JOPLIN, Mo. - In its first meet of the 2020 season, men's and women's track & field hit the road to Joplin, Mo. Friday and Saturday to take part in the 2020 Missouri Southern Lion Invite. Over the course of the two-day event, several program records were broken. On Friday, Connor Escajeda carded a 7.18 in the 60 meters to break the school record only to be beaten by Thomas Baggett's 7.14 just minutes later. On the final day of the event, Jaydan Hunt set a new record in the shot put after registering a 11.93 meter mark. Escajeda sought revenge Saturday after setting the new 400 meters mark with a 51.89 clip. Most notably, Kiersten Huitt finished in third place in the 60 meter hurdles after carding a 9.70 mark while Escajeda and Baggett carded fifth and sixth place finishes in the 400 meter dash. The Warriors showed promise in the meet which included several NCAA Division I and Division II schools which included crosstown rival Central Arkansas and Division II foe Harding.