The Pirates Break Record Times While Splitting Time at Iowa State Classic and Bearcat Invite

2/9/2026 2:50:00 PM

The Park University indoor track & field program competed in two meets over the weekend. On Friday the team went to Ames, Iowa for the Iowa State Classic, and also spent time Friday and Saturday in Maryville, Mo. for the Bearcat Invite at Northwest Missouri State. Park brought home three new Park records and Sam Thomas is the latest Park qualifier to the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.

Thomas was a great contributor in the 200m with a 1st place finish among NCAA Division I talent and claimed Park's new indoor 200m record at 21.74. He also is Park's new 400m record holder 48.31 for 3rd at the Bearcat Invite, which also qualified him for nationals.

Palmer O'Connor shaved time off his 1,000m record from nationals last year. The sophomore has dominated the event and took 4th at the Iowa State Classic with a 2:26.98. Peters was right next to his teammate in 5th with a 2:28.37. The 1,000m was well represented on the women's side, as Anna Joyce took 6th with a 3:03.49 in Ames.

Mya Charles had a great meet in Maryville and qualified to the finals of the 60m dash with a new personal record of 7.60, which was the NAIA B standard. She hit the B standard again in the 200m with a 24.99 for 2nd place.

Niran Warde in his opening season as a Pirate took 2nd in the 600y at the Iowa State Classic with a 1:14.03. The next day at the Bearcat Invite, Adison Hayden ran a great 600y with a 4th place finish in a time of 1:31.28.

Ahmad Evans came away with 3rd place at the Iowa State Classic with a 6.76m jump, while Dawn McIntyre put up a top 10 mark for 8th with a 5.12m long jump.
See below for the rest of Park's results at these two meets. Iowa State Classic | Bearcat Invite

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Iowa State Classic
60 Meters
Finals 4 — Sam Thomas — 6.91 8 — Ahmad Evans — 6.97 Prelims 7 — Ahmad Evans — 6.96 8 — Sam Thomas — 6.98 37 — Charles Noland — 7.42

200 Meters
1 — Sam Thomas — 21.74 *Park Record 26 — Charles Noland — 23.58 28 — Shemar Caines — 23.99	20 — Alexandria Sherman — 26.50 32 — Shanai Sweeting — 27.79 — — Mya Charles — DNS — — Lilly McAuliffe — DNS

400 Meters
17 — Chase Housh — 50.15 — — Sam Thomas — DNS	19 — Adison Hayden — 1:01.02 24 — Hannah Mand — 1:02.85

600 Yards
2 — Niran Warde — 1:14.03	8 — Lilly Comarcho — 1:31.07

800 Meters
26 — Alexander Caines — 1:53.40	— — Charlotte Timba — DNS

1000 Meters
4 — Palmer O'Connor — 2:26.98 *NAIA B, Park Record 5 — Caden Peters — 2:28.37	6 — Anna Joyce — 3:03.49 10 — Charlotte Timba — 3:15.51

Mile
11 — Cody Hammond — 4:14.73	24 — Charlotte Timba — 5:27.71

3000 Meters
7 — Cayden Walker — 8:30.37 15 — William Norris — 8:50.05

5000 Meters
14 — John Mattivi — 15:52.54

60m Hurdles
	Prelims 9 — Hope Klamm — 8.95 12 — Shanai Sweeting — 9.23 14 — Faith Klamm — 9.32

Long Jump
3 — Ahmad Evans — 6.76m / 22-02.25 — — Sam Thomas — DNS — — Shemar Caines — DNS	8 — Dawn McIntyre — 5.12m / 16-09.75 11 — Jayden Demeritte — 4.84m / 15-10.50 — — Rosjai Curtis — DNS

Triple Jump
— — Ahmad Evans — DNS

Shot Put
16 — Daniel Marshall — 13.16m / 43-02.25

Weight Throw
16 — Corbin Landrum — 11.94m / 39-02.25

Bearcat Invite
60 Meters
	Prelims 4 — Mya Charles — 7.60 *NAIA B 25 — Alexandria Sherman — 7.98 81 — Emily Light — 8.85

200 Meters
	2 — Mya Charles — 24.99 *NAIA B 45 — Alexandria Sherman — 27.06

400 Meters
3 — Sam Thomas — 48.31 *NAIA B, Park Record 9 — Niran Warde — 49.23 14 — Alexander Caines — 49.74 20 — Chase Housh — 49.88 58 — Shemar Caines — 51.56	11 — Hope Klamm — 59.13 21 — Faith Klamm — 1:00.76 28 — Lilly Comarcho — 1:02.01 31 — Desi Holbrook — 1:02.38 57 — Destiny Pearson — 1:08.96

600 Yards
11 — Cody Hammond — 1:13.64	4 — Adison Hayden — 1:31.28 20 — Destiny Pearson — 1:42.67 21 — Yasmine Rutledge — 1:43.51

800 Meters
54 — Ian Walsh — 2:01.91 57 — Thore Wegner — 2:03.32	40 — Hannah Mand — 2:27.51

1000 Meters
22 — Ian Walsh — 2:37.72 — — Thore Wegner — DNF	29 — Jasmin Klaunig — 3:30.14

Mile
15 — Cayden Walker — 4:20.82 62 — John Mattivi — 4:38.71	12 — Anna Joyce — 5:15.08 33 — Sophia Van Asselt — 5:36.95

3000 Meters
11 — Caden Peters — 8:34.52 23 — Palmer O'Connor — 8:52.20	13 — Charlotte Timba — 10:59.69 16 — Sophia Van Asselt — 11:09.57 28 — Jasmin Klaunig — 11:58.24

60m Hurdles
Prelims 42 — Tairjiv Ambrister — 9.17	Prelims 11 — Hope Klamm — 9.02 18 — Faith Klamm — 9.33

4 x 400 Relay
8 — Park U. (Alexander Caines, Cody Hammond, Palmer O'Connor, Niran Warde) — 3:18.99	8 — Park U. (Hope Klamm, Faith Klamm, Hannah Mand, Desi Holbrook) — 4:03.70 13 — Park U. (Adison Hayden, Lilly Comarcho, Anna Joyce, Charlotte Timba) — 4:15.73

Long Jump
	26 — Jayden Demeritte — 4.87m / 15-11.75

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