Men's Track & Field

DAY ONE RECAP: INDOOR TRACK NATIONALS

Posted: Mar 04, 2023

Topeka, KS – The Indian Hills Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field squads opened up action the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor Track & Field National Championships on Friday at Washburn University.

MEN'S PERFORMANCES

Freshman Troy Johnson (Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey) became the first-ever Indian Hills All-American in the long jump after breaking his own school record with a mark of 7.33 meters. Johnson placed seventh overall, the best finish for a Warrior in program history.
Tyrice Taylor (Linstead, Jamaica/Linstead) and Rivaldo Marshall (Kingston, Jamaica/Calabar) placed second and third, respectively in the men's 800-meter prelim round to qualify for Saturday's final. Marshall finished as a runner-up at last year's 800m national championship.
Chris Giles (Columbia, MO/Rock Bridge) and Woyn Chatman (Little Rock, AR/Little Rock Central) both qualified for Saturday's final in the men's 400-mter dash. Giles placed fourth overall with a time of 47.26 followed by Chatman's fifth-place showing at 47.51.
Sophomores Roneldo Rock (St. Joseph, Barbados/Grantley Adams Memorial) and Dean Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica/Calabar) both posted personal best times in the 600-meter prelims. Rock placed 10^th overall to narrowly miss the finals cut with a time of 1:20.10 while Clarke posted a mark of 1:20.87.
Cole Reinders (Sarnia, Ontario/St. Patrick's Catholic) qualified for the finals in the men's 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:30.42. Freshman Mohammed Al-Yafaee (Dohar, Qatar/Aspire Academy) placed 11^th overall in the event.
Traunard Folson (Jacksonville, FL/Andrew Jackson) powered the men's 60-meter dash group with an 11^th place showing in the prelims with a time of 6.80

WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES

Freshman Jahzara Hart (Raleigh, NC/Southeast Raleigh) put together two strong showings for the Warriors. Hart qualified for Saturday's finals in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 24.79 in the prelims. Hart also placed 12^th overall in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.62.
Zaniya King (Ecorse, MI/River Rouge) placed 13^th overall in the women's 200-meter dash while Shanice Cox (Minneapolis, MN/Minneapolis South) hit a personal best time of 25.13 to place 16^th overall.
Adalin Robinson (Riverdale, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) posted the second-fastest 400-meter dash time in Indian Hills school history to place 15^th overall in the prelims with a time of 57.51.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY

The final day of competition at nationals gets underway at 9:30 AM from the Washburn Indoor Facility. Here's what to watch for:

Rivaldo Marshall and Tyrice Taylor have their sights set on a national title in the men's 800m run. The duo placed second and third behind Butler's Wail Bourahli's time of 1:53.67. Both individuals have surpassed the 1:49.00 mark this year. The 800m finals are set for 3:05 PM.
Sophomore Haleigh Hadley will look to repeat as an All-American in the women's high jump. Hadley set the Indian Hills school record this year with a mark of 1.70 meters which is tied for the sixth-best mark in the nation this year. The event gets underway at 10:45 AM.
The men's 4x400-meter relay squad of Woyn Chatman, Tyrice Taylor, Rivaldo Marshall, and Chris Giles enter Saturday with the third-best seed time and will run in the sixth and final heat of the event at 4:10 PM. The Warriors will compete against the top three teams in the nation in Butler, South Plains, and New Mexico.
The men's 4x800 squad of Cole Reinders, Roneldo Rock, Jorge Becerra (Lawrenceville, GA/Mountain View), and Mohammed Al-Yafaee will hit the track at 12:45 PM.
The Indian Hills Women's 4x400-meter relay squad boasts one of the top times heading into Saturday's final. Adalin Robinson, Shanice Cox, Jahzara Hart, and Jadashia Catlin (Palm Coast, FL/Matanzas) will hit the track at 3:55 PM.
Chris Giles and Woyn Chatman will look to secure a top finish in the men's 400m dash at 2:45 PM.