NORMAN, Okla. – The Rogers State Track & Field team raced for the first time in 2020 at the University of Central Oklahoma Weilert Open hosted at the Mosier Indoor Facility on the campus of the University of Oklahoma.
 
24 Hillcats competed in six different events for the navy and red in the first full meet under new head coach Matt Kennedy, who took over the program in December.
 
Performances of Note: Senior Byrun Ratliff led the way for the Hillcats on Saturday with the best finish on the afternoon. Ratliff finished fourth in the men's mile, running a time of 4:34.97.
 
Ratliff led seven other Hillcats in the event, including three more who picked up top-10 finishes. Fellow senior Nick Williams ran seventh overall, edging out teammate and freshman Jackson Stinnett. Williams crossed the line with a 4:39.03, while Stinnett finished with a 4:39.16.
 
Hunter Hart rounded out the top 10 in the mile with a 4:42.78, .12 seconds ahead of Preston Turner in a 11^th.
 
In the women's mile, freshman Brianna DeAngelis had a strong finish, leading the Hillcats with a sixth place run. DeAngelis ran a 5:41.55 in the event.
 
Sophomore Katelyn Alexander finished 10^th in the event, crossing the line with a 5:51.61.
 
Kaylee Jimboy and Ethan Adams led the Hillcats in the 600-yard runs. Jimboy took 12^th overall in the women's event. The junior ran a 1:47.16.
 
Adams finished 11^th in the men's event. The freshman ran a 1:21.46.
 
Rogers State Results
Men's Mile: 4. Byrun Ratliff - 4:34.97; 7. Nick Williams - 4:39.03; 8. Jackson Stinnett - 4:39.16; 10. Hunter Hart - 4:42.78; 11. Preston Turner - 4:42.90; 14. Colton Green - 4:49.53; 16. Justin Noble - 4:53.54; 18. Collin McHugh - 4:58.45.
 
Men's 600-yard run: 11. Ethen Adams - 1:21.46.
 
Men's 60-yard dash: 28. Jacques Morgan - 7.39; 40. JaQuan Johnson - 7.66.
 
Women's Mile: 6. Brianna DeAngelis - 5:41.55; 10. Katelyn Alexander - 5:51.61; 17. Tayler Lee - 6:02.09; 19. Gloria Butts - 6:07.60; 20. Ellie Nickell - 6:09.22; 22. Avery Buck - 6:13.86; 25. Elizabeth Reidlinger - 6:21.87; 26. Rylan McCord - 6:25.41; 28. Ashley Wyatt - 6:28.41.
 
Women's 600-yard run: 12. Kaylee Jimboy - 1:47.16; 14. Hannah Anello - 1:47.57.
 
Women's 60-yard dash: 24. Kayla Pruitt - 8.44; 29. Katelyn Callender - 8.65.
 
Up Next: Rogers State will return to action in two weeks, running at the Pitt State Invite on Saturday, February, 1. The meet is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.