PITTSBURG — The Pittsburg State Univesity women's indoor track & field team secured four individual event victories and a score of NCAA qualifying marks in the season opening Crimson & Gold Invitational Saturday (Dec. 7).

The Gorillas picked up individual event wins by Erica Schamel in the high jump (5-9, PQ); Kyla Davis in the pole vault (13-9.5, PQ); Makayla Watson in the long jump (19-8-5, PQ); and Diandrenique Gaines in the 60 meters (7.40, PQ).

Watson posted the second-best indoor mark in school history with her winning mark in the long jump, while Siby Yao, who placed second in the competition at 19-7.5 (PQ), logged the third-best mark all-time.

Isabelle Peters logged a second place finish in the pole vault (13-1.75 (PQ); Rachel Wilson placed second in the high jump (5-7.75, PQ); newcomer Kayvon Nubine placed second in the 60m hurdles (8.42, PQ), posting the fifth-fastest time in school history; Claire Bruening placed second in the mile run (5:00.87) and the 4x400m relay of Jamiya Morgan, Kinleigh Hall, Olivia Lowrey and Mikah Edwards placed second in 3:46.16 (PQ).

Auna Childress placed third in the long jump (19-1.5, PQ) and Gaines clocked a third place time of 39.09 in the 300 meters.

Abby Lasiter posted a fourth place mark of 58-8 (PQ) in the weight throw and Haleigh Hadley placed fourth in the high jump (5-6.5, PQ). Marissa Dick placed fourth in the 3,000 meters in a PR time of 9:56.06 after finishing fifth in the 5,000m (17:19.86) Friday night.

Kate Strader also logged a personal best effort in the 3,000 meters Friday at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener. She posted the second-best time in school history in the discipline, clocking a time of 9:38.04.