Triton Men Finish 3rd, Women 7th at NJCAA Indoor Nationals
The 3^rd and 4^th ranked men's and women's teams from Iowa Central finished 3^rd and 7^th place at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Washburn University in Topeka, KS. The Tritons returned with 35 individuals being 25 events being named USTFCCCA All-Americans across 25 event performances. 

Coaches Corner
"The men were ranked 3^rd going into the meet and we knew we had a very real chance of winning.  We are thrilled to be back on the podium, our first time since finishing as National Runners Up in 2021 at Pittsburg State University. It was a very close battle the entire way, our men fought very hard and did absolutely everything they could. We are extremely proud of them and their accomplishments.  Very thrilled to have a national champion in Haydn Stockdale on his last attempt of the weight throw.  

The women's team knew it was going to be a very close race for 4^th through 7^th places. We did everything right, a few things didn't go our way but the other teams definitely had some great performances.  It is hard to be disappointed with a seventh-place finish when we had lots of personal bests, All-Americans and a school record breaking performance from Belinda in the 600m!!" - Director of XC/TF Dee Brown

"The end results weren't what we were hoping for, but we could not be prouder of how all our athletes competed. We needed a lot of things to go our way to win a title on the men's side and bring home a trophy on the women's side. Our athletes did everything thing that was asked of them and more. They worked for this and wanted this; they all have so much to be proud of. This team is ready for the outdoor season, they aren't done yet." - Head Track and Field Coach, Anne Cleary

ICCC Top 10 Indoor Marks
#9 Eden Brouwers, Pentathlon 3213
#8 Eden Brouwers, High Jump (1.59m, 5-2.5")
#9 Robert Cooley, Heptathlon 4750
#6 Janae Dawes, Long Jump (5.86m, 19' 2.75")
#6 tie Women's 4x400m Relay 3:46.70 -  Mechak Linda Bula Bula (57.45) - Allecia Johnson (57.79) - Janae Dawes (56.14) - Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula (55.33)
#4 (tie) Alivia Edens, 1000m (2:58.14)
#4 Men's 4x800m Relay 7:37.18 - Rodney Maracle (1:56.31) - Alexis Ortiz (1:55.38) - Said Rifi Loutfi (1:55.45) - Taha Ouchene (1:50.03)
#3 Mechak Linda Bula Bula, 400m (55.61)
#3 Men's Distance Medley Relay of Soufyane Laaziz (2:58.87) - Taha Ouchene (49.08) - Saad Rifi Loutfi (1:52.42) - Said Rifi Loutfi (4:09.69)
#2 Women's Distance Medley Relay  Alivia Edens (3:43.61) - Janae Dawes (56.90) - Juliette Gavois (2:21.93) - Abbigail Hutchinson (5:01.45)
#2 Haydn Stockdale, Weight Throw (19.42m, 63' 8.75")
#2 (tie) Alan Lefevre, Pole Vault (4.50m, 14' 9")
#1 Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m (1:30.09) SCHOOL RECORD

NJCAA All-Time Indoors
#22 Abbigail Hutchinson, Mile (4:57.33)
#12 Soufyane Laaziz, 1000m (2:24.87)
#12 Haydn Stockdale, Weight Throw (19.42m, 63' 8.75")
#5 Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m (1:30.09)

USTFCCCA All-Americans
8^th Haydn Stockdale, Shot Put
8^th Women's 4x800m Relay of Alivia Edens, Marrianna Moodie, Allecia Johnson, Juliette Gavois
8^th Ella Homawoo, Pentathlon
7^th Abbigail Hutchinson, Mile
6^th Men's 4x800m Relay of Rodney Maracle, Alexis Ortiz, Said Rifi Loutfi, Taha Ouchene
6^th Angus Alberts, Shot Put
5^th Said Rifi Loutfi, 800m
5^th Saad Rifi Loutfi, 1000m
5th Women's Distance Medley Relay of Alivia Edens, Janae Dawes, Juliette Gavois, Abbigail Hutchinson
5^th Maeva Goune Tibbolo, Long Jump
5^th Unitee Brown, Shot Put
5^th Paola Behile, Triple Jump
5^th Eden Brouwers, Pentathlon
4^th Taha Ouchene, 800m
4^th Mechak Linda Bula Bula, 400m
4^th Women's 4x400m Relay of Mechak Linda Bula Bula, Allecia Johnson, Janae Dawes, Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula
3^rd Soufyane Laaziz, 1000m
3^rd Soufyane Laaziz, Mile
3^rd Robert Cooley, Heptathlon
3^rd Janae Dawes, Long Jump
2^nd Men's Distance Medley Relay of Soufyane Laaziz, Taha Ouchene, Saad Rifi Loutfi, Said Rifi Loutfi
2^nd Akram Mouaki, Shot Put
2^nd Alan Lefevre, Heptathlon
2^nd Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m
1^st Haydn Stockdale, Weight Throw NATIONAL CHAMPION

Up Next
The Tritons will open up their outdoor season in Lawrence, KS on Saturday, March 21^st at the Jayhawk Spring Fling hosted by the University of Kansas.