
17	Timothy Caines	1:57.16		Women Long Jump
33	Tom Schroeder	2:04.88		11	Dawn McIntyre	4.84m
1500m Run				Women Shot Put
35	Tom Schroeder	4:12.89		22	Monica Mangongo	9.53m
36	Manuel Reyes	4:13.09		-	Kennise Anderson	DNS
43	Johann Hudson	4:18.78
				Women Discus Throw
5000m Run				22	Jordan Huber	31.13m
11	Andrew Figueroa	16:37.61		-	Kennise Anderson	DNS
4x100m Relay				Women Hammer Throw
12	Slominski, Reid, Housh, Evans	43.51		12	Naiyah Landrum	44.04m
				18	Kennise Anderson	41.56m