The Panthers track and field team made the trip to Columbia, MO this weekend to compete in the Tom Botts Invitational.

Breaking a number of both personal and school records, the team did not come home empty-handed.

Starting with Shane Kirchoff’s performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Kirchoff earned a personal best with a time of 9:21.15 – finishing first overall. Callie Matthews finished second in the event with a time of 11:18.75.

Another set of records came from Brette Correy as she finished second in the women’s 1,500 with a time of 4:49.87, the third-best time in UNI history. She also finished third in the 800 in 2:10.09, which ranks her with the fastest time in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In the men’s 800, the Panthers stole the show – taking second, third and fourth place thanks to Dylan Eigenberger, Jordan Pingel and Luke Johnston, who all earned personal bests.

UNI’s roadrunner, Brandon Carnes, continued to prove his worth by securing the No. 1 spot in the MVC in the 100- and 200-meter run finishes. His 10.27 100-meter time also notched him sixth in the NCAA West Region, and his 20.86 200-meter time landed him 12th in the NCAA West.

Paige Knodle’s 100-meter hurdle time of 13.27 placed her at No.1 in the MVC and No. 10 in the West Region.

Placing first in the invitational and earning a personal best in the triple jump was Shawn Koch with a combined 50-07.50—ranking him fourth in UNI’s history for triple jump finishes.

Throwing not only his best, but the best that has ever been recorded in UNI history, was Justin Baker.

After breaking his own hammer throw record with a length of 212-02.00, Baker went on to break another record with a 62-08.75 push in the shot put competition.

The track and field team will travel to Iowa City on April 23 for the Musco Invitational.