Fueled by a pair of national championships, Barton Community College tied for second place in the NATYCAA Ron Case Cup presented by Daktronics standings.

Barton tied DuPage, Ill. for second place with five women's and five men's top five finishes. The runner-up finish marked the Cougars' ninth straight year among the top four.

Iowa Western finished first with 179 points followed by Barton and DuPage, Ill. (167.5). Cowley College placed sixth (145), Hutchinson Community (138.5) and Butler 12th (100.5).

The Cougars captured NJCAA championship in women's bowling and men's indoor track and field.

The Lady Cougars captured the program's 61st NJCAA team title two hours before the Cougar men secured the program's 11th indoor national crown and Barton's 62 team championship.

Women's outdoor track and field contributed 18 points following a third-place national finish, while the women's indoor squad added 17 points with a fourth-place effort. The men's swimming team, men's outdoor track and field program, and men's bowling team each chipped in 16 points behind fifth-place national finishes.

The women's tennis program added 15 points following its fifth-place national finish, the program's highest placement since 2003. The men's tennis team contributed 13 points with an eighth-place showing in the final season of competition for both programs.

Barton's scoring contributors were rounded out by the women's swimming team, which collected 11 points behind a seventh-place national finish.

Also qualifying for NJCAA championships were men's basketball, men's soccer, wrestling, volleyball, and women's golf.

Daktronics Ron Case Cup—1—Iowa Western, 179; 2—Barton Cougars, 1671/2; DuPage, Ill. 1671/2; 4—New Mexico, 159; 5—Odessa, Texas, 1471/2; 6—Cowley College, 145; 7—Hutchinson, 1381/2; 8—Iowa Central, 125; 9—Mesa, Ariz. 1061/2; 10—Daytona State, Fla. 102