Iowa Western Sweeps Indoor Region Championships
STORM LAKE, IOWA - The 2022 Region XI Indoor Track and Field meet concluded Saturday with Iowa Western coming away with team championships on both the men's and women's side of the competition.
The Iowa Western Men came into the meet ranked #2 in the NJCAA and proved why they are on top of the district, and one of the best teams in the nation. The Reiver men had eight individual champions with a total of 16 different athletes and relays qualified for the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Nicholas Kiprotich took home two first-place finishes for the team and qualified for nationals in both the 5000-meter run and the 3000-meter run.
Iowa Central was a close second in the district meet taking first place in five events and qualified for the national meet in 10 events. Triton triple jumper Martin Lamou took home first place in the event with a facility record of 15.92 meters which makes him eligible for the national meet. Indian Hills came in third in the meet but had several dominant performances from the team. The team had six total champions and moved 11 on to nationals. Aurel Tchnabi repeated as champion in both the 60-meter and 200-meter run and will continue his indoor season at nationals.
Hawkeye had several place winners, but their best performance came from thrower Blake Veenstra who won in the shot put and came in second in the weight throw. NIACC has two athletes continuing at the national meet and Southwestern moves one athlete on as well.
The Iowa Western women came into the meet as returning district champions and walked away with a successful title defense, winning the meet by 73 points. The Reivers had 12 individual champions and advanced 25 athletes/teams on to the national meet. The Returning Region XI Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year Nickisha Pryce returned to successfully defend her titles. She took home first in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, setting a meet record in the 400. Her teammate Dyandra Gray dominated in the 60-meter hurdles setting a new meet record and qualified for nationals in the 200-meter dash.
Hilda Chebet, Reiver distance runner, won all three events she competed in, taking first in the mile, 3000 meter run and 5000 meter run.
An all-around athlete, Antonia Sealy won two events for Iowa Western and finished in the top three in two others. The winner of the heptathlon also won the shot put. She was second in the long jump and third in the 60-meter hurdles.
Second place was held down by Iowa Central. The Tritons had a solid team performance with six first place finishes and 10 different athletes/teams continuing to the national meet. Chloe Garcia-Grafing was one of their individual champions, taking home the gold in a strong performance in the 1000-meter run.
Indian Hills round out the top half of competition, coming in third place as a team. One of their most impressive performances came from Aliyah Simmons who took home first place in the 600-meter run. She set the facility record in the event and her time qualified her to compete in the national meet.
The rest of the field had several podium places on each team with Hawkeye qualifying distance runner Emma Hoins for the national meet after a second-place finish in the 3000-meter run.
2022 Region XI Championship Results
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Men's Team Results
1. Iowa Western - 251.5
2. Iowa Central - 229.5
3. Indian Hills - 140
4. Hawkeye - 65
