Yes, there is an easier way to convert the "Text with 2-digit year" format to a date format that can be filtered. You can use the Text to Columns feature in Excel to convert the text to dates.

Here are the steps to follow:

1. Select the cells that contain the "Text with 2-digit year" format.
2. Click on the Data tab in the ribbon.
3. Click on the Text to Columns button.
4. In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard, select the Delimited option and click Next.
5. In the next step, make sure that only the "Space" option is selected as a delimiter and click Next.
6. In the next step, select the column that contains the date and choose the "Date" option under Column data format.
7. Select the date format that matches the format of your dates (e.g. MDY for month-day-year format) and click Finish.

Excel will then convert the "Text with 2-digit year" format to a date format that can be filtered. You can now use the filter function to filter the dates as needed.