Cottey College to add Archery for Fall 2024
Nevada, MO—Cottey College is pleased to announce the addition of collegiate archery to its athletic program. Beginning in the fall of 2024, archery will be offered as the twelfth…
Full ArticleThe Cottey College Comets track team continues to make strides both on and off the track this season.
On the track, mid- and long-distance runner Oluwabukola Pereira had impressive showings at her last two indoor meets. At the Pittsburg State Invitational on Saturday, January 28, Pereira placed third in the unseeded mile with a time of 5:21.86, obliterating Tori Kehler’s previous school record, and qualifying her for the national meet. Less than a week later, Pereira beat her own record in the mile, coming in at 5:19.14, good enough for a third-place finish at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) meet. Her performance was also good enough to rank her as seventh in the nation in this event for NJCAA Division I runners. Pereira also sped to a ninth-place finish in the 800-meter race at UCM with a time 2:25.64, qualifying her for the national meet in that event as well.
Off the track, Cottey runner Lexi Gradwohl was recently named an NJCAA Academic All-American for cross-country. In order to receive this honor, an athlete must have competed in the national meet, along with having a minimum GPA of 3.25.
After a week off, the Comets will return to Warrensburg this Friday, February 17, for the final regular season meet of their indoor season.