5. NIACC - 44
6. Southwestern - 13
7. Southeastern - 10
Women's Team Results
1. Iowa Western - 280
2. Iowa Central - 207
3. Indian Hills - 113
4. Hawkeye - 45
5. Southeastern - 34
6. NIACC - 18
7. Southwestern - 14
MEN'S EVENTS
Men's 60-Meter Dash
1. Aurel Tchanbi, Indian Hills - 6.74
2. Isiah Thomas, Indian Hills - 6.82
3. Ray Talbert, Hawkeye - 6.87
4. Jerome Jessup, Iowa Central - 6.89
5. Kenson Thomas, Iowa Central - 6.90
Men's 200-Meter Dash
1. Aurel Tchanbi, Indian Hills - 21.52
2. Damoy Allen, Indian Hills - 21.65
3. Isiah Thomas, Indian Hills - 21.79
4. Jerome Jessup, Iowa Central - 22.14
5. Rosean Young, Iowa Western - 22.27
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Tahj Hamm, Iowa Western - 49.71
2. Justin Walden, Indian Hills - 49.88
3. Woyn Chatman, Indian Hills - 49.89
4. Shamar Brown, Iowa Western - 49.94
5. Blake Osborn, Hawkeye - 50.04
Men's 600-Meter Run
1. Tafari Bishop, Iowa Central - 1:22.12
2. Chaz Brown, Iowa Western - 1:22.39
3. Dorian Craven, Indian Hills - 1:22.58
4. Chase Mullenix, Hawkeye - 1:23.41
5. Kylen Crosby, Indian Hills - 1:23.96
Men's 800-Meter Run
1. Rivaldo Marshall, Indian Hills - 1:55.73
2. Cassius Havis, Iowa Central - 2:00.05
3. Keegan Simms, Indian Hills- 2:00.20
4. Merci Bita, Iowa Western - 2:03.49
5. Christian Rodriguez, NIACC - 2:03.83
Men's 1000-Meter Run
1. Yonas Mogos, Iowa Western - 2:32.59
2. Robin Aguilar Gonzalez, Iowa Central - 2:32.83
3. Yared Kidane, Iowa Central - 2:33.39
4. Brady Millikin, Indian Hills - 2:34.23
5. Koby Brackemeyer, Hawkeye - 2:34.44
Men's 1-Mile Run
1. Nick O'Connor, Indian Hills - 4:23.69
2. Yonas Mogos, Iowa Western - 4:23.86
3. Hunter Klimek, Iowa Central - 4:42.38
4. Jaysen Bouwers, Iowa Western - 4:25.91
5. Nicholas Kiprotich, Iowa Western - 4:27.48
Men's 3000-Meter Run
1. Nicholas Kiprotich, Iowa Western - 8:47.28
2. Ayenew Devany, Iowa Central - 8:49.81
3. Wimachmorr Gilo, Iowa Western - 8:50.81
4. Hunter Klimek, Iowa Central - 8:53.67
5. Brady Hogan, Iowa Central - 9:16.80
Men's 5000-Meter Run
1. Nicholas Kiprotich, Iowa Western - 15:07.83
2. Hunter Klimek, Iowa Central - 15:11.29
3. Wimachmorr Gilo, Iowa Western - 15:11.99
4. Melvin Kipkemboi, NIACC - 15:13.81
5. Ayenew Devany, Iowa Central - 15:24.74
Men's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Michael Buchanan, Iowa Western - 7.98
2. Myles Thompson, Iowa Western - 8.44
3. Dean Clarke, Iowa Western - 8.61
4. Camron Ventura, Indian Hills - 8.80
5. Daqwan Sanders, Iowa Central - 8.93
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Indian Hills - 3:17.87
(Justin Walden, Woyn Chatman, Sydney Peal, Kendrick Winfield)
2. Iowa Western - 3:18.60
(Shamar Brown, Romario Northover, Andrew Brown, Tahj Hamm)
3. Hawkeye - 3:21.01
(Blake Osborn, Edgar Tapia, Koby Brackemeyer, Connor Belken)
4. Indian Hills - 3:22.70
(Dorian Craven, Dean Clarke, Jerry Harper, Roneldo Rock)
5. Iowa Central - 3:28.96
(Jerome Jessup, Tafari Bishop, Frank Scott, Martin Lamou)
Men's 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Iowa Central - 8:08.33
(Ayenew Devany, Rocharn Wilson, Isaac Davis, Cassius Havis)
2. Hawkeye - 8:11.96
(Mason Chipman, Oliver Sowell, Chase Mullenix, Stephen Thomas)
3. Iowa Western - 8:19.18
(Ty Costigan, Merci Bita, Adam Ibrahim, Zach Rathburn)
4. NIACC - 9:01.77
(Pudens Kipkosgei, Christian Rodriguez, Caleb Sledd, Bryden Juelsgaard)
5. Southeastern - 9:04.17
(Ethan Shuagis, Daron Jackson, Abdi Mohamed, Thaddeous Brooks)
Men's Distance Medley
1. Indian Hills - 10:17.85
(Brady Millikin, Sydney Peal, Jerry Harper, Nick O'Connor)
2. Iowa Central - 10:20.06
(Robin Aguilar Gonzalez, Tafari Bishop, Cassius Havis, Yared Kidane)
3. Iowa Western - 10:34.58
(Zach Rathburn, Chaz Brown, Deiondre Williams, Yonas Mogos)
4. Hawkeye - 10:35.10
(Tyler Colvin, Connor Belken, Stephen Thomas, D'Artagon Beaver)
5. NIACC - 11:09.32
(John Hunt, Braden Powers, Christian Rodriguez, Richard Marcoux)
Men's High Jump
1. Tyler Missick, Iowa Western - 2.10M
2. Roman Smith, Iowa Western - 2.05M
3. Martin Lamou, Iowa Central - 2.00M
4. Chot Chotyiel, Iowa Central - 2.00M
5. Jacobe Holste, Iowa Western - 1.90M
Men's Long Jump
1. Michael Buchanan, Iowa Western - 7.45M
2. Roman Kuleshov, Iowa Central - 7.40M
3. Roland Hure, Southwestern - 7.06M
4. Kenyon Johnson, Iowa Western - 6.79M
5. Chris Sizemore, Indian Hills - 6.69M
Men's Triple Jump
1. Martin Lamou, Iowa Central - 15.92M
2. Roman Kuleshov, Iowa Central- 15.40M
3. Kenyon Johnson, Iowa Western - 15.02M
4. JC Ramirez, Indian Hills - 14.41M
5. Nicholaus Smith, Iowa Western - 14.27M
Men's Shot Put
1. Blake Veenstra, Hawkeye - 16.47M
2. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western - 15.70M
3. Elisha Turner, Iowa Western - 15.68M
4. Nemoy Cockett, Iowa Western - 15.09M
5. James Mackey Jr. - 14.81M
Men's Weight Throw
1. Nemoy Cockett, Iowa Western - 17.89M
2. Blake Veenstra, Hawkeye - 16.24M
3. James Mackey Jr, Iowa Central - 16.10M
4. Michael Harris, Iowa Western - 14.08M
5. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western - 13.96M
Men's Pole Vault
1. Nicola Paletti, Iowa Central - 3.40M
2. Aries Scott, Iowa Central - 3.25M
3. Forest Pibbernow, Iowa Western - 2.95M
4. Camron Ventura, Iowa Central - 2.65M
5. Diondre Williams, Iowa Western - 2.65M
Men's Heptathlon
1. Nicola Paletti, Iowa Central - 4697
2. Camron Ventura, Iowa Central - 4170
3. Nicholaus Smith, Iowa Western - 3953
4. Forest Pribbernow, Iowa Western - 3844
5. Walker Sobolik, NIACC - 3594
WOMEN'S EVENTS
Women's 60-Meter Dash
1. Terresha Walcott, Iowa Western - 7.56
2. Tirecia Walcott, Iowa Western - 7.65
3. Victory George, Iowa Western - 7.71
4. Kayla McCray, Indian Hills - 7.71
5. Jia Lewis, Indian Hills - 7.71
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Nickisha Pryce, Iowa Western - 24.56
2. Nikiwe Mongwe, Iowa Central - 24.92
3. Dyandra Gray, Iowa Western - 24.99
4. Kahilyah Anderson, Indian Hills - 25.10
5. Tirecia Walcott, Iowa Western - 25.17
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Nickisha Pryce, Iowa Western - 55.58
2. Aimaya Drummond, Indian Hills - 57.84
3. Temira Goods, Indian Hills - 59.55
4. Ja'Dashia Catlin, Indian Hills - 1:00.67
5.Elizabeth Gibson, Iowa Central - 1:02.11
Women's 600-Meter Dash
1. Aliyah Simmons, Indian Hills - 1:34.44
2. Britney Brown, Iowa Central - 1:35.36
3. Daniella Deer, Iowa Western - 1:36.69
4. Kaylen Pryor, Indian Hills - 1:44.94
5. Jade Durfey, Iowa Central - 1:56.75
Men's 800-Meter Run
1. Shariden Richardson, Iowa Western - 2:24.53
2. Shaunti Longfellow, Iowa Central - 2:29.59
3. Allie Simpson, Southeastern - 2:31.69
4. Zinash Valen, Iowa Central - 2:36.28
5. Lillian Garay, Iowa Western - 2:37.41
Women's 1000-Meter Run
1. Chloe Garcia-Grafing, Iowa Central - 3:08.93
2. Taylor Mcreedy, Iowa Central - 3:11.01
3. Allie Simpson, Southeastern - 3:25.11
4. Elizabeth Hussey, Iowa Western - 3:34.89
5. Josey French, Iowa Western - 3:37.22
Women's 1-Mile Run
1. Hilda Chebet, Iowa Western - 5:14.20
2. Chloe Garcia-Grafing, Iowa Central - 5:15.85
3. Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western - 5:19.84
