PITTSBURG, Kan. – Rogers State men's and women's track and field saw 15 new personal best times set at the Pittsburg State Tune-Up on Saturday to close out the regular season.
 
The highlight of the day came in the women's 1,500 meter as Katie Byrd won the event with a new season best time of 4:42.59. Isabel Bush finished in 22nd with a new personal best time of 5:17.53, improving 1.97 seconds on her previous best. Ryann Barber finished in 29th with a time of 5:29.81.
 
In the men's 1,500 meter, Casey Little finished in 14th with a new personal best time of 4:09.79, obliterating his previous best by 23.93 seconds. Clint Stapleton finished in 17th with a new personal best time of 4:14.80, 8.98 seconds better than his previous best. Joseph White finished in 37th with a new season best time of 4:45.18.
 
In the men's 5,000 meter, Kyle Woodward finished second with a new personal best time of 15:14.97, improving 12.90 seconds on his previous best time. Cade McCall finished close behind in third with a new personal best time of 15:16.46, 10.46 seconds faster than his previous best. Kyle Ginn finished in fifth with a new personal best time of 15:19.23, which was 1.74 seconds faster than his previous best. Nathaneal Gibson finished in sixth with a new personal best time of 15:33.02, a whopping 42.65 seconds faster than his previous best time. Blake Feron finished in seventh with a time of 15:38.29. Blaine Phillippi finished in 13th with a time of 16:16.20. Blake Phillippi finished in 14th with a new personal best time of 16:26.43, 16.97 seconds faster than his previous best.
 
In the women's 5,000 meter, Elena Fries finished in third with a personal best time of 18:17.89, which was 9.94 seconds better than her previous best. Aubree Wille finished in fourth with a new personal best time of 18:22.45, obliterating her previous best by 45.25 seconds. Brooklyn Garafola finished in eighth with a time of 18:37.03. Sara Crosley finished in 11th with a new personal best time of 19:00.41, improving 0.48 seconds on her previous best. Faith Tinney finished in 14th with a new personal best time of 19:31.14, an incredible 1:44.50 better than her previous best.
 
In the men's 800 meter, Malik Bridgeman finished in 15th with a new season best time of 2:01.32. Stapleton finished in 22nd with a time of 2:08.56 after competing in the 1,500 meter earlier in the day.
 
In the women's 800 meter, Elizabeth Ostermaier finished in 28th with a new season best time of 2:44.88.
 
In the women's 400 meter, Ann-Marie Dorsey finished in 16th with a time of 1:02.79.
 
In the women's 200 meter, Lilli Joseph finished in 17th with a new personal best time of 27.52 seconds, improving 0.16 seconds on her previous best time. Dorsey finished in 19th with a new personal best time of 27.72 seconds, 0.96 seconds faster than her previous best time. Jocelyn Turney finished in 22nd with a new personal best time of 28.09 seconds, which was 0.35 seconds better than her previous best time.
 
In the men's 200 meter, Dawson Crawley finished in 30th with a time of 24.65 seconds.
 
The Hillcats will now set their sights on and train for the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships beginning on Friday, May 3 in Maryville, Mo., hosted by Northwest Missouri.