With just under three weeks until the conference championships, head track and field coach Zach Kindler feels comfortable with the way his team continues to improve.

“We will continue to do everything we’ve been doing in terms of training,” he said. “We have everything planned and plotted so we can be in better shape and be ready for conference.”

The team is continuing to gear up for the Heart of America Athletic Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championships.

At last weekend’s Highland Invitational, the team set 19 season records, confirming the team is improving dramatically for the HAAC conference championships.

Sophomore Laneisha Douglas qualified for nationals at the invitational in the women’s 60-meter dash with a time of 7.91 seconds.

“We still have a ways to go with our training,” senior Gary Van Horn said. “Our confidence will peak and we will get it done.”

Junior Aaron Hannon believes this could be his best season during his career at Baker.

“I feel like I have had a pretty good season and I feel I have a lot more experience and a base to really build off of,” he said. “It was good to get qualified for nationals at my first meet of indoor – it will allow me to focus on practicing for nationals.”

Hannon qualified for nationals in the 55-meter hurdles in Iowa at the Graceland Invitational. Hannon will be competing in March at the NAIA championships in Johnson City, Tenn.

The Wildcats head into the remaining weeks before the HAAC conference championships with some familiar contenders. Kindler said the Wildcats will be up against teams including Lindenwood, Mid-America Nazarene and Central Methodist universities.

Kindler said Baker is one of the stronger teams and has a legitimate chance of winning the conference title in this year’s indoor season.

The team hopes to use its strongest events to its advantage which, according to Kindler, include the pole vault, throws and short sprints.