2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Region Performers

May 13, 2024

The 2024 ICCAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Region performers were released on Monday along with the Track Athlete and Field Athlete of the Year winners.

The Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year honor for this spring went to Kaylia Kelly of Iowa Western who ranks second in the nation in the 200 Meters after putting on a season-best performance at the Region 11 Championships. Her time of 23.35 ranks behind first place by .39 seconds. That time was the second-fastest in IWCC history and is top 24 in the NJCAA all-time.

Kelly also runs the 400 Meters where she has a top 15 time in the country and is on both the Reivers' 4x100 Meter Relay team and their 4x400 team. The Reivers 4x100 team has the fastest time in the nation this season -- ran at the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic on April 12 -- at 45.39. Their 4x400 performance at the Drake Relays is also the nation's best mark to day. Iowa Western ran a 3:37.61 on April 24.

Looking at the numbers, Kelly has a legit chance to win three national championships at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships.

Tina Samson of Iowa Central was voted Field Athlete of the Year for the 2024 Outdoor season.

Samson does it all -- competing in the Heptathlon, and has a shot to win the national title in the multi event at the NJCAA Championships. Samson, who won the Indoor Pentathlon title earlier this season, is top 15 in the country in three events. She is sixth in the Long Jump, 14th in the Javelin and 15th in the High Jump. Samson is also the Triton's top 15 ranked 4x100 Meter Relay team.

At the Drake Relays, Samson posted the second-best score for a Heptathlon competition with 4962 points.

The Coach of the Year was David Burnett of Iowa Western. Burnett has continued to sustain Iowa Western success at the regional and national level. The Reivers won their fifth-straight Outdoor regional title, and had nine individual champions this year at the meet. Twenty-six performances in the 22 events earned All-Region status, awarded to the top 3 finishes in each.

Other notable All-Region performers in Region 11 were distance runner Lauren Pierson who took first in both the 3000 Meter Steeplechase and in the 5,000 Meter run. Pierson was the only other athlete to win multiple events at the regional meet besides Iowa Central's Samson (High Jump, Long Jump).

Reiver thrower Natalie Albert was a First Team performer in the Hammer Throw and a Second Team qualifier in the Javelin.

Also notable for Iowa Western's Angeline Estrada. Estrada set a meet record in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:13.73. She also earned Second Team status in the 1,500 with a runner up performance. She was .29 seconds behind her teammate Barbara Neiva in that race.

Rounding out the Reivers First Team earners were 2023 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Champion Silvia Gradizzi (10,000 Meter), 2024 Indoor Field Athlete of the Year Mercy Honesty (Triple Jump) and Sarai Simpson (Shot Put),

Iowa Central had eight First Team All-Region designations this season. Dayvione Briggs won the 400 Meter Hurdles, Landry McCoid won the Heptathlon, Abigail Frey won the Pole Vault, Sara Diew took home the Discus and Rowland Kirton-Browne won the Javelin. The Tritons won one of the three relays, the 4x400.

Indian Hills won two of the sprints, along with the 4x100 Meter Relay. Shanice Cox won the 100 Meter Dash and Adalin Robinson won the 400 Meter Run. Robinson was also a Second Team finisher in the 200 Meter Dash.

Wrapping up the First Team honorees was the 4x800 Meter Relay team from Southeastern. The Blackhawk distance team made up of Cassidy Yaley, Madelyn Buck, Arianna Pedrin and Carissa Mackey put up a time of 10:10.19.

