By: Dana Becker

Messenger Sports Staff 

Fresh off another successful indoor season, the Iowa Central track and field team is ready to take their talents outdoors.

The outdoor portion of the split schedule for the Tritons begins this Saturday when they head to Emporia, Kan. for the ESU Spring Invitational.

At the recent indoor national championships, Aries Scott captured the Hepthatlon title, Roman Kuleshov was the long jump runner-up and placed third in the triple jump to lead the Tritons to a fourth place finish overall.

On the women's side, Chloe Garcia Grafing was a two-time third place finisher, with Adeyah Brewster also scoring a bronze as Iowa Central placed sixth.

"We had some amazing individual performances at the indoor national meet," ICCC head coach Dee Brown said. "We have great momentum from regionals and nationals to aid us in reaching our goals outdoors.

"But we are always striving for more so that has left us with some goals for this outdoor season and the motivate to attain those goals."

Former Manson Northwest Webster standouts Paige Condon and Lexi Wood had strong showings at indoor nationals. Condon was ninth in the Penthatlon while Wood was ninth in the shot put.

Jonathan Astor, who competed at state for Fort Dodge Senior High, is also on the roster along with Webster City's Kaiyu Levongkhom, Isaiah Nebbe of Clarion-Goldfield/Dows and Raylene Williams from Emmetsburg.

The schedule will see the Tritons return to Kansas along with trips to Minnesota and Missouri in March before competing several times next month in preparation for the Region XI Championships on May 5-7 in Council Bluffs.

The NJCAA Outdoor Championships are set for May 18-20 in Hobbs, N.M.

Brown will be assisted by Jonathan Alexis, Kelsey Stonehocker, Alexis Kauzlarich and Tre Lathan.