FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The William Jewell track and field teams traveled south to the John McDonnell Invitational, hosted by the University of Arkansas, where multiple athletes shined against top competition, including multiple Division I programs. 

The men's 4x400 relay team highlighted the trip by breaking a 13-year-old record with a mark of 3:18.37, jumping up to the top spot in the GLVC. On the women's side, Cydney Banks won the hammer throw with a toss of 49.67 meters along with a second place finish in the shot put. Shayla Stewart also rose to 41st in Division II in the discus, jumping to sixth in the league. Elsewhere Carly Thacker is now second in the GLVC in the 400 meters and Caroline Mayes moved up to fourth in the 100 meter hurdles. 

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

• Jada Alfaro, hammer throw (42.10 meters) - 5th place
• Cydney Banks
  • discus (41.93 meters) - 8th place
  • Hammer throw (49.67 meters) - 1st place
  • Shot put (13.74 meters) - 2nd place
• Charles Bobo, 400 meters (50.77) 
• Lillian Bogard, high jump (1.51 meters)
• Ashley Brown, shot put (11.90 meters) - 6th place
• Braden Dickinson
  • shot put (12.60 meters) 
  • Hammer throw (42.85 meters) 
• Kendal Franklin, high jump (1.56 meters) - 5th place
• Aubrey Harris, javelin (28.98 meters) - 10th place
• Adam Hoffman, javelin (41.52 meters) - 5th place
• Connor Hull, 400 meters (49.13) - 10th place 
• Matthew Ingle, 800 meters (2:01.78) 
• Landis Johnson, 400 meters (55.27) 
• Caroline Mayes, 100 hurdles (15.30) 
• Justen O'Brien, 400 meters (49.67) 
• Svea Pierson, 400 meters (1:05.38) 
• Bobbie Pollard
  • hammer throw (44.04 meters) - 8th place
  • Shot put (11.86 meters) - 7th place
• Korbin Pugh, 100 meters (11.23) 
• Blake Reynolds, 100 meters (11.45) 
• Cecelia Rogers, 400 meters (1:01.65) 
• Samson Selleck, 3000 meters (9:30.36) 
• Shayla Stewart
  • discus (43.57 meters) - 5th place
  • Hammer throw (36.90 meters) - 6th place
  • Shot put (11.85 meters) - 8th place
• Mason Sullivan, 110 hurdles (15.16) 
• Carly Thacker, 400 hurdles (1:05.94) - 10th place
• Josson Vaughn, 400 meters (51.25) 
• Brooke Ware, 800 meters (2:29.61) 

RELAYS

• Men's 4x400 relay (3:18.37) (Hull, O'Brien, Bobo, Devonte Hubbard) - 7th place+
• Women's 4x400 relay (4:13.94) (Thacker, Rogers, Ware, Pierson)

+ School Record
 

NCAA RANKINGS

• Women's Discus
  • 41 | Shayla Stewart (43.57 meters)
     

GLVC RANKINGS

• Men's 400 meters
  • 16 | Charles Bobo (50.77) 
• Women's 400 meters
  • 25 | Svea Pierson (1:05.38) 
• Women's 100 hurdles 
  • 4 | Caroline Mayes (15.30)
• Women's 400 hurdles
  • 2 | Carly Thacker (1:05:94) 
• Women's shot put 
  • 11 | Ashley Brown (11.90 meters) 
• Women's discus 
  • 6 | Shayla Stewart (43.57 meters) 
  • 7 | Cydney Banks (41.93 meters) 
• Men's hammer throw
  • 12 | Braden Dickinson (42.85 meters) 
• Women's hammer throw
  • 6 | Bobbie Pollard (44.04 meters) 
• Men's 4x400 relay 
  • 1 | Hull, O'Brien, Bobo, Hubbard (3:18.37) 
• Women's 4x400 relay 
  • 5 | Thacker, Rogers, Pierson, Ware (4:13.94)