Emilie Jenson
Public Information Coordinator
The Iowa Central Men's Track and Field Team competed at the NJCAA Nationals in Hobbs, NM May 17-19.
Joel Nyatusah and Roman Kuleshov were national runners-up in the 110-Meter Hurdles and Triple Jump, respectively. Both were named NJCAA All-American's for their top-three finishes at nationals. Nyatusah's finish in the 110-Hurdles was also a No. 5 All-Time Top-10 for the Tritons.
Waukeem Walters took fourth in the Men's Long Jump with a final jump of 7.77 Meters, recording the No.1 All-time best finish for the Tritons in the event, also earning Walters United States Track, Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association All-American honors.
Tafari Bishop finished fourth in the Mens 400-Meter Hurdles, earning NTFCCA All-American honors and recording the No.2 All-Time Top-10 for Iowa Central.
Roman Kuleshov's fifth place finish in the Men's Long Jump earned him a No-4 All-Time Top-10 for the Tritons as well as NTFCCA All-American recognition.
Ayomide Oyetunji's finishes in the Men's 100 Meter-Dash and Men's 200-Meter Dash earned him the No. 3 All-Time Triton Top-10 finish in both events. Aries Scott finished fifth in the Men's Decathlon, earning NTFCCA All-American honors
Kamijah Carter's seventh place finish in the 110-Meter Hurdles was also a Triton All-Time Top-10 finish and NTFCCA All-American performance. Carter's finish in the 400 Hurdles was also a No.6 Triton Top 10. Camron Ventura finished seventh in the Men's Decathlon, earning NTFCCA All-American and Triton Top-10 honors.
Also receiving NTFCCA All-American honors were the Men's 4x800 Meter Relay Team of Trae Corby, Jadon Boots, Joe Wright and Trevon Prince; finishing in eighth place.
Other Triton Athletes recording All-Time-Top-10 finishes for Iowa Central were: Zion Campbell, No.4, Men's 100-Meter Dash; Waukeem Walters, No. 7, Men's Triple Jump; Men's 4x400 Meter Relay – Tafari Bishop, Kamijah Carter, Trevon Prince and Marreion Marks,-- No.6; and Men's 4x100 Meter Relay – Zion Campbell, Waukeem Walters, Marreion Marks and Tafari Bishop, -- No.8
Walters was named the USTFCCCA Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year.
The Triton Men finished in eighth place overall out of a field of 32 teams.
"Both the men's and women's teams saw significant improvement from last year's team finish in Hutchinson, KS," said Head Coach Dee Brown. "We suffered some set-backs earlier in the year with some season ending injuries and then we were unfortunately hit again during the meet. Despite that, our squad focused on what we could do well and we had some amazing performances at the end of the three days. Joel and Roman finished with national-runner up performances and Waukeem tied a school record in the long jump. The majority of our athletes had personal best performances. We are leaving New Mexico with some great memories and for those athletes who have a 'next year' with us or are transferring to a four-year university; they have some bigger goals to chase."