Hutchinson, KS – The Indian Hills Men's Track & Field squad wrapped up the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Outdoor Track & Field National Championship with a ninth place finish on Saturday. The Warriors tied with New Mexico Junior College with 32 team points.

The final day of action from Gowans Stadium was highlighted by freshman Rivaldo Marshall's (Kingston, Jamaica / Calabar) NJCAA National Championship in the men's 800-meter run. Marshall becomes just the third National Champion in program history, joining Kenny Bednarek who earned two individual titles during the 2019 outdoor season.

Marshall was one of three men to earn All-American honors during the three-day event along with three men's relay squads to take the podium. The ninth-place finish is tied for the best mark in program history, joining the 2019 team and is one spot better than the team's 10^th place finish a year ago. With the cancellation of the 2020 national championship due to COVID19, the Warriors have now earned three consecutive top-10 finishes after placing 26^th in 2018.

Marshall, the runner-up during the 2022 NJCAA Indoor National Championship, earned a spot in Saturday's finals after posting the second-best mark in the prelim round. In Saturday's final, Marshall battled heavy winds but maintained a consistent pace behind the lead pack. Rounding the final turn, Marshall picked off two runners ahead of him to win with a time of 1:50.82, more than a half second ahead of the field.

The freshman becomes the second 800m National Champion for the Warriors this year, joining Aliyah Simmons who won the women's title during the indoor season.

The men's 4x100-meter relay squad earned a second-place finish after running a 40.17 on Saturday. The Warriors placed just behind Butler Community College (KS), the top-ranked relay team in the nation. The Warrior quartet featured Justin Walden (Miami, FL/North Miami), Damoy Allen (Utica, NY/Utica Proctor), Isiah Thomas (Milwaukee, WI/Destiny), and Aurel Tchanbi (Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire/College Heleis).

Tchanbi also earned All-American honors in the men's 100-meter dash with a fifth-place finish. In a thrilling final on Saturday where the top-five finishers were separated by just .23 seconds, Tchanbi posted a time of 10.25.

The 4x400-meter relay event, the final event of the weekend, saw the Warriors earn a fifth-place finish and All-American honors. Sydney Peal (Crofton, MD/Bullis), Marshall, Dorian Craven (Dallas, TX/Duncanville), and Kendrick Winfield (Louisville, KY/Louisville Male) ran a time of 3:13.25 to score five points for the Warriors.

Also earning All-American honors at the National Championship were Chris Metz in the men's 10,000-meter run and the men's 4x800-meter relay of Jerry Harper (Rantoul, IL/Rantoul ), Roneldo Rock (St. Joseph, Barbados/Grantley Adams Memorial), Keegan Simms (Miami, FL/Miami Southridge), and Nick O'Connor (Tiffin, IA/Clear Creek Amana).

Along with the relay performance, O'Connor placed 11^th in the nation in the men's 1,500-meter run. JC Ramirez (Odessa, TX/Odessa) posted a mark of 14.64-meters in the men's triple jump to place 10^th in the nation.

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MARSHALL LAW! @IHCCrunning freshman Rivaldo Marshall became the 3rd Warrior outdoor @NJCAA National Champion in program history as the IHCC mid-distance standout etched his name into Warrior lore with an epic come-from-behind victory in the men's 800m event at Hutchinson, KS. pic.twitter.com/AXCl0oLF88

— IHCC Athletics (@IHCCAthletics) May 21, 2022