This weekend was the Indoor Region 6/KJCCC East Championships in Pittsburg, KS and the Greyhounds did not disappoint. Our Men were crowned Region 6 Team Champions for the first time in school history beating the #6, #7, and #9 teams in NJCAA.
The meet came down to the final event, the 4x400m relay where we edged out Cloud County CC for the win & to seal the team title by 0.5 points. The men also won the KJCCC East championship for 2nd time in a row.
The women won the KJCCC East Championship for the 3rd time in a row & finished 3rd in the region! Finishing the meet with numerous Nationals Qualifiers & School Records!
Top performances
Sam Navarro was awarded the Male High Point Athlete of the Meet. Winning the 800m/1k/Mile & Anchoring DMR to 2nd -Keldrick Turner won 400m title & 5th in 200m -Eldad Mulugeta won the 3k & 3rd in 5k -Mario Paul finished 3rd in 400m, 6th in 60H & 600m -Brian Brown finished 3rd in 60m & 4th in 200m -Men's DMR (Asmerom/Major/Jackson/Navarro finished 2nd -Men's 4x400m(Major/Paul/Brown/Turner) won in an incredible fashion to seal our first regional team championship in school history
Damazvia Dames was awarded the Female High Point Athlete of the Meet. Finishing 2nd in the 200m/Triple Jump/Long Jump, 4th in 60m & 8th in High Jump -Keyann Wilson finished 3rd in 60m & 7th in 200m -Icey Green finished 4th in Triple Jump, 5th in Long Jump, and 6th in Pentathlon -Ann Badawi finished 4th in 800m, 4th in Mile, 3rd in 1k, and anchored winning DMR -Chrystal Osawke finished 3rd in 800m, 6th in Mile, 5th in 1k, and led off winning DMR -Women's DMR(Osawke/Heron/Reid-El/Badawi) won the regional title
National Qualifiers - Women
60m: Damazvia Dames - 7.68
200m: Chaniqua Tonge - 24.71
1k: Ann Badawi - 3:10.7
DMR: Osakwe/Heron/Reid-El/Badawi - 12:48.6
Pentathlon: L'Oreal Jones - 2899
National Qualifiers - Men
200m: Brian Brown - 21.42
200m: Keldrick Turner - 21.52
400m: Keldrick Turner - 47.26
400m: Mario Paul - 48.27
5k: Eldad Mulugeta - 14:47.0
School Records - Women
60m: Keyann Wilson - 7.65
200m: Damazvia Dames - 24.54
Mile: Ann Badawi - 5:22.0
5k: Jacquelin Angel-Ruiz - 21:11.1
DMR: Osakwe/Heron/Reid-El/Badawi - 12:48.6
60h: L'Oreal Jones - 9.19
School Records - Men
200m: Dalen Tolbert - 21.41
400m: Keldrick Turner - 47.26
Mile: Samuel Navarro - 4:08.3
60h: Donyea Jarmon - 8.14
4x4: Major/Paul/Brown/Turner - 3:13.11
The Greyhounds will have a weekend off leading into the NJCAA Indoor National Championships in Topeka, KS!