By: Emilie Jenson
Public Information Coordinator
The Triton Indoor Track and Field Teams competed in the NJCAA National meet in Topeka, Kansas March 3-4.
The Tritons brought home a national champion in NJCAA All-American Aries Scott in the men's Heptathlon and saw NJCAA All-American performances from Roman Kuleshov, who took second in the Men's Long Jump and third in the Men's Triple Jump.
Additional place winners for the Triton Men include: Waukeem Walters Triple Jump, Third Place, Long Jump, third place; Yared Kidane 600 Meters, third place; Joel Nyatusah 60 High Hurdles, sixth place; Samson Shukuru Triple Jump, sixth place; Mens 4x800 Relay ( Joseph Asahi Wright, Baylor Bergren, Trevon Prince, Tafari Bishop), seventh place; Ayomide Oyetunji 60 Meter Run, eighth place.
Recording All-Time Top-10 Best performances at Nationals were: Roman Kuleshov, Long Jump and Triple Jump; Aries Scott, Heptathlon; Zander Cobb, 5K; Waukeem Walters, Long Jump and Triple Jump; Tafari Bishop, 600M; Samson Shukuru, Triple Jump; Joel Nyatusah, 60 High Hurdles; Myki Kennedy, Heptathlon; Ayomide Oyetunji, 200 M and the Men's 4x800 Relay of Joe Asahi Wright, Baylor Bergren, Trevon Prince and Tafari Bishop.
Aries Scott also recoded a No. 8 NJCAA All-Time Best Performance in the Men's Heptathlon.
"We had an absolutely amazing weekend in Topeka," Said Dee Brown, Director of Track and Field. "While our goals were slightly higher it is hard to be disappointed in our Men's 4th place finish. Aries Scott achieved his goal of being the Heptathlon National Champion while posting a score that is second best in school history and even more impressive, eighth best-ever in the NJCAA. Roman Kuleshov was our only other athlete to earn NJCAA All-American honors (top-2). Kuleshov finished as the national runner-up in both the Triple Jump and Long Jump events where he set personal records in both."