Women's 100 Meter Dash

1. Shanice Cox, Indian Hills - 11.88

2. Zekira Snow, Indian Hills - 11.89

HM. Judith Koumedzina, Iowa Western - 11.91

Women's 100 Meter Hurdles

1. Dymonde Nave, Indian Hills - 14.06

2. Tanique Taylor, Iowa Western - 14.13

HM. Dayvione Briggs, Iowa Central - 14.15

Women's 200 Meter Dash

1. Kaylia Kelly, Iowa Western - 23.35

2. Adalin Robinson, Indian Hills - 23.63

HM. Nyla Norman, Indian Hills - 24.79

Women's 400 Meter Run

1. Adalin Robinson, Indian Hills - 53.42

2. Ethel Amissah, Iowa Western - 55.54

HM. Laurie Louis, Indian Hills - 58.12

Women's 400 Meter Hurdles

1. Dayvione Briggs, Iowa Central - 1:01.76

2. Abigail Frey, Iowa Central - 1:04.72

HM. Tanique Taylor, Iowa Western - 1:05.89

Women's 800 Meter Run

1. Angeline Estrada, Iowa Western - 2:13.73 (Region 11 Meet Record)

2. Amaree Hamilton, Indian Hills - 2:19.73

HM. Natalie Bogdanova Kirilova, Iowa Central - 2:21.93

Women's 1,500 Meter Run

1. Barbara Neiva, Iowa Western - 4:53.21

2. Angeline Estrada - Iowa Western - 4:53.50

HM. Selket Reid-El, Indian Hills - 4:55.27

Women's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase

1. Lauren Pierson, Iowa Western - 12:20.98

2. Anna Dietzenbach, Hawkeye - 13:59.55

HM. Cloey Usher, NIACC - 14:07.22

Women's 5,000 Meter Run

1. Lauren Pierson, Iowa Western - 19:27.20

2. Juliana Droll, NIACC - 20:05.79

HM. Joan Jepngetich, Iowa Central - 20:29.90

Women's 10,000 Meter Run

1. Silvia Gradizzi, Iowa Western - 39:53.88

2. Ayianna Olivas, Iowa Western - 41:44.93

HM. Joan Jepngetich, Iowa Central - 44:00.70

Women's 4x100 Meter Relay

1. Indian Hills - 46.04
(Shanice Cox, Nyla Norman, Destin Mitchell, Zekira Snow)

2. Iowa Western - 46.23
(Judith Koumedzina, Kaylia Kelly, Glory Okon, Ethel Amissah)

HM. Iowa Central - 47.67
(Abigail Frey, Zariah Greaves, Dayvione Briggs, Tina Samson)

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay

1. Iowa Central - 4:11.52
(Abigail Frey, Tina Samson, Nicole Schaefer, Dayvione Briggs)

2. Hawkeye - 4:26.77
(Kallie Mincks, Amber Homan, Kendall See, Tasha Williams)

HM. Southeastern - 4:30.06
(Carissa Mackey, Cassidy Yaley, Arianna Pedrin, Madelyn Buck)

Women's 4x800 Meter Relay

1. Southeastern - 10:10.19
(Cassidy Yaley, Madelyn Buck, Arianna Pedrin, Carissa Mackey)

2. Iowa Central - 10:34.05
(Tina Samson, Landry McCoid, Natalie Bogdanova Kirilova, Joan Jepngetich)

HM. NIACC - 11:23.46
(Emily Usher, Juliana Droll, Skyila Shuryan, Cloey Usher)

Women's Discus Throw

1. Sara Diew, Iowa Central - 39.90m

2. Natalie Albert, Iowa Western - 37.32m

HM. Rowland Kirton-Browne - 36.63m

Women's Hammer Throw

1. Natalie Albert, Iowa Western - 47.42m

2. Chloe Larsen, Iowa Western - 39.52m

HM. Kit Byars, NIACC - 37.26m

Women's Shot Put

1. Sarai Simpson, Iowa Western - 13.68m

2. Chin-Loy Raymond, Iowa Western - 13.08m

HM. Zuriya Robinson, Iowa Central - 11.67m

Women's Javelin Throw

1. Rowland Kirton-Browne, Iowa Central - 38.13m

2. Natalie Albert, Iowa Western - 35.56m

HM. Zariah Greaves, Iowa Central - 32.96m

Women's High Jump

1. Tina Samson, Iowa Central - 1.58m

2. Destiny Mitchell, Indian Hills - 1.58m

HM. Kamdyn Stanley, Iowa Western - 1.49m

Women's Long Jump

1. Tina Samson, Iowa Central - 5.88m

2. Jayla Brown, Iowa Western - 5.66m

HM. Zekira Snow, Indian Hills - 5.63m

Women's Triple Jump

1. Mercy Honesty, Iowa Western - 12.60m

2. Jayla Brown, Iowa Western - 12.15m

HM. Tina Samson, Iowa Central - 11.51m

Women's Pole Vault

1. Abigail Frey, Iowa Central - 2.60m

2. Baylee Horner, Iowa Western - 2.45m

Women's Heptathlon

1. Landry McCoid, Iowa Central - 3679

2. Veronica Andrusyshyn, Iowa Western - 3590

HM. Madison Steckler, Iowa Western - 3109