4. Taylor McCreedy, Iowa Central - 5:36.27
5. Elizabeth Hussey, Iowa Western - 6:08.10
Women's 3000-Meter Run
1. Hilda Chebet, Iowa Western - 10:12.76
2. Emma Hoins, Hawkeye - 10:25.94
3. Monserrat Guerrero-Chapula, Indian Hills - 11:32.39
4. Zinash Valen, Iowa Central - 11:41.06
5. Josie Stackis, Iowa Central - 12:04.82
Women's 5000-Meter Run
1. Hilda Chebet, Iowa Western - 18:33.49
2. Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western - 18:37.80
3. Taylor McCreedy, Iowa Central - 19:55.22
4. Josie Stackis, Iowa Central - 20:48.67
5. Morgan Klaus, Indian Hills - 21:13.36
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Adeyah Brewster, Iowa Central - 8.54
2. Osayi Omorodion, Iowa Western - 8.63
3. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western - 8.78
4. Jade Jackson, Iowa Central - 9.31
5. Matayah Naylor, Indian Hills - 9.60
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Iowa Western - 3:46.93
(Alliyah McNeil, Daniella Deer, Dyandra Gray, Nickisha Pryce)
2. Indian Hills (A) - 3:52.36
(Aimaya Drummond, Aliyah Simmons, Temira Goods, Kahliyah Anderson)
3. Indian Hills (B) - 4:10.32
(Ja'Dashia Catlin, Kaylen Pryor, Peyton Steva, Kimeisha Star)
4. Hawkeye - 4:16.37
(Mattie Janssen, Jenna Hummell, Jordan Gallentine, Maci Freund)
5. Southeastern - 4:42.61
(Reyna Lampe, Allie Simpson, Lauren King, Thalia Thomas)
Women's 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Iowa Central - 10:29.93
(Kate Miron, Zinash Valen, Josie Stackis, Shaunti Longfellow)
2. Iowa Western - 10:45.84
(Josey French, Mikayla Pecka, Lillian Garay, Asia Williams)
3. Southeastern - 11:29.88
(Allie Simpson, Thalia Thomas, Lauren King, Makayla Wells)
Women's Distance Medley
1. Iowa Central - 12:56.54
(Shaunti Longfellow, Nyadhol Thichiot, Britney Brown, Chloe Garcia-Grafing)
2. Indian Hills - 13:53.25
(Lizeth Flores, Ja'Dashia Catlin, Kaylen Pryor, Isabelle Mellin)
3. Iowa Western - 13:59.74
(Mikayla Pecka, Asia Williams, Lillian Garay, Elizabeth Hussey)
4. Southeastern - 14:24.46
(Allue Simpson, Jurnie Hemsley, Lauren King, Thalia Thomas)
Women's High Jump
1. Miracle Ailes, Iowa Western - 1.80M
2. Alliyah McNeil, Iowa Western - 1.75M
3. Haleigh Hadley, Indian Hills - 1.65 M
4. Kylee Neighbors, Hawkeye - 1.60M
5. Jade Jackson, Iowa Central - 1.55M
Women's Long Jump
1. Alliyah McNeil, Iowa Western - 6.04M
2. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western - 5.75M
3. Osayi Omorodion, Iowa Western - 5.73M
4. Vicotry George, Iowa Western - 5.68M
5. Siby Yao, Indian Hills - 5.39M
Women's Triple Jump
1. Victoria George, Iowa Western - 12.68M
2. Siby Yao, Indian Hills - 11.40M
3. Osayi Omorodion, Iowa Western - 11.26M
4. Elizabeth Gibson, Iowa Central - 10.84M
5. Nyadhol Thichiot, Iowa Central - 10.81M
Women's Shot Put
1. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western - 12.17M
2. Allison Flanscha, Hawkeye - 12.15M
3. Victoria Adu, Iowa Central - 11.98M
4. Emma Seidl, Iowa Central - 11.93M
5. Lauren Upmeyer, Iowa Western - 11.76M
Women's Weight Throw
1. Victoria Adu, Iowa Central - 17.99M
2. Elizabeth Sebera, Iowa Western - 15.82M
3. Cheyanne Fearon, Iowa Western - 13.77M
4. Cinnamon Evans, NIACC - 13.58M
5. Esther Mensah, Iowa Central - 13.35M
Women's Heptathlon
1. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western - 3383
2. Jade Jackson, Iowa Central - 2820
3. Cadence Stanley, Iowa Western - 2630
4. Carlie Hoppe, Hawkeye - 2570
5. Mattie Janssen, Hawkeye - 2408
Women's Pole Vault
1. Jade Durfey, Iowa Central - 1.95M