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Triton Coaching StaffDenny MyersHead CoachIn his first season with the Tritons Coach Myers brought his winning ways to Iowa Central with an Indoor NationalChampionship in Women’s Indoor Track along with a second Place finish for the Men’s team. To go along withthis was the highest finish by both the Women’s and Men’s Outdoor Track Teams at the Outdoor National Meet3rd and 4th.Myers’ coaching experience dates back to 1979 as he was a coach at Lansing Community College from 1979-2000.After a successful tenure at Lansing that saw him win 10 total NJCAA Cross Country National Titles, six in men’sfour in women’s, along with 22 region coach of the year and 11 National Coach of the Year awards. He movedon to State University of New York Plattsburgh from 2000-2001. From there he moved to Vincennes Universitywhere he served as the Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach in addition to the Athletic Director from2001-2005. His next move was to Rend Lake College where he spent three seasons, 2006-2009. Myers started thefirst women’s track & field and cross country program for the college. It didn’t take long for him to taste success ashe won the NJCAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field National Championship in his second season and was againnamed the National Coach of the Year.His main area of focus will be with the middle distance runners where he has coached many All-Americans, as well as vertical jumps, having coachedseven of the last NJCAA high jump champions. Myers is a graduate of Sienna Heights University (MI) and is USATF Level II certified in Jumps andLevel III certified in Sport Psychology.In addition to his duties as coach Myers is also part of the academic advising staff and teaches Tech Math. Coach Myers also serves as president of theNJCAA Cross Country Coaches Association.Dee BrownAssistant CoachAfter spending his first five seasons as the Head Track and Field Coach at Iowa Central, he starts his seventh seasonas the assistant track and field coach. In a move to help the Tritons position themselves as national contenders Brownwill now be in charge of all recruiting for both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programsas well as overseeing the training for the distance runners.Brown is in his seventh season as the Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach. His women’s team wascrowned National Champions in both 2007 and 2008; and runners-up in 2009. His men’s team finished as runners-uptwice (2005, 2007) in their seven year existence. Brown has been named the National Coach of the Year three times,first in 2005 for his men’s team and again in 2007 and 2008 for his women’s team. In 2010, Brown was named theNJCAA Men’s Indoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year.Brown has been named the Region XI Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year five times (2005, 07, 08, 09, 10) andthe Region XI Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year five times (2006, 07, 08, 09, 10). He is currently servinghis second term as the secretary for the NJCAA Track and Field Coaches Association. Over the past seven years,thirteen men and ten women have earned NJCAA All-America status in cross country or the half marathon. In 2007, Stephen Dak was the NationalChampion in the Half-Marathon Classic and in 2008 Joshua Sawe repeated the task. In 2006, the women’s cross country team finished with the highestGPA in the Nation and were named an NJCAA Academic Team of the Year.Prior to coaching at Iowa Central, Brown was an Instructor of Management Information Systems (MIS) at Luther College and an assistant Cross Countryand Track and Field coach for two years. Brown had worked as an assistant coach at the collegiate level for five years working primarily with distancerunners and as a high school head coach for two years working with sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws.In addition to his coaching duties, Brown teaches Introduction to Computers. Brown competed in Cross Country and Track and Field while at LutherCollege in Decorah, IA. His primary events were the steeplechase, 5 kilometers and 10 kilometers. He has also completed three marathons.Brown earned a BA degree in Computer Science and Business Administration with a minor in Mathematics from Luther College and a Masters ofScience degree in Physical Education from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. Brown is USATF Level II certified in Endurance events. He is alsoon the staff of the Luther College Distance Running Camp held in Decorah, IA each summer.Iowa Central Track and Field Page 1

Anthony AcklinAssistant CoachCoach Acklin is in his second year at Iowa Central and if year two is as successful. Then the tritons have much tolook forward to. Coach Acklin was voted National Assistant coach of the year in his inaugural year. He coachedthree national champions and six all-Americans. He helped AG Bradford to a spot on the USA World cup heptathlonteam that won this year’s event in Marburg, Germany.Acklin spent three seasons, from 2006-2009 at Rend Lake. He had a nice career there as he helped to develop eightNJCAA National Champions and 42 NJCAA All-Americans en route to National Championships in both Men’s andWomen’s track and field in addition to coaching three world junior team members. In 2009, Acklin was recognizedas the NJCAA Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year.Acklin graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where he was a two-time Missouri Valley ConferenceChampion in the 110-meter high hurdles with a personal best of 13.68. Before SIUC he was a two-timeNJCAA All-American at Wallace State.Coach Acklin will be in charge of the horizontal jumps, hurdles and multi-events this season. He is USATF LevelII certified in sprints and hurdles. He is also the Strength coach for the track team.In addition to his coaching duties at Iowa Central Coach Acklin is also the campus activities director, and teaches in the education department.Brooke FergusonAssistant CoachCoach Ferguson begins her third season with the Iowa Central Tritons as an assistant for both the Track and Field andCross Country Teams. Ferguson will work with both the men’s and women’s distance, and steeplechase athletes.Ferguson is a 2005 graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, IA where she received her BA degree in PhysicalEducation. After graduating, she spent a year at Wartburg as an assistant to the men’s and women’s cross countryand track and field teams. Ferguson recently completed her master’s degree in Human Performance – Applied SportScience at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. While at UW-La Crosse she spent two years as a volunteerassistant for the women’s cross country and women’s track and field programs. Her primary duties were coachingthe 1500m, steeplechase and 10k athletes. Ferguson is USATF Level I certified.Ferguson also serves as a resident assistant and adjunct instructor at Iowa Central.Steve JacksonAssistant CoachCoach Jackson enters his fourth season as the throwing coach for the Iowa Central Track and Field team. In 2008Jackson coached Sam Lambert to a runner-up finish in the Weight Throw with a toss of 60’ 2” at the Indoor NationalChampionships. At the Outdoor National Championships, Lambert finished third in the Hammer Throw and seventhin the Shot Put. He earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Wyoming.Prior to coaching at Iowa Central, Jackson spent four years as the Head Coach for the Allen County CommunityCollege Track and Cross Country teams in Iola, KS. Jackson served as an assistant coach for the men’s track andfield program at Oklahoma State University two years prior to that.In addition to his coaching duties, Jackson is employed at the Fort Dodge REC in Fort Dodge. He earned hisB.A. degree in General Studies from Emporia State University. Jackson is also a USATF Level II certified coachin Throws.Ryan SandersAssistant CoachRyan Sanders begins her first season at Iowa Central. She will be working with the short sprinters and relays. Shecomes from a Jr. College back ground having competed at Rend Lake College where she was coached by CoachesMyers and Acklin. She was an All- American in the Pentathlon and Heptathlon as well as the long jump.Coach Sanders then went on to compete for Bethune- Cookman University where she graduated with her degree inSociology. Other duties for Coach Sanders are housing and teaching Tech Math.Page 2Iowa Central Track and Field

2010-11 Men’s RosterName Hometown Year EventOC Akway Mankato, MN FR DistanceNathan Arnett Nassau, BAH SO HurdlesMiles Banks Baltimore, MD SO Mid DistanceJoseph Bankston Memphis, TN SO Mid DistanceAubrey Barnes Rock Island, IL FR Mid DistanceDakota Beavers Milan, IL FR DistanceBrandon Boey Decatur, IL FR SprintsJustin Bond Des Moines, IA SO Mid DistanceRusty Borne Golden Meadow, LA FR JumpsAllan Burchfield Zion, IL FR SprintsKale Burton Mankato, MN FR DistanceRoss Chettinger Sergeant Bluff, IA FR JumpsEli Clements N. Sioux City, SD SO JumpsTomas Cotter Dundalk, Ireland SO Mid DistanceKyle Crossett Knoxville, IA FR JumpsShaquille Cummings Brooklyn, NY FR DistanceCorey Cutler Baltimore, MD FR Mid DistanceBen Dahlstrom Sherrard, IL FR JumpsDarrien Davis Beach Park, IL FR SprintsNate Davis Millville, NJ FR DistanceRoland Denson Kansas City, MO SO SprintsParker Drake Steamboat Rock, IA FR DistanceTerron Eldridge Winstom Salem, NC FR SprintsJake Farrington Circle Pines, MN FR JumpsBrandon Griffin Spirit Lake, IA FR DistanceMichael Hancock Orlando, FL FR HurdlesAlfred Higgs Freeport, BAH FR SprintsTarique Hill Aurora, CO SO HurdlesJesus Iniguez Sioux City, IA FR DistanceKemal Jarso St. Paul, MN FR DistanceLaroy Johnson Menphis, TN SO DistanceCalvin Kibby Ankeny, IA FR DistanceAviance King Aurora, IL FR JumpsHeath Krough Conrad, IA FR SprintsJosh Larney Garfield, Heights, OH SO JumpsClein Laster Baltimore, MD FR Mid DistanceWillard Lewis Chicago, IL SO Mid DistanceJames Libe Washington, IA SO ThrowsAnthony Lieghio Dublin, Ireland SO Mid DistanceMalcolm Love Milwaukee, WI FR JumpsMarquis Mack Sarasota, FL SO JumpsLewi Manirumva Ceder Rapids, IA SO DistanceDustin Martz Harlan, IA FR DistanceJordon McCubbin Fort Dodge, IA FR DistanceAdrian McElveen Homewood, IL FR JumpsBrian Minear Decorah, IA FR DistanceCalvin Mosley Galesburg, IL FR Mid DistanceDeondrae Overstreet Davenport, IA SO SprintsLeanord Overstreet Davenport, IA FR MulitCole Pleggenkuhle Paullina, IA FR DistanceGarfield Powell Saint Petersburg, FL SO SprintsSamuel Rockett Glenwood, IL FR Mid DistanceCharles Sanner Hazel Crest, IL FR SprintsRon Sherrod Glenwood, IL FR DistanceTavaris Thomas Zion, IL FR Mid DistanceMichael Tobin Haywood, CA FR SprintsDennis Vyletel Otsego, MI FR MulitTroy Walls Normal, IL SO MulitKevin Weeder Lindsay, NE FR DistanceJames White Grandview, MO FR JumpsEthan Wilkins Memphis, TN SO MulitIowa Central Track and Field Page 3

