PITTSBURG — Pittsburg State University men's and women's indoor track & field athletes posted several strong performances in the Wendy's/Pittsburg State Invitational Saturday (Feb. 1) at the Robert W. Plaster Center.

In the women's action, Pitt State athletes posted a pair of individual event victories and four NCAA qualifying marks. Haven Lander won the invitational pole vault with a clearance of 13 feet, 2.5 inches, an NCAA automatic qualifying mark, while Brianna Cooks won the weight throw with a provisional qualifying mark of 59-4.75.

Cooks also earned a PQ mark with a fourth place finish in the shot put (47-0.75) and Kinsey Laird picked up a PQ mark in the open pole vault with her second-place clearance of 12-2.75.

On the track, Piper Misse placed fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17 minutes, 51.48 seconds. Trace Moseby finished fifth in the 60 meter hurdles in 9.03 and she added a sixth-place time of 1:38.04 in the 600 meters.

In the men's action, the Gorillas registered seven NCAA qualifying marks including Konner Swenson's winning toss of 58-8 in the shot put. Swenson also picked up a PQ mark with his ninth-place finish in the weight throw (59-2).

Other PQ marks included Colin Webber's in the 800 meters (6th, 1:52.36), Levi Wyrick in the weight throw (8th, 60-2), Cameron Wright in the invitational pole vault (5th, 16-6.5), Cameron Johnson in the invitational pole vault (6th, 16-6.5) and Louis Rollins in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles (8.22).