Pittsburg, KS – The No. 3 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Track & Field team put together a strong showing at the Wendy's Pitt State Invitational at the Robert W. Plaster Center on Saturday.
Sophomore Woyn Chatman (Little Rock, AR/Little Rock Central) produced two personal best times to lead the Warriors against a field of primarily four-year competition. Chatman posted a second-place finish in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 47.27. Chatman, who entered the meet second all-time in Indian Hills history in the event, improved on his personal best time by .14 seconds. Chatman also secured a sixth-place finish in the men's 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 21.63 to hit the national qualifying mark.
Sophomore Kylen Crosby (Alpharetta, GA/Alpharetta) ran a new personal best time for the second consecutive week. After hitting a new PR last week in the men's 600-meter, Crosby set a new standard in the men's 600-yard run by more than a full second with a time of 1:11.73 to place fourth overall. Crosby's time surpassed the national qualifying standard in the event.
Khalid Hornsby (Greenbelt, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) continued to excel in the sprint events for the Warriors as the sophomore placed third overall in the men's 200-meter and seventh overall in the 60-meter dash.
Freshman Mohammed Al-Yafaee (Doha, Qatar/Aspire Academy) ran the third-fastest time in the men's mile in school history with a time of 4:19.38. Al-Yafaee was competing in the event for the first time in his career which earned the freshman a national qualifying mark.
Freshman Brody Lucas (Norwalk, IA/Norwalk) put together a strong showing in the men's mile with an eight second personal best. Lucas posted a time of 4:36.25 for the Warriors.
Freshman Cole Reinders (Sarnia, Ontario/St. Patrick's Catholic) placed fourth overall in the men's 800-meter with a time of 1:53.40.
The Warriors now head to the IOwa State Classic in Ames, IA on February 3-4.
Woyn's world.
— Indian Hills XC/TF (@IHCCrunning) January 29, 2023
Woyn Chatman had the meet of a lifetime this weekend at the Pittsburg State Wendy's Invitational!
The sophomore now ranks fifth in the NJCAA this year in the 400. pic.twitter.com/o7E4G4ea5r