2010-11 Women’s RosterName Hometown Year EventJacquelyn Abens Knoxville, IA SO HurdlesMelissa Abrahamson West Bend, IA SO ThrowsTeshon Adderley Nassau, BAH FR Mid DistanceAshley Ameling Fredericksburg, IA SO DistanceAshlee Ballinger Wauwatosa, WI FR JumpsCamille Bitlorf Beloit, WI FR SprintsDiana Bol Des Moines, IA SO HurdlesLiz Crimmins Fort Dodge, IA SO DistanceJavona Ford Millville, NJ FR MulitTara Goodale Gowrie, IA SO DistanceRachael Hansen Alden, IA FR HurdlesTiariana Herron Indianapolis, IN FR HurdlesDeMeca Hill Skokie, IL FR SprintsSamantha Horn Marshalltown, IA FR SprintsTamara Hunter Fort Dodge, IA SO HurdlesIzehi Ileso Gothenburg, SWD SO JumpsTaylor Jensen Melcher, IA FR DistanceMindy Loats Belmond, IA FR SprintsDanashia Mancil Beloit, WI FR SprintsShelbie Pettie New Windsor, IL SO DistanceLatrice Pritchard Beloit, WI SO JumpsAyesha Rumble Pickering, ON SO Mid DistanceShawanna Steplight Orlando, FL FR MulitCaitie Taylor Ida Grove, IA SO DistanceMelissa Teape St. Elizabeth, JAM SO SprintsReyare Thomas Chaguanas, TRI FR SprintsChayna Thompson Cartersville, GA FR SprintsDerricka Wesley Milwaukee, WI FR SprintsLaura Winn Mahtomedi, MN FR ThrowsAshley Woods Acworth, GA FR Mid DistanceAG Bradford competing in the Thorpe Cup for team USA in Germany.Page 4Iowa Central Track and Field

2011 Indoor and Outdoor SchedulesDate Meet Name Host Institution Location TimeIndoor Schedule1/8 Buena Vista Open Storm Lake, IA TBA1/15 U. N. I. Invitational Waterloo, IA TBA1/22-23 Iowa State Open Ames, IA TBA2/4-5 Nebraska Husker Invite Lincoln, NE TBA2/5 Luther Alumni Meet Decorah, IA TBA2/11-12 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, AR TBA2/18-19 Region XI Championships TBA TBA2/25 St. Olaf Last Chance Northfield, MN TBA3/4-5 NJCAA National Meet Lubbock, TX TBAOutdoor Schedule4/1-2 Wartburg Invite Wartburg, IA. TBA4/8-9 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, TN. TBA4/9 Norse Relays Decorah, IA. TBA4/15 Simpson Open Indianola, IA. TBA4/21-23 Kansas Relays Lawerance, KS. TBA4/28-29 Region XI Championships Council Bluffs, IA. TBA5/19-21 NJCAA National Meet Hutchinson, KS. TBADr. Kinney with the Iowa Central National Champions!Back Row: Nathan Arnett, Marquis Mack, Iowa Central President Dan Kinney, AG BradfordFront Row: Matt Juhl, Willard Lewis, Conroy Crossman, Terrence LeeIowa Central Track and Field Page 5

Men’s Indoor Records55 Meters.......................Jonathan Gentle..................6.42.............201060 Meters.......................Lee Elbert...........................6.83.............200555 Hurdles.....................Nathan Arnett......................7.47.............201060 Hurdles.....................Jarrel Anderson...................7.98.............2006200 Meters.....................Domonique Gilmer.............21.95...........2009300 Meters.....................Conroy Crossman...............36.65...........2010400 Meters.....................Burton Clarke.....................49.08...........2006500 Meters.....................Roland Denson...................1:08.48........2010600 Yards.......................Butrous Lasha.....................1:13.75........2006600 Meters.....................Chris Watts.........................1:19.12........2010800 Meters.....................Joshua Sawe........................1:53.59........20091000 Meters...................Joshua Sawe........................2:28.62........20091 Mile.............................Titus Kiplimo......................4:09.74........20082000 Steeplechase..........Joshua Sawe........................6:01.93........20083000 Meters...................Noah Too............................8:22.44........20065000 Meters...................Noah Too............................14:39.55......2006High Jump.....................Marquis Mack.....................7-3.75..........2010Pole Vault.......................Phil Schaffhauser................12-6.............2006Long Jump....................Nii Ayi.................................25-2.5..........2009Triple Jump...................Rodney Blue.......................46-10.75......2005Shot Put.........................Nick Grosso........................49-3.............201035# Weight Throw.........Sam Lambert......................63-3.25........2007Pentathlon.....................Rupert Bannerman-Thompson.....3332............2007Heptathlon.....................Troy Walls...........................4700............20104 x 200 Meter Relay................1:29.26..............2008Brandon Howard....................22.6Jamal Currica..........................22.2Rupert Bannerman-Thompson...22.1Bryan Collins..........................22.24 x 400 Meter Relay................3:15.91..............2010Willard Lewis.........................50.3Chris Watts.............................48.1Adrien Bouyer.......................49.0Nathan Arnett..........................48.34 x 800 Meter Relay................7:49.16..............2010Willard Lewis.........................1:57.3Josh Fick.................................2:01.4Matt Juhl.................................1:56.5Terence Lee.............................1:53.9Distance Medley......................9:58.87..............2010Anthony Lieghio.....................3:01Anthony Bouyer......................50.4Willard Lewis.........................1:55Tomas Cotter...........................4:12Women’s Indoor Records55 Meters.......................Sanchia Lee........................7.13.............201060 Meters.......................Sanchia Lee........................7.59.............201055 Hurdles.....................AG Bradford.......................8.15.............201060 Hurdles.....................AG Bradford.......................8.61.............2010200 Meters.....................Sanchia Lee........................25.04...........2010300 Meters.....................Kara Keller.........................44.09...........2010400 Meters.....................AG Bradford.......................57.72...........2010500 Meters.....................Shelbie Pettie......................1:24.25........2010600 Yards.......................Ashley Stevens...................1:36.11........2007600 Meters.....................Destiny Arps.......................1:36.05........2010800 Meters.....................Kara Keller.........................2:20.41........20101000 Meters...................Ayesha Rumble...................3:04.9h........20101 Mile.............................Joyce Cheruiyot..................5:12.49........20072000 Steeplechase..........Lydia Gawtry......................8:17.13........20053000 Meters...................Joyce Cheruiyot..................10:24.82......20075000 Meters...................Joyce Cheruiyot..................17:51.34......2007High Jump.....................AG Bradford.......................5-8.75..........2010Pole Vault.......................Ayesha Rumble...................7-6.5............2010Long Jump....................AG Bradford.......................19-6.25........2010Triple Jump...................Izehi Ileso...........................42-2.............2010Shot Put.........................Jess Fevold..........................40-11.75......201020# Weight Throw.........Jess Fevold..........................47-5.75........2010Pentathlon.....................AG Bradford.......................3752............20104 x 200 Meter Relay................1:45.50..............2009Kara Keller.............................27.8Ty Thomas..............................26.6Sanchia Lee............................26.0AG Bradford...........................25.14 x 400 Meter Relay................3:48.49..............2010Sanchia Lee............................58.0Ayesha Rumble.......................58.0Destiny Arps...........................56.9AG Bradford...........................55.54 x 800 Meter Relay................9:39.48..............2009Molly Cashman......................2:26.0Lauren Mitchell......................2:26.6Amanda Vorthmann................2:27.4Kara Keller.............................2:19.4Distance Medley......................12:26.85............2008Holly Tjaden...........................3:50.1Carrie Cale..............................61.5Agnes Kapsoiyo......................2:25.1Lydia Kosgei...........................5:09.3Page 6Iowa Central Track and Field

Men’s NJCAA Indoor Automatic National QualifiersEvent # of Qualifiers60 Meters 9 Dennison Collins 2005; Jared Lewis 2005; Lee Elbert 2005; Raymon Parker 2009; Wilmot Wellington 2009, 2010;Marciano Craig 2009; Leon Cheneyon 2009; Jonathan Gentle 201060 Hurdles 6 Jarrel Anderson 2006; Rupert Bannerman-Thompson 2008; Andre Townsend 2009; Nathan Arnett 2010;Tasman Evans 2010; Will Cranford 2010200 Meters 3 Domonique Gilmer 2009; Raymon Parker 2009; Wilmot Wellington 2010400 Meters 12 Burton Clarke 2006, 2007; Carlyle Thompson 2007; Bryan Collins 2008, 2009; Domonique Gilmer 2009;Leon Cheneyon 2009; Greg Fairrow 2009; Tony Knight 2009, 2010; Chris Watts 2010; Adrien Bouyer 2010600 Meters 10 Butrous Lasha 2006; Joseph Meja 2006; Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Titus Kiplimo 2008; Bryan Collins 2009;Chris Watts 2010; Nathan Arnett 2010; Willard Lewis 2010; Anthony Lieghio 2010800 Meters 17 Butrous Lasha 2006; Noah Too 2006; Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Stephen Dak 2008; Titus Kiplimo 2008, 2009;John Ketui 2008; Joshua Sawe 2009; Terence Lee 2009, 2010; Conroy Crossman 2010; Anthony Lieghio 2010;Matt Juhl 2010; Willard Lewis 2010; Tomas Cotter 2010; Josh Fick 20101000 Meters 12 Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Titus Kiplimo 2008, 2009; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Stephen Dak 2008;Terence Lee 2009, 2010; Conroy Crossman 2010; Tomas Cotter 2010; Matt Juhl 20101 Mile 12 Noah Too 2006; Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Titus Kiplimo 2008, Stephen Dak 2008; Joshua Sawe 2009;Terence Lee 2009, 2010; Tomas Cotter 2010; Conroy Crossman 2010; Anthony Lieghio 2010; Matt Juhl 20103,000 Meters 8 Noah Too 2006; Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Stephen Dak 2008; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Conroy Crossman 2010;Tomas Cotter 20105,000 Meters 8 Noah Too 2006; Barnabas Dyedi 2006, 2007; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Hillary Samoei 2008; Stephen Dak 2008;Conroy Crossman 2010High Jump 9 Kyle Riddle 2005; Rodney Blue 2005; JaJuan Zolicoffer 2006; Avery Walker 2006; Rupert Bannerman-Thompson 2007;Jamal Currica 2008, 2009; Marquis Mack 2010; Troy Walls 2010Long Jump 2 Nii Ayi 2009; Raymon Parker 2009Triple Jump 1 Nii Ayi 2009Weight Throw 3 Sam Lambert 2006, 2007; Nick Grosso 2010Shot Put 5 Bradley Claytor 2006; Sam Lambert 2007; Sam Blake 2009; James Libe 2010; Nick Grosso 20104 x 400 Relay 4 Carlyle Thompson, Joe Wolfe, Tasman Evans, Joe Cason 2007Domonique Gilmer, Brandon Howard, Bryan Collins, Jamal Currica 2008Domonique Gilmer, Bryan Collins, Leon Cheneyon, Greg Fairrow 2009Willard Lewis, Chris Watts, Nathan Arnett, Conroy Crossman 20104 x 800 Relay 3 Butrous Lasha, Noah Too, Joseph Meja, Levi Forrester 2006Stephen Dak, Hillary Samoei, Joshua Sawe, Titus Kiplimo 2008Willard Lewis, Tomas Cotter, Terence Lee, Anthony Lieghio 2010D. Medley 5 Butrous Lasha, Burton Clarke, Eric Heid, Noah Too 2006Robbie Teff, Joe Cason, John Caster, Hillary Samoei 2007Stephen Dak, Bryan Collins, Hillary Samoei, Joshua Sawe 2008Titus Kiplimo, Bryan Collins, Terence Lee, Joshua Sawe 2009Tomas Cotter, Willard Lewis, Terence Lee, Anthony Lieghio 2010Pentathlon 1 Rupert Bannerman-Thompson 2007Heptathlon 4 Jamal Currica 2009; Collin VandeHoef 2009; Ethan Wilkins 2010; Troy Walls 2010Men’s NJCAA Indoor National Team FinishesNJCAA Indoor Nationals2005 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 16th Place 18.5 points2006 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 6th Place 48 points2007 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 11th Place 25 points2008 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 7th Place 40 points2009 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 5th Place 38 points2010 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 2nd Place 113 pointsIowa Central Track and Field Page 7

Women’s NJCAA Indoor Automatic National QualifiersEvent # of Qualifiers60 Meters 1 Sanchia Lee 201060 Hurdles 3 AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Sanchia Lee 2010200 Meters 4 Sanchia Lee 2010; AG Bradford 2010; Melissa Teape 2010; Destiny Arps 2010400 Meters 2 AG Bradford 2009; Destiny Arps 2010600 Meters 8 Ashley Stevens 2006; Miriam Byfield 2006; Molly Cashman 2009; Kara Keller 2009; AG Bradford 2009;Destiny Arps 2010; Ayesha Rumble 2010; Tamara Hunter 2010800 Meters 15 Ashley Stevens 2006; Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Holly Tjaden 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008; Lydia Kosgei 2008;Molly Cashman 2009; Lauren Mitchell 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009; AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Kara Keller 2009, 2010;Destiny Arps 2010; Amanda Vorthmann 20101000 Meters 12 Ashley Stevens 2006; Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008; Lydia Kosgei 2008; Holly Tjaden 2008, 2009;Molly Cashman 2009; Lauren Mitchell 2009; Kara Keller 2010; Shelbie Pettie 2010; Ayesha Rumble 2010;Liz Crimmins 20101 Mile 10 Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Lydia Kosgei 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008; Holly Tjaden 2008, 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009;Amanda Vorthmann 2009, 2010; Nancy Bor 20093000 Meters 10 Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Lydia Kosgei 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008, 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009; Holly Tjaden 2009;Amanda Vorthmann 2009; 2010; Nancy Bor 2009; 20105000 Meters 8 Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008, 2009; Nancy Bor 2009, 2010; Sylvia Bundotich 2009;Amanda Vorthmann 2010High Jump 5 Brittany Valvick 2007; Andrea Moss 2007, 2008; AG Bradford 2009, 2010Long Jump 5 Andrea Moss 2007; AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Sanchia Lee 2010; Izehi Ileso 2010Triple Jump 5 Andrea Moss 2007, 2008; Sanchia Lee 2010; Latrice Pritchard 2010; Izehi Ileso 2010Shot Put 6 Alex Wilson 2005; Brandi Mulder 2006, 2007; Jess Fevold 2009, 2010; Megan Brandt 2010Weight Throw 1 Jess Fevold 20104 x 400 Relay 4 Miriam Byfield, Kylie Allen, Ashley Stevens, Carrie Cale 2007Christine Burtnett, Ty Thomas, Kenricka Brown, Carrie Cale 2008Sanchia Lee, Lauren Mitchell, Molly Cashman, AG Bradford 2009Sanchia Lee, Tamara Hunter, Melissa Teape, Destiny Arps 20104 x 800 Relay 4 Becky Eckerman, Jessica Haendler, Lydia Gawtry, Ashley Stevens 2006Becky Eckerman, Miriam Byfield, Ashley Stevens, Joyce Cheruiyot 2007Lydia Kosgei, Kristina Heatherington, Agnes Kapsoiyo, Joyce Cheruiyot 2008Kara Keller, Shelbie Pettie, Liz Crimmins, Tamara Hunter 2010D. Medley 5 Becky Eckerman, Miriam Byfield, Jessica Haendler, Ashley Stevens 2006Becky Eckerman, Miriam Byfield, Ashley Stevens, Joyce Cheruiyot 2007Agnes Kapsioyo, Ty Thomas, Kristina Heatherington, Lydia Kosgei 2008Molly Cashman, Sanchia Lee, Lauren Mitchell, Holly Tjaden 2009Kara Keller, Tamara Hunter, Liz Crimmins, Shelbie Pettie 2010Pentathlon 6 Andrea Moss 2007, 2008; Brittany Valvick 2007; Katie Cole 2009; AG Bradford 2009, 2010Women’s NJCAA Indoor National Team FinishesNJCAA Indoor Nationals2005 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 19th Place 6 points2006 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS T-11th Place 18 points2007 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 6th Place 43 points2008 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 5th Place 47 points2009 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 6th Place 48 points2010 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL T-1st Place 115 pointsPage 8Iowa Central Track and Field

Men’s NJCAA Indoor All-Americans2005 Kyle Riddle...............................................High Jump................................ 2nd............................. 6-8.252005 Lee Elbert.................................................60 Meters..................................*6th............................ 6.83 / 6.862005 Rodney Blue.............................................High Jump................................*6th............................ 6-6.252006 Noah Too..................................................5,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 14:56.082006 Noah Too..................................................3,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 8:44.682006 Jarrel Anderson.........................................60 Meter Hurdles...................... 2nd............................. 7.982006 Butrous Lasha...........................................600 Meters................................*5th............................ 1:21.072006 JaJuan Zolicoffer......................................High Jump................................*6th............................ 6-6.75”2006 Barnabas Dyedi........................................5,000 Meters.............................*6th............................ 15:47.482006 Barnabas Dyedi........................................3,000 Meters.............................*8th............................ 9:10.412007 Sam Lambert............................................Weight Throw........................... 2nd............................. 60-2”2007 Rupert Bannerman-Thompson.................60 Hurdles................................*5th............................ 8.32 / 8.362007 Rupert Bannerman-Thompson.................Pentathlon.................................*7th............................ 33322007 Barnabas Dyedi........................................5,000 Meters.............................*9th............................ 16:01.362007 Barnabas Dyedi........................................3,000 Meters............................*11th........................... 9:12.252008 Titus Kiplimo............................................1,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 2:30.092008 4 x 400 Meter Relay Team......................................................................... 2nd............................. 3:21.75Domonique Gilmer, Brandon Howard, Bryan Collins, Jamal Currica2008 Jamal Currica............................................High Jump................................*4th............................ 6-7.75 (2.03m)2008 Stephen Dak..............................................1 Mile........................................*6th............................ 4:21.052008 Stephen Dak..............................................1,000 Meters.............................*8th............................ 2:33.842009 Distance Medley Relay Team.................................................NATIONAL CHAMPIONS........ 10:10.39Titus Kiplimo, Greg Fairrow, Terence Lee, Joshua Sawe2009 Joshua Sawe..............................................5,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 15:09.042009 Jamal Currica............................................Heptathlon............................... *3rd............................ 44992009 Terence Lee...............................................1 Mile.......................................*10th........................... 4:25.672010 Conroy Crossman.....................................800 Meters.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 1:54.852010 Tomas Cotter............................................1 Mile.....................NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 4:16.292010 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team.....................................................NATIONAL CHAMPIONS........ 7:49.16Willard Lewis, Josh Fick, Matt Juhl, Terence Lee2010 Distance Medley Relay Team.................................................NATIONAL CHAMPIONS........ 10:05.12Anthony Lieghio, Tony Knight, Terence Lee, Tomas Cotter2010 Marquis Mack...........................................High Jump.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 6’ 11.75”2010 Troy Walls.................................................Heptathlon............................... *3rd............................ 47002010 Chris Watts...............................................600 Meters................................*4th............................ 1:20.912010 Terence Lee...............................................1000 Meters..............................*5th............................ 2:32.602010 Willard Lewis...........................................800 Meters................................*6th............................ 1:57.912010 Matt Juhl...................................................1000 Meters..............................*8th............................ 2:34.72NJCAA All-Americans: Top 2 Indoors / Top 3 OutdoorsIndoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 6 U.S. Citizens and top 3 relaysOutdoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 8 U.S. Citizens and top 4 relaysIowa Central Track and Field Page 9

Women’s NJCAA Indoor All-Americans2006 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team......................................................................... 2nd............................. 10:03.51Becky Eckerman, Jessica Haendler, Lydia Gawtry, Ashley Stevens2006 Ashley Stevens.........................................800 Meters................................*7th............................ 2:26.97/2:28.522006 Brandi Mulder..........................................Shot Put....................................*7th............................ 11.70m / 38-4.75”2006 Ashley Stevens.........................................1 Mile........................................*9th............................ 5:32.812007 Distance Medley Relay............................................................................... 2nd............................. 12:38.51Becky Eckerman, Miriam Byfield, Ashley Stevens, Joyce Cheruiyot2007 Joyce Cheruiyot........................................3,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 10:24.822007 Joyce Cheruiyot........................................5,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 17:51.342007 Brittany Valvick........................................Pentathlon.................................*6th............................ 29732007 Brittany Valvick........................................High Jump................................*9th............................ 4-11.02007 Becky Eckerman.......................................3,000 Meters.............................*9th............................ 11:39.952007 Ashley Stevens.........................................800 Meters...............................*10th........................... 2:28.722008 Distance Medley Relay...........................................................NATIONAL CHAMPIONS........ 12:26.85Holly Tjaden, Carrie Cale, Agnes Kapsoiyo, Lydia Kosgei2008 Agnes Kapsoiyo........................................5,000 Meters............................. 2nd............................. 17:59.952008 Holly Tjaden.............................................1,000 Meters.............................*7th............................ 3:08.352008 Holly Tjaden.............................................1 Mile........................................*8th............................ 5:26.902009 AG Bradford.............................................Pentathlon..............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 37032009 AG Bradford.............................................High Jump................................ 2nd............................. 5-5”2009 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team......................................................................... 2nd............................. 9:39.48Molly Cashman, Lauren Mitchell, Amanda Vorthmann, Kara Keller2009 Lauren Mitchell........................................1000 Meters.............................*10th........................... 3:13.182009 Lauren Mitchell........................................600 Meters...............................*11th........................... 1:42.032009 Amanda Vorthmann..................................3000 Meters.............................*11th........................... 11:11.412010 AG Bradford.............................................High Jump.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 5-8.75”2010 AG Bradford.............................................Long Jump.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 19-6.25”2010 Izehi Ileso.................................................Triple Jump............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 41-4.25”2010 AG Bradford.............................................Pentathlon..............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 37642010 Sanchia Lee..............................................Long Jump................................ 2nd............................. 19-0”2010 Sanchia Lee..............................................Triple Jump............................... 2nd............................. 40-7.5”2010 Destiny Arps.............................................600 Meters................................*4th............................ 1:38.042010 AG Bradford.............................................60 Hurdles................................*4th............................ 8.612010 Jess Fevold................................................Shot Put....................................*5th............................ 40-11.75”2010 AG Bradford.............................................400 Meters................................*5th............................ 57.802010 Kara Keller...............................................800 Meters................................*6th............................ 2:21.042010 Latrice Pritchard.......................................Triple Jump...............................*6th............................ 37-3”2010 Amanda Vorthmann..................................1 Mile........................................*8th............................ 5:22.492010 Shelbie Pettie............................................1000 Meters..............................*9th............................ 3:13.20NJCAA All-Americans: Top 2 Indoors / Top 3 OutdoorsIndoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 6 U.S. Citizens and top 3 relaysOutdoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 8 U.S. Citizens and top 4 relaysPage 10Iowa Central Track and Field

Triton Men are National Runners-Up!CHARLESTON, IL – Going down to the wire, the outcome of the Men’s and Women’s NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships was not decideduntil the last event was completed. The top teams in the men’s meet, Iowa Central, Rend Lake and Barton County; as well as the top teams in thewomen’s meet, Iowa Central, Barton County and New Mexico all fielded teams in the fastest heat of their respective 4 x 400 meter relay events. In thewomen’s relay, Barton finished first, followedby New Mexico, then Iowa Central. Due toNew Mexico edging the Tritons in the relay, itpropelled them into a first place tie for the teamtitle. Iowa Central and New Mexico JuniorCollege finished as Co-National Championswith 115 team points, followed by CowleyCounty in third with 62 points and BartonCounty in fourth with 54 points. Fellow RegionXI opponents Iowa Western and North IowaArea finished in 22nd and 27th places out of 30scoring teams. The men’s 4 x 400 meter relaysaw Barton and Rend Lake separated by only.14 seconds for first and second, followed byIowa Central in third. Chris Watts (Maywood,IL), Tony Knight (Aurora, IL), Willard Lewis(Chicago, IL), and Nathan Arnett (Nassau,Bahamas) teamed up to run 3:17.81.Barton’s victory in the relay gave them justenough team points to edge the Tritons by only 1.5 points for the team title. Barton was first in the standings with 114.5, Iowa Central second with 113followed by Rend Lake with 110. Iowa Western finished in 10th of 31 scoring teams.The NJCAA awards All-America honors to the top two individuals in each event, while the Track and Field Coaches Association awards All-Americahonors to the top six U.S. citizens in each event and top three all U.S. relays. The Tritons were crowned National Champions and All-American in threeindividual events and two relays over the weekend.Friday began with a bang when Anthony Lieghio (Dublin, Ireland), Knight, Terence Lee(Philadelphia, PA), and Tomas Cotter (Dundalk, Ireland) brought the baton home in the distance medley relay in 10:05.12, thirteen seconds ahead ofthe second place team. Cotter ran a 4:15 mile to bring the team from second to first. Saturday started in the same fashion as well when the quartet ofLewis, Josh Fick (Muscatine), Matt Juhl (Estherville), and Lee saw gold in the 4 x 800 meter relay. They finished in a school record time of 7:49.16,due in part to Lee’s anchor leg of 1:53.9.James Libe (Washington) and Nick Grosso (Cottage Grove, WI) represented in the throwing events. Grosso finished eighth in the shot put with a throwof 48’ 8” while Libe finished 13th with a mark of 45’ 11.75”. Grosso also finished 11th in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 50’ 10.75”. In thehigh jump, freshmen Marquis Mack (Sarasota, FL) and Troy Walls (Normal, IL) made an impression. Mack was crowned national champion in his firstcollegiate national meet with a mark of 6’ 11.75”. Walls finished 11th in the competition with a jump of 6’ 6”.Walls and Ethan Wilkins (Memphis, TN) also participated in the two-day heptathlon competition. The first day consisted of the 60 meter dash, longjump, shot put and high jump. During the second day they participated in the 60 meter hurdles, pole vault and 1000 meter run. Over the course of theseven events Wilkins set personal bests in the 60 meter dash and 60 meter hurdles; Walls set personal best marks in the 60 meter dash, pole vault, longjump and shot put. Walls won the high jump portion of the heptathlon with a leap of 6’ 9.5”. Walls finished third overall with a new school record markof 4,700 points, Wilkins finished 11th with 4,343 points.In the sprints, Wilmot Wellington (Fairfield) finished 22nd in the 60 meter dash with a personal best time of 6.96 seconds. He finished 16th in the 200meter dash with a time of 22.58. Knight finished 20th in the 400 meter run with a time of 51.09. Arnett, Tasman Evans (Nassau, Bahamas) and WillCranford (Detroit, MI) all competed in the 60 meter high hurdles. Arnett and Evans both ran personal best times in the finals to place fifth and sixthrespectively. Arnett finished in 8.05, while Evans ran a time of 8.21.The middle distance events are where the Tritons really made their mark. The Tritons scored 19 team points each in both the 800 meter run and the 1mile. In the 800m, freshman Conroy Crossman (Kingston, Jamaica) was crowned national champion in a time of 1:54.85, Lieghio was third in 1:55.71while Lewis finished sixth in 1:57.91. Cotter ran to his second national championship in two days in the mile run. Cotter was first in 4:16.29, Lieghiowas close behind in 4:16.96 for fourth place while Crossman finished in fifth with a time of 4:18.23. Cotter also finished fifth in the 3,000 meter runon Friday evening with a time of 8:37.72.Arnett, Watts and Roland Denson (Kansas City, MO) competed in the 600 meter run. Arnett ran a personal best time of 1:20.44 to finish third whileWatts finished fourth with a time of 1:20.91. The Tritons scored three additional times in the 1000 meter run. Crossman led the charge again, placingfourth in 2:32.52, Lee fifth in 2:32.60 and Juhl eighth in 2:34.72. All three men ran personal bests during the preliminary round to make it to finals. Juhlran his best time by three seconds.Assistant Coach Anthony Acklin was named the NJCAA Assistant Women’s Coach of the Year, while Assistant Coach Dee Brown was named the NJ-CAA Assistant Men’s Coach of the Year. The Iowa Central Community College men’s indoor track and field team’s previous best finish had been fifthlast season. The outdoor track and field championships will be held in Hutchinson, KS on May 20th through the 22nd. Last year the Tritons finished10th at the outdoor championships.Iowa Central Track and Field Page 11

Triton Women are National Champions!CHARLESTON, IL – Going down to the wire, the outcome of the Men’s and Women’s NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships was not decideduntil the last event was completed. The top teams in the men’s meet, Iowa Central, Rend Lake and Barton County; as well as the top teams in the women’smeet, Iowa Central, Barton County and New Mexico all fielded teams in the fastest heat of their respective 4 x 400 meter relay events. In the women’s relay,Barton finished first, followed by New Mexico, then Iowa Central. Due to New Mexico edging the Tritons in the relay, it propelled them into a first place tiefor the team title. Iowa Central and New Mexico Junior College finished as Co-National Champions with 115 team points, followed by Cowley County inthird with 62 points and Barton County in fourth with 54 points. Fellow Region XI opponents Iowa Western and North Iowa Area finished in 22nd and 27thplaces out of 30 scoring teams. The men’s 4 x 400 meter relay saw Barton and Rend Lake separated by only .14 seconds for first and second, followed byIowa Central in third. Barton’s victory in the relay gave them just enough team points to edge the Tritons by only 1.5 points for the team title. Barton wasfirst in the standings with 114.5, Iowa Central second with 113 followed by Rend Lake with 110. Iowa Western finished in 10th of 31 scoring teams.The women were led by sophomores AG Bradford (Davenport) and Sanchia Lee (Kingston, Jamaica) who scored over half of the team points. Bradfordsuccessfully defended her crown in the pentathlon in addition to winning two more national titles in the high jump and long jump competitions. Besidesearning three national titles, Bradford set five school records and earned five All-America honors over the course of the weekend, one in each individualevent she competed in. The NJCAA awards All-America honors to the top two individuals in each event, while the Track and Field Coaches Associationawards All-America honors to the top six U.S. citizens in each event and top three all U.S. relays.Bradford’s first championship came in the pentathlon. The pentathlon consists of the 60 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, and 800 meter run.Each performance is assigned a corresponding point value. Bradford accumulated 3764 points, a staggering 546 point margin of victory over her nearestcompetitor. In the field events she leaped 5’8.75” for the win in the high jump and 19’ 6.25” in the long jump. Bradford was named the NJCAA Field Athleteof the Meet by the Track and Field Coaches Association, an award she also won at the 2009 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. On the track, Bradfordset school records while finishing fourth in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.61 seconds and fifth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.72.Lee set personal bests in every event she competed in, and earned NJCAA All-American honors twice. Lee finished runner-up to Triton teammates inboth horizontal jumps. She placed second to Bradford in the long jump with a mark of 19’ 0” and second to Izehi Ileso (Gothenburg, Sweden) in the triplejump with a mark of 40’ 7.5”. Ileso was crowned national champion with her leap of 41’ 4.25”. Ileso also finished 11th in the long jump competition. TheTritons scored three women in the triple jump with Latrice Pritchard (Beloit, WI) placing sixth with a jump of 37’ 3”. Both of Lee’s second place marksin the jumps were over one foot personal bests. On the track, Lee finished fifth behind Bradford in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.70. She set newschool records in both the 60 meter dash and the 200 meter dash, two events she was not even seeded to score in at the national championships. Leefinished third in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.59 seconds, while the winner ran 7.58 seconds. In the 200 meter dash she finished in eighth place witha time of 25.17 seconds. In the preliminaries she ran a record time of 25.04. Melissa Teape (St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) finished 23rd in 26.64 seconds.Iowa Central had a strong showing in the relayswith three third places finishes. The women’sdistance medley relay team (1200m-400m-800-m-1600m) of Kara Keller (Middletown), TamaraHunter (Kingston, Jamaica), Shelbie Pettie (Sherrard,IL) and Amanda Vorthmann (Oakland) finishedwith a season’s best time of 12:35.05. Keller,Hunter, Pettie and Destiny Arps (Broadview, IL)teamed up in the 4 x 800 meter relay for a season’sbest time of 9:41.62, just two seconds shy of theschool record. The 4 x 400 meter relay team of Lee,Hunter, Arps and Bradford finished in 3:50.28.The women’s team broke another school record inthe field events this weekend. Jess Fevold (IowaFalls) finished fifth in the shot put with her recordtoss of 40’ 11.75”. Teammate Megan Brandt (WebsterCity) finished 17th with a toss of 36’ 10.5”.Fevold also competed in the 20-pound weightthrow in which she finished 10th with a mark of 45’ 11.75”. The final school record was broke in the 1000 meter run. Three Tritons, Ayesha Rumble(Ontario, Canada), Pettie and Liz Crimmins (Fort Dodge) qualified in that event, both Rumble and Pettie advanced to finals. Rumble ran a seven secondpersonal best to finish fifth with a new school record time of 3:04.9, Pettie finished ninth in 3:13.2.Iowa Central also had three competitors in the 600 meter dash, qualifying Arps, Hunter and Rumble. Both Arps and Hunter advanced to finals finishingfourth and eighth places respectively. Keller advanced to finals of the 800 meter run with some gutsy racing. She finished sixth in 2:21.04.Nancy Bor (Eldoret, Kenya) and Vorthmann competed in the distance events. Bor finished 15th in all three of her events, the mile run, 3,000 metersand 5,000 meters. Vorthmann finished 13th in the 3,000m on Friday, but saved her best race for Saturday in the mile run. Based on seed times, she wasplaced in the slowest heat, heat two of two. After watching the first heat run decent times, Vorthmann knew if she had a chance to score she was going toneed to take control and win her heat. That was exactly what she did by winning her heat and finishing eighth overall in a personal best time of 5:22.49,nudging out the next runner by a half second.The Iowa Central Community College women’s indoor track and field team’s previous best finish had been fifth in 2008. Assistant Coach Anthony Acklinwas named the NJCAA Assistant Women’s Coach of the Year, while Assistant Coach Dee Brown was named the NJCAA Assistant Men’s Coach of theYear. Earlier this year, the women’s cross country team finished second in the nation after posting back to back national titles in 2007 and 2008. Theoutdoor track and field championships will be held in Hutchinson, KS on May 20th through the 22nd. Last year the Tritons finished sixth.Page 12Iowa Central Track and Field

Men’s Outdoor Records100 Meters.....................Lee Elbert...........................10.56...........2005110 Hurdles....................Jarrel Anderson...................13.99...........2006200 Meters.....................Garfield Powell...................21.43...........2010400 Meters.....................Chris Watts.........................47.48...........2010400 IM Hurdles.............Nathan Arnett......................51.47...........2010800 Meters.....................Titus Kiplimo......................1:51.54........20081500 Meters...................Anthony Lieghio.................3:52.31........20101 Mile.............................Anthony Lieghio.................4:10.23........20103000 Meters...................Stephen Dak........................8:30.95........2008Steeplechase...................Tomas Cotter......................9:12.42........20105000 Meters...................Stephen Dak........................14:40.07......200810,000 Meters................Stephen Dak........................30:33.39......2008High Jump.....................Marquis Mack.....................7-2.5............2010Long Jump....................Nii Ayi.................................24-6.5..........2009Triple Jump...................Colton Winston...................46-6.25........2010Shot Put.........................Sam Lambert......................50-5.25........2007Hammer.........................Sam Lambert......................178-2...........2007Discus.............................Nick Grosso........................158-4...........2010Javelin............................Jason Gage..........................190-6...........2006Pole Vault.......................Phil Schaffhauser................12-7.............2006Decathalon.....................Jamal Currica......................6404............20094 x 100 Meter Relay................40.70.................2009Andre TownsendWilmot WellingtonMarciano CraigRaymon Parker4 x 200 Meter Relay................1:26.10..............2005Jared Lewis.............................22.1London Hayes.........................21.3Dennison Collins....................20.9Lee Elbert...............................21.74 x 400 Meter Relay................3:10.56..............2009Domonique Gilmer.................47.9Bryan Collins..........................47.3Tony Knight............................47.9Greg Fairrow..........................47.01600 Medley............................3:27.77..............2008Amara Sama............................22.5Phil Cooper.............................23.0Domonique Gilmer.................48.9Titus Kiplimo..........................1:53.44 x 800 Meter Relay................7:38.08..............2010Willard Lewis.........................1:57.8Matt Juhl.................................1:54.8Terence Lee.............................1:53.7Conroy Crossman...................1:51.8Distance Medley......................10:08.50*..........2008Stephen Dak............................3:08.7Bryan Collins..........................49.2Hillary Samoei........................1:57.2Titus Kiplimo..........................4:12.64 x 1 Mile Relay.......................17:26.86y..........2009Terence Lee.............................4:30.6Titus Kiplimo..........................4:20.5Joshua Sawe............................4:18.2Stephen Dak............................4:17.4Women’s Outdoor Records100 Meters.....................Sancia Lee..........................12.19...........2010100 Hurdles...................AG Bradford.......................13.88...........2010200 Meters.....................Sanchia Lee........................24.74...........2010400 Meters.....................Destiny Arps.......................56.41...........2010400 M Hurdles...............Sanchia Lee........................60.89...........2010800 Meters.....................Ayesha Rumble...................2:16.03........20101500 Meters...................Lydia Kosgei.......................4:52.99........20083000 Meters...................Lydia Kosgei.......................10:42.31......2008Steeplechase...................Ashley Stevens...................11:44.23......20075000 Meters...................Joyce Cheruiyot..................17:45.26......200710,000 Meters................Agnes Kapsoiyo..................36:41.13......2008High Jump.....................AG Bradford.......................5-10.5..........2009Long Jump....................AG Bradford.......................19-9.5..........2009Triple Jump...................Izehi Ileso...........................42-4.............2010Shot Put.........................Jess Fevold..........................40-6.75........2009Hammer.........................Jess Fevold..........................136-9...........2009Discus.............................Jess Fevold..........................135-2...........2009Javelin............................Katrina Schott.....................122-1...........2008Pole Vault.......................Ayesha Rumble...................7-5.75..........2010Heptathlon.....................AG Bradford.......................5439............20104 x 100 Meter Relay................47.04.................2010Melissa TeapeSanchia LeeLatrice PritchardIzehi Ileso4 x 200 Meter Relay................1:45.14..............2007Brittany Valvick......................26.4Carrie Cale..............................26.2Miriam Byfield.......................26.0Amy Dobbins..........................26.34 x 400 Meter Relay................3:49.28..............2010Destiny Arps...........................57.5Tamara Hunter........................58.0Sanchia Lee............................56.7AG Bradford...........................57.14 x 800 Meter Relay................9:23.42..............2010Ayesha Rumble.......................2:14.1Amanda Vorthmann................2:23.2Shelbie Pettie..........................2:29.6Kara Keller.............................2:16.51600 Medley............................4:07.23..............2010Sanchia Lee............................24.7AG Bradford...........................24.6Destiny Arps...........................57.3Kara Keller.............................2:20.4Distance Medley......................12:32.97y..........2009Lauren Mitchell......................3:56.9Sanchia Lee............................58.1Kara Keller.............................2:22.1Agnes Kapsoiyo......................5:15.94 x 1600 Meter Relay..............22:13.01y..........2009Amanda Vorthmann................5:30.2Lauren Mitchell......................5:43.6Holly Tjaden...........................6:34.9Agnes Kapsoiyo......................5:24.2Iowa Central Track and Field Page 13

The Kansas RelaysLAWRENCE, KS - A select group of Triton track and field athletes hadthe honor of competing at the prestigious Kansas Relays last weekend. Inorder to qualify for the Kansas Relays, athletes must meet certain entrystandards. Iowa Central came away with several exceptional marks fromthe weekend.The Tritons did not disappoint in the relays, breaking several school recordsand gaining or improving National qualifying marks. The women’s 4x100meter relay team of Melissa Teape, Sanchia Lee, Latrice Pritchard, and AGBradford placed fourth in a school record and national qualifying time of47.51. The women’s 4x400 meter relay team of Destiny Arps, Tamara Hunter,Lee, and Bradford finished third in a school record time of 3:49.28. Thatmark improves their previous national qualifying time. The sprint medleyrelay (200m-200m-400m-800m) also finished third. Lee, Bradford, Arps, andKara Keller set a new school record time of 4:07.23. Keller teamed up withLiz Crimmins, Amanda Vorthmann, and Shelbie Pettie in the two mile relayto reach a national qualifying mark with a time of 9:53.30. Keller, Teape,Pettie and Vorthmann finished fifth in the distance medley relay (1200m-400m-800m-1600m) in a time of 12:46.30.The men’s relays were highlighted by a first place finish in the signatureevent of any track and field meet, the 4x400 meter relay. Chris Watts, NathanArnett, Roland Denson and Garfield Powell worked together to edge out theUniversity of Missouri at the line with a time of 3:12.45. Their time improvestheir national qualifying mark set earlier this year. The men finished secondto Kansas in the 4x1 mile relay, an event the Tritons have won the past twoyears. Matt Juhl, Terence Lee, Conroy Crossman and Anthony Lieghiofinished in 17:25.16, just a second off their own school record and a meretwo seconds behind winner KU. Tasman Evans, Wilmot Wellington, WillCranford, and Powell finished third in the 4x100 meter relay with a markof 41.52. The Tritons also qualified their 4x800 meter relay for nationalswith their fourth place finish in that event. Crossman, Lee, Juhl and TomasCotter finished in 7:47.87.There were also some outstanding individual performances throughout themeet for the Triton tracksters. Freshman Anthony Lieghio was second in aschool record time of 4:10.23 in the Men’s Invitational Mile. Winning theevent was elite runner, Peter van der Westhuizen of South Africa, runningfor Doyle Sport Management in a time of 4:06.84. Van der Westhuizen ownsa personal best time of 3:56.26, run in Eugene, Oregon last July.Izehi Ileso National Champion Triple Jump (Freshman).Besides the men’s 4x400 meter relay, two individual Triton athletes were crowned Kansas Relays champions. Tomas Cotter ran 9:18.83 to win the men’s3000m steeplechase. In his first attempt of the season, he broke the old school record by nearly 12 seconds and also qualified for Nationals. Triton jumper,Izehi Ileso won the triple jump competition and set a new Triton school record with her leap of 42’ 4”, which currently leads the nation.In other individual events, AG Bradford and Sanchia Lee finished fourth and eighth places respectively in the 100 hurdles with times of 14.23 and 15.17.In the 400 hurdles, Lee finished fifth with a time of 61.62. Bradford also placed sixth in the high jump competition at 5’ 5” and seventh in the longjump competition at 19’ 8.75”. Nathan Arnett finishedfourth in the 400 intermediate hurdles with a timeof 51.95 while teammates Marquis Mack and TroyWalls finished second and fourth places in the highjump. The winner of the high jump was determined onthe number of misses, where Mack came up short tofinish second. Mack and Walls cleared 6’ 10.75” and6’ 8.75” respectively.The Triton track and field team will set their sightsnext on the Region 11 Outdoor Championship meetwhich will be held April 29-May 1 at Iowa WesternCommunity College.Anthony Lieghio All American in 800m and 1500mPage 14Iowa Central Track and Field

Men’s NJCAA Outdoor Automatic National QualifiersEvent # of Qualifiers100 Meters 4 Lee Elbert 2005; Jared Lewis 2005; Brandon Howard 2008; Wilmot Wellington 2009110 Hurdles 4 Jarrel Anderson 2006; Andre Townsend 2009, Nathan Arnett 2010; Tasman Evans 2010200 Meters 3 Lee Elbert 2005; Brandon Howard 2008; Garfield Powell 2010400 Meters 2 Burton Clarke 2007; Chris Watts 2010400 Hurdles 4 Tasman Evans 2007, 2010; Andre Townsend 2009; Nathan Arnett 2010800 Meters 9 Eric Heid 2005; Butrous Lasha 2006; Gatluak Chuol 2006; Titus Kiplimo 2008, 2009; Hillary Samoei 2008;Joshua Sawe 2009; Anthony Lieghio 2010; Conroy Crossman 20101500 Meters 11 Noah Too 2006; Hillary Samoei 2007, 2008; Titus Kiplimo 2008, 2009; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Stephen Dak 2009;Anthony Lieghio 2010; Conroy Crossman 2010; Tomas Cotter 2010Steeplechase 6 Levi Forrester 2006; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Greg Bell 2008; Tomas Cotter 2010; Matt Juhl 20105,000 Meters 10 Bichok Deng 2005; Noah Too 2006; Barnabas Dyedi 2006, 2007; Hillary Samoei 2007; Stephen Dak 2008, 2009;Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009; Tomas Cotter 201010,000 Meters 9 Bichok Deng 2005, 2006; Barnabas Dyedi 2006; Greg Bell 2008; Stephen Dak 2008, 2009; Joshua Sawe 2008, 2009;Liberio Niyiragira 2010High Jump 5 Kyle Riddle 2005; Jamal Currica 2008, 2009; Troy Walls 2010; Marquis Mack 2010Long Jump 3 Nii Ayi 2009; Raymon Parker 2009; Jamal Currica 2009Hammer 2 Sam Lambert 2006, 2007Shot Put 2 Sam Lambert 2007; Nick Grosso 2010Discus 3 Nick Grosso 2009, 2010; Sam Blake 2009Javelin 1 Jason Gage 20064 x 100 Relay 5 Casey Dean, London Hayes, Ashton Winchel,Lee Elbert 2005Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Brandon Howard, Joseph Wolfe, Calvin Williams 2007Amara Sama, Brandon Howard, Bryan Collins, Jamal Currica 2008Nii Ayi, Jamal Currica, Bryan Collins, Wilmot Wellington 2009Tasman Evans, Wilmot Wellington, Will Cranford, Garfield Powell 20104 x 400 Relay 5 Burton Clarke, Travis Jackson, Ashton Winchel, Butrous Lasha 2006Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Adam Welp, Hillary Samoei, Carlyle Thompson 2007Domonique Gilmer, Hillary Samoei, Bryan Collins, Jamal Currica 2008Domonique Gilmer, Bryan Collins, Raymon Parker, Tony Knight 2009Willard Lewis, Chris Watts, Anthony Lieghio, Nathan Arnett 20104 x 800 Relay 5 Bichok Deng, Eric Heid, Nick Shanahan, Joseph Meja 2005Levi Forrester, Joseph Meja, Nick Shanahan, Butrous Lasha 2006Hillary Samoei, Titus Kiplimo, Joshua Sawe, Stephen Dak 2008Terence Lee, Stephen Dak, Titus Kiplimo, Joshua Sawe 2009Conroy Crossman, Tomas Cotter, Matt Juhl, Terence Lee 2010Decathlon 5 Jamal Currica 2009; Collin VandeHoef 2009; Justin Ludwikowski 2009; Ethan Wilkins 2010; Troy Walls 2010Men’s NJCAA Outdoor National Team FinishesNJCAA Outdoor Nationals2005 South Plains College Levelland, TX 20th Place 8 points2006 Coffeyville Comm. College Coffeyville, KS 10th Place 29 points2007 Coffeyville Comm. College Coffeyville, KS 11th Place 24 points2008 South Plains College Levelland, TX 11th Place 31 points2009 Hutchinson Comm. College Hutchinson, KS 10th Place 33 points2010 Hutchinson Comm. College Hutchinson, KS 4th Place 74 pointsIowa Central Track and Field Page 15

Women’s NJCAA Outdoor Automatic National QualifiersEvent # of Qualifiers100 Hurdles 3 AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Sanchia Lee 2010400 Meters 2 Miriam Chisala 2005; Destiny Arps 2010400 Hurdles 4 AG Bradford 2009; Sanchia Lee 2009, 2010; Tamara Hunter 2010800 Meters 4 Molly Cashman 2009; Kara Keller 2009, 2010; Destiny Arps 20101500 Meters 12 Joyce Cheruiyot 2007; Ashley Stevens 2007, Becky Eckerman 2007; Lydia Kosgei 2008; Holly Tjaden 2008, 2009;Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008, 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009; Amanda Vorthmann 2009, 2010; Molly Cashman 2009Steeplechase 9 Lydia Gawtry 2005, 2006; Ashley Stevens 2007; Becky Eckerman 2007; Molly Cashman 2009;Amanda Vorthmann 2009, 2010; Liz Crimmins 2010; Shelbie Pettie 20105,000 Meters 6 Becky Eckerman 2007, Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008, Agnes Kapsoiyo 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009; Nancy Bor 200910,000 Meters 9 Joyce Cheruiyot 2007, 2008; Agnes Kapsoiyo 2008, 2009; Sylvia Bundotich 2009; Nancy Bor 2009, 2010;Amanda Vorthmann 2009, 2010Javelin 1 Katrina Schott 2008High Jump 3 Andrea Moss 2008, AG Bradford 2009, 2010Long Jump 3 AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Sanchia Lee 2010Triple Jump 4 Sanchia Lee 2009, 2010; Izehi Ileso 2010; Latrice Pritchard 2010Discus 3 Jess Fevold 2009, 2010; Megan Brandt 20104 x 100 Relay 5 Chandice O’Bannon, Jodi Hettwer, Miriam Byfield, Ar’Neisha Jackson 2006Carrie Cale, Brittany Valvick, Miriam Byfield, Amy Dobbins 2007Ty Thomas, Kenricka Brown, Amy Dobbins, Christine Burtnett 2008Sanchia Lee, AG Bradford, Ty Thomas, Kara Keller 2009Melissa Teape, Sanchia Lee, Latrice Prtichard, Izehi Ileso 20104 x 400 Relay 3 Jodi Hettwer, Ashley Stevens, Miriam Byfield, Carrie Cale 2007Sanchia Lee, Lauren Mitchell, Kara Keller, Molly Cashman 2009Destiny Arps, Sanchia Lee, Tamara Hunter, Melissa Teape 20104 x 800 Relay 3 Becky Eckerman, Lydia Gawtry, Jessica Haendler, Ashley Stevens 2006Molly Cashman, Holly Tjaden, Lauren Mitchell, Kara Keller 2009Kara Keller, Amanda Vorthmann, Liz Crimmins, Shelbie Pettie 2010Heptathlon 6 Brittany Valvick 2006; Andrea Moss 2007; AG Bradford 2009, 2010; Katie Cole 2009; Kendra Crooks 2009Women’s NJCAA Outdoor National Team FinishesNJCAA Outdoor Nationals2007 Coffeyville Comm. College Coffeyville, KS 10th Place 28.75 points2008 South Plains College Levelland, TX 15th Place 15.50 points2009 Hutchinson Comm. College Hutchinson, KS 6th Place 48 points2010 Hutchinson Comm. College Hutchinson, KS 3rd Place 88 pointsPage 16Iowa Central Track and Field

Men’s NJCAA Outdoor All-Americans2005 Kyle Riddle...............................................High Jump................................ 3rd............................. 6-8.252006 Jarrel Anderson.........................................110 Hurdles............................... 3rd............................. 13.99/14.032006 Jason Gage................................................Javelin....................................... 3rd............................. 190-62006 Noah Too..................................................10 Kilometers........................... 3rd............................. 31:10.252006 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team......................................................................... 3rd............................. 7:43.16Gatluak Chuol, Joseph Meja, Levi Forrester, Butrous Lasha2006 Barnabas Dyedi........................................10 Kilometers...........................*6th............................ 31:42.282006 JaJuan Zolicoffer......................................High Jump................................*7th............................ 6-6.75”2006 Barnabas Dyedi........................................5 Kilometers.............................*9th............................ 15:33.592006 Levi Forrester...........................................Steeplechase.............................*9th............................ 9:57.282006 Sam Lambert............................................Hammer Throw........................*10th........................... 164-10”2006 Sam Lambert............................................Shot Put...................................*10th........................... 46-0.75”2007 Tasman Evans...........................................400 Hurdles.............................. 3rd............................. 53.66/53.502007 Sam Lambert............................................Hammer Throw......................... 3rd............................. 173-11”2007 Barnabas Dyedi........................................10 Kilometers...........................*5th............................ 32:14.952007 Sam Lambert............................................Shot Put....................................*7th............................ 48-4”2007 Barnabas Dyedi........................................5 Kilometers............................*11th........................... 15:42.272008 Stephen Dak..............................................10 Kilometers........................... 3rd............................. 33:16.462008 Stephen Dak..............................................5 Kilometers.............................*4th............................ 14:40.342008 Greg Bell..................................................Steeplechase............................*12th........................... 9:59.302009 Stephen Dak..............................................10 Kilometers........................... 2nd............................. 31:12.562009 Joshua Sawe..............................................10 Kilometers........................... 3rd............................. 31:27.722009 Andre Townsend.......................................400 Hurdles..............................*5th............................ 52.712009 Jamal Currica............................................Decathlon..................................*5th............................ 60312009 Men’s 4 x 100 Meter Relay Team..............................................................*5th............................ 40.70Andre Townsend, Raymon Parker, Marciano Craig, Wilmot Wellington2009 Nick Grosso..............................................Discus.......................................*7th............................ 145-8”2009 Andre Townsend.......................................110 Hurdles...............................*8th............................ 14.672010 Nathan Arnett............................................400 Hurdles...........NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 51.472010 Marquis Mack...........................................High Jump.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 7-2.5”2010 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team......................................................NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 7:38.08Willard Lewis, Matt Juhl, Terence Lee, Conroy Crossman2010 Anthony Lieghio.......................................800 Meters................................ 2nd............................. 1:53.302010 Tomas Cotter............................................Steeplechase............................. 2nd............................. 9:12.422010 Anthony Lieghio.......................................1500 Meters.............................. 3rd............................. 4:03.792010 4 x 400 Meter Relay Team......................................................................... 3rd............................. 3:12.09Roland Denson, Chris Watts, Nathan Arnett, Garfield Powell2010 Chris Watts...............................................400 Meters................................*4th............................ 48.042010 Terence Lee...............................................800 Meters................................*9th............................ 2:09.342010 Terence Lee...............................................1500 Meters.............................*10th........................... 4:15.332010 Matt Juhl...................................................Steeplechase............................*10th........................... 10:01.032010 Nick Grosso..............................................Shot Put....................................*9th............................ 46-11.5”2010 Troy Walls.................................................Decathlon..................................*8th............................ 6027NJCAA All-Americans: Top 2 Indoors / Top 3 OutdoorsIndoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 6 U.S. Citizens and top 3 relaysOutdoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 8 U.S. Citizens and top 4 relaysIowa Central Track and Field Page 17

Women’s NJCAA Outdoor All-Americans2007 Andrea Moss.............................................Long Jump................................ 3rd............................. 18-10.75”2007 Becky Eckerman.......................................1500 Meters..............................*6th............................ 4:53.292007 Ashley Stevens.........................................Steeplechase.............................*6th............................ 11:44.232007 Brittany Valvick........................................High Jump................................*7th............................ 5-1”2007 Katrina Schott...........................................Javelin.......................................*9th............................ 114-5”2007 Becky Eckerman.......................................5 Kilometers............................*12th........................... 20:16.392008 Katrina Schott...........................................Javelin.......................................*8th............................ 118-5”2009 AG Bradford.............................................Heptathlon.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 53322009 AG Bradford.............................................Long Jump................................ 3rd............................. 19-9.5”2009 Sanchia Lee..............................................400 Hurdles.............................. 3rd............................. 61.892009 AG Bradford.............................................High Jump................................*4th............................ 5-7”2009 Women’s 4 x 800 Meter Relay Team.........................................................*5th............................ 9:26.09Lauren Mitchell, Molly Cashman, Holly Tjaden, Kara Keller2009 AG Bradford.............................................400 Hurdles..............................*6th............................ 64.122009 AG Bradford.............................................100 Hurdles..............................*7th............................ 14.292009 Holly Tjaden.............................................1500 Meters.............................*10th........................... 4:58.152009 Amanda Vorthmann..................................1500 Meters.............................*12th........................... 5:10.332010 AG Bradford.............................................Heptathlon.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 54392010 AG Bradford.............................................High Jump.............NATIONAL CHAMPION......... 5-8.752010 Izehi Ileso.................................................Triple Jump............................... 2nd............................. 42-2.25”2010 AG Bradford.............................................100 Hurdles.............................. 3rd............................. 13.662010 AG Bradford.............................................Long Jump................................ 3rd............................. 19-4”2010 Sanchia Lee..............................................Triple Jump............................... 3rd............................. 41-2.25”2010 Destiny Arps.............................................400 Meters................................*9th............................ 56.412010 Amanda Vorthmann..................................Steeplechase.............................*5th............................ 11:58.212010 Amanda Vorthmann..................................5,000 Meters............................*16th........................... 20:22.772010 Latrice Pritchard.......................................Triple Jump...............................*6th............................ 38-8.25”2010 Jess Fevold................................................Discus.......................................*9th............................ 118-9”2010 Megan Brandt...........................................Discus......................................*10th........................... 116-0”2010 Jess Fevold................................................Shot Put....................................*6th............................ 40-0”NJCAA All-Americans: Top 2 Indoors / Top 3 OutdoorsIndoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 6 U.S. Citizens and top 3 relaysOutdoor Coaches Association All-Americans: Top 8 U.S. Citizens and top 4 relaysPage 18Iowa Central Track and Field

Tritons Complete Best Season EverHUTCHINSON, KS - The Iowa Central Triton Track and Field squads ended their season on a high point at the NJCAA Outdoor National meet hostedby Hutchinson Community College. The women’s team scored 88 points which was good enough to bring home hardware with a third place trophy. Thewomen of South Plains won the overall team title with a whopping 192 points. The Central Arizona women were runners up ahead of the Tritons witha tally of 117 points, and New Mexico Junior College was fourth behind Iowa Central in the standings with 77 points. The men’s team also fared wellearning a fourth place finish with 74 points just missing third place by a mere six points. The men’s team title also went to South Plains (142 points), withCentral Arizona taking second (88 points), Barton County was third with 80 points. This represented the highest team finish by both Triton squads.The Tritons crowned a total of five National Champions over the weekend. AG Bradford won the heptathlon with a new school record mark of 5,439points and high jump at 5’ 8.75”. Freshman, Marquis Mack also won the high jump with a school record leap of 7’ 2.5”, completing the Iowa Centralco-ed sweep of the event. Freshman Nathan Arnett won the 400-meter hurdles in a new school record time of 51.47. The men’s 4x800 meter relay ofWillard Lewis, Matt Juhl, Terence Lee, and Conroy Crossman were also crowned champions with their new school record mark of 7:38.08.Sophomore standout AG Bradford was named NJCAA Field Athlete of the Meetby the Coaches Association after defending her heptathlon title, winning the highjump, placing third in the long jump (19-4), and placing third in the 100 meterhurdles. With her heptathlon score, Bradford hits the “B” Standard for the 2010USA Track & Field Championships which will be held at Drake Stadium thisJune. Over the course of the meet Bradford won two national titles and earnedAll-America in four events.There were several outstanding Iowa Central performances at the meet. ChrisWatts placed fourth in the men’s 400-meter final, while breaking the school recordin the preliminary rounds with a time of 47.48. Freshman Anthony Lieghiohad to dig deep to earn second place, and his second All-America award, in themen’s 800-meter run in 1:53.30 after finishing third in the 1500-meter run with attime of 4:03.79. The top three finishers in each event are awarded All-Americanby the NJCAA. Teammate Conroy Crossman finished in fifth in the 1500-meter.Tomas Cotter represented well in the men’s steeplechase with a runner-up andAll-America finish and school record time of 9:12.42. Cotter also doubled backthe next day to squeak out an eighth place finish from the slow heat of the men’s5,000-meter run.Freshman Ayesha Rumble was fifth in the women’s 800-meter run with a schoolSanchia Lee and AG Bradford All American in 100 Hurdles. record time of 2:16.03. Iowa Central’s Female Athlete of the Year, Amanda Vorthmann,placed fifth in the women’s steeplechase. Destiny Arps just missed finalsof the 400 meter run by thousandths of a second but established a new school record with at time of 56.41.Hurdles proved to be a very crucial event for both Iowa Central squads. Sophomores AG Bradford and Sanchia Lee finished third (13.66) and fourth(14.04) in a wind-aided women’s 100- meter hurdle final. Bradford established a school record in prelims with at time of 13.88. Lee also busted out afourth place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a school record time of 60.89, while Tamara Hunter finishedsixth in 62.87. In addition to winning the 400 hurdles, Nathan Arnett also was fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles with a wind-aided mark of 14.20.Sophomore Tasman Evans qualified for finals in both hurdle races but was unable to compete due to an injury during the 4x100-meter relay.The women’s jumps crew scored big points for the team. In addition to Bradford’s places in the high jump and long jump, Sanchia Lee was fifth in thelong jump at 18’ 9.25”. Lee was also third in the triple jump with a new personal best of 41’ 2.25” while teammate Izehi Ileso was second with a hop,skip, and a jump of 42-02 and freshman Latrice Pritchard was sixth with her new personal best of 38’ 8.25”. Lee and Ileso earned All-America honorsin the triple jump. Another jump of note, Troy Walls set a new personal record with a leap of 6’ 10.75” during the decathlon competition.In the throwing events, Jess Fevold and Megan Brandt finished ninth and tenth respectively in the discus competition while Fevold placed sixth in the shotput. In the men’s shot put, Nick Grosso and James Libe finished ninth and 15th respectively. Grosso also finished 12th in the discus while Justin Ludwikowskifinished 11th in the Javelin. Troy Walls and Ethan Wilkins competed in the two-day, ten-event decathlon. Walls set personal bests in five different events tofinish with a new personal record of 6,027 points, good for eighth place. Wilkins set personal bests in two events and finished in ninth with 5,957 points.The Tritons also had decent outings by the relays. The women set new school records in the 4x800-meter relay and the 4x100-meter relay and took fifthin the 4x400-meter relay was fifth. The women’s 4x800 relay team of Rumble, Vorthmann, Shelbie Pettie, and Kara Keller finished fourth in a time of9:23.42. The ladies’ 4x100 relay of Melissa Teape, Lee, Pritchard, and Ileso finished seventh in the final with a mark of 47.76 after running 47.04 inprelims. The women’s 4x400 relay team of Rumble, Lee, Arps, and Hunter finished in 3:52.48.The men also had a strong showing as the relay received All-American status in addition to the title in the 4x800. The 4x400 relay team of RolandDenson, Watts, Arnett, and Garfield Powell stormed to a third place finish in a time of 3:12.09.“We had a great weekend and I am very pleased with how we performed,” said first year head track and field coach Denny Myers. “We had some greatperformances this weekend that carried us. As a program, this was a great showing for us.” In their sixth season of existence, the Iowa Central Women’sand Men’s Track and Field teams finished first and second at the Indoor National Championships in March. Last outdoor season the Iowa Central womenfinished sixth while the men finished tenth. After finishing third and fourth respectively this outdoor season, it is safe to say this was the best season inthe history of Iowa Central Track and Field. “We had a young team this year and the kids did some great things,” said Myers. “We are going into nextseason with very high expectations. There is some room to grow and we hope to continue improving.”Iowa Central Track and Field Page 19

Track & Field Coaches Association Academic All-AmericansWomen’s Team2005 Emily Boyd- Jewell, IA2005 Sharon Fara - Irwin, IA2006 Lynn Koger - Barnum, IA2006 Ashley Stevens - Braddyville, IA2006 Miriam Byfield - Freeport, Bahamas2006 Lydia Gawtry - Fort Dodge, IA2007 Lynn Koger - Barnum, IA2007 Ashley Stevens - Braddyville, IA2007 Miriam Byfield - Freeport, Bahamas2007 Sara Kenney - Harlan, IA2007 Jessica Johnson - Fort Dodge, IA2007 Amy Dobbins - Sigourney, IA2007 Becky Eckerman - Fort Dodge, IA2007 Kacee Prelip - Albuquerque, NM2008 Lindsey Borr - Buchanan, MI2008 Ty Thomas - Freeport, Bahamas2008 Michelle Alliger - Gowrie, IA2008 Agnes Kapsoiyo - Eldoret, Kenya2009 Katie Cole - Fort Dodge, IA2009 Lauren Mitchell - Fort Dodge, IA2009 Katelyn Smith - Cedar Rapids, IA2009 Megan Brandt - Duncombe, IA2009 Rebecca Shomo - Ida Grove, IA2009 Holly Tjaden - Manchester, IA2009 Amanda Vorthmann - Oakