Iowa Western Wins 2026 Outdoor Women's Regional
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Iowa Western used a balanced, meet-long performance on its home campus to capture the Region 11 Outdoor Championship, finishing with 297 points and securing the Reivers' seventh straight outdoor meet title.
Iowa Central placed second with 275 points, followed by Indian Hills with 69, NIACC with 55, Southeastern with 44, Hawkeye with 22, Southwestern with 20, and DMACC with two.
The Reivers stacked up championships across the track, jumps, throws, and relays. Iowa Western was led by individual titles from Mary Laha in the 100 Meters, Shantay Augustine in the 100 Meter Hurdles, Juliana Sakat in the 1500 Meters and 10,000 Meters, and Elizabeth Ewusie in the 5000 Meters. Sakat's title in the 10,000 came in record-breaking fashion, as she won in 34:57.01 to set a new Region 11 meet record.
Iowa Western also added field event titles from Yman Ossie Tchiengue in the High Jump, Taeja Bartee in the Long Jump, and Natasha Lynch in the Hammer Throw. Ossie cleared 1.82 meters in the High Jump to establish a new Region 11 meet record, giving the Reivers a second record-breaking individual champion. Iowa Western also claimed the 4x100 Meter Relay title behind Lyric Butcher, Laha, Bartee, and Augustine.
Iowa Western's depth proved decisive throughout the championship. Laha added a runner-up finish in the 200 Meters, while Augustine placed third in the 400 Meter Hurdles. Maya Bergstrooem Weekes was third in the 100 Meter Hurdles and second in the 400 Meter Hurdles, and Grace Nwaeme added a third-place finish in the 400 Meters.
The Reivers were especially strong in the distance events, sweeping the top three spots in both the 1500 Meters and 5000 Meters. Sakat, Antonella Lanuza, and Mya Curtis went 1-2-3 in the 1500, while Ewusie, Hafssa Boutrich, and Curtis finished 1-2-3 in the 5000.
Iowa Western also went 1-2 in the 10,000 Meters behind Sakat and Boutrich. In the 800 Meters, Ewusie placed second and Lanuza finished third.
The Reivers added more key points in the field events, including a 1-2 finish in the High Jump from Ossie and Kahdijah Bailey. Iowa Western also received runner-up performances from Nickiya Shields in the Triple Jump and Lovely Hibbert in both the Shot Put and Discus. The Reivers' 4x800 Meter Relay team of Wijdane Inzaline, Norah Sjerven, Curtis, and Lizeth Esqueda added a runner-up finish as well.
Four Region 11 meet records fell during the championship. In addition to the record-breaking efforts from Sakat and Techingue, Iowa Central's Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula set a new meet record in the 800 Meters with a winning time of 2:13.15. Iowa Central's Abbigail Hutchinson also set a new meet record in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase, winning in 11:07.49.
Rounding out the track champions, Brianna Wilson of Iowa Central won the 200 Meters, Alexa Zanders of Indian Hills captured the 400 Meters, and Janae Dawes of Iowa Central took the 400 Meter Hurdles.
Iowa Central added relay titles in the 4x400 Meter Relay with Bula Bula, Mechak Linda Bula Bula, Dawes, and Wilson, and in the 4x800 Meter Relay with Allecia Johnson, Alivia Edens, Juliette Gavois, and Bula Bula.
Additional field and multi-event champions included Paola Behile of Iowa Central in the Triple Jump, Eden Brouwers of Iowa Central in the Pole Vault and Javelin Throw, Unitee Brown of Iowa Central in the Shot Put and Discus, and Kiara Colton-Spearman of NIACC in the Heptathlon.
Team Results:
1. Iowa Western - 297
2. Iowa Central - 275
3. Indian Hills - 69
4. NIACC - 55
5. Southeastern - 44
6. Hawkeye - 22
7. Southwestern - 20
8. DMACC - 2
100 Meters:
1. Mary Laha, Iowa Western - 11.87
2. Brianna Wilson, Iowa Central - 11.93
3. Ida Smith, Indian Hills - 12.01
100 Meter Hurdles:
1. Shantay Augustine, Iowa Western - 14.09
2. Janae Dawes, Iowa Central - 14.32
3. Maya Bergstrooem Weekes, Iowa Western - 14.38
200 Meters:
1. Brianna Wilson, Iowa Central - 23.88
2. Mary Laha, Iowa Western - 23.89
3. Ja'Kayla Milton, Indian Hills - 25.28
400 Meters:
1. Alexa Zanders, Indian Hills - 55.51
2. Cindy Rose, Indian Hills - 57.05
3. Grace Nwaeme, Iowa Western - 57.15
400 Meter Hurdles:
1. Janae Dawes, Iowa Central - 59.84
2. Maya Bergstrooem Weekes, Iowa Western - 1:00.51
3. Shantay Augustine, Iowa Western - 1:02.24
800 Meters:
1. Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, Iowa Central - 2:13.15 (Region 11 Meet Record)
2. Elizabeth Ewusie, Iowa Western - 2:15.54
3. Antonella Lanuza, Iowa Western - 2:16.07
1500 Meters:
1. Juliana Sakat, Iowa Western - 4:40.29
2. Antonella Lanuza, Iowa Western - 4:42.35
3. Mya Curtis, Iowa Western - 4:42.58
3000 Meter Steeplechase:
1. Abbigail Hutchinson, Iowa Central - 11:07.49 (Region 11 Meet Record)
2. Alyssa Kulesa, Iowa Western - 11:49.77
3. Kennedy Ritter, Southeastern - 12:45.76
5000 Meters:
1. Elizabeth Ewusie, Iowa Western - 18:08.85
2. Hafssa Boutrich, Iowa Western - 18:26.06
3. Mya Curtis, Iowa Western - 18:30.71
10,000 Meters:
1. Juliana Sakat, Iowa Western - 34:57.01 (Region 11 Meet Record)
2. Hafssa Boutrich, Iowa Western - 36:54.85
3. Abbigail Hutchinson, Iowa Central - 37:11.78
4x100 Meter Relay:
1. Iowa Western - 45.94
Lyric Butcher, Mary Laha, Taeja Bartee, Shantay Augustine
2. Indian Hills - 46.07
Ida Smith, Ja'Kayla Mmilton, Promise Zandy, Nathanaelle Bien-Aime
3. NIACC - 49.28
Addison Adam, Abby Chapman, Jayda Ramaker, Suzanne Guedeyi
4x400 Meter Relay:
1. Iowa Central - 4:21.90
Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, Mechak Linda Bula Bula, Janae Dawes, Brianna Wilson
2. Southwestern - 4:49.15
Cloe Brown, Marli Hilton, Kamarin Simmons, Ivey Dostal
3. Southeastern - 5:02.52
Ja'Niya Crawford, Khalia Joseph, Layonna Stewart, Isabel Stout
4x800 Meter Relay:
1. Iowa Central - 9:37.47
Allecia Johnson, Alivia Edens, Juliette Gavois, Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula
2. Iowa Western - 9:41.31
Wijdane Inzaline, Norah Sjerven, Mya Curtis, Lizeth Esqueda
3. Southeastern - 10:59.84
Rylee Olsen, Aubrey Kuntz, Isabel Stout, Paetyn Wiegand
High Jump:
1. Yman Ossie Tchiengue, Iowa Western - 1.82m (Region 11 Meet Record)
2. Kahdijah Bailey, Iowa Western - 1.60m
3. Unique Redmond, Indian Hills - 1.60m
Long Jump:
1. Taeja Bartee, Iowa Western - 6.16m
2. Maeva Goune Tibbolo, Iowa Central - 5.88m
3. Janae Dawes, Iowa Central - 5.85m
Triple Jump:
1. Paola Behile, Iowa Central - 11.91m
2. Nickiya Shields, Iowa Western - 11.37m
3. Maeva Goune Tibbolo, Iowa Central - 11.23m
Pole Vault:
1. Eden Brouwers, Iowa Central - 2.45m
2. Abbigain Hutchinson, Iowa Central - 2.00m
3. Kira Messerly, Iowa Central - 2.00m
Shot Put:
1. Unitee Brown, Iowa Central - 13.81m
2. Lovely Hibbert, Iowa Western - 12.77m
3. Kailan McEwen, Hawkeye -12.40m
Hammer Throw:
1. Natasha Lynch, Iowa Western - 55.42m
2. Kailan McEwen, Hawkeye - 44.25m
3. Cynthia Albert, Iowa Central - 44.25m
Javelin Throw:
1. Eden Brouwers, Iowa Central - 37.62m
2. Ella Homawoo, Iowa Central - 31.72m
3. Kira Messerly, Iowa Central - 31.62m
Discus:
1. Unitee Brown, Iowa Central - 44.85m
2. Lovely Hibbert, Iowa Western - 41.36m
3. Breanna Swaby, NIACC - 37.47m
Heptathlon:
1. Kiara Colton-Spearman, NIACC - 3520
2. Kira Messerly, Iowa Central - 3077
3. Marrianna Moodie, Iowa Central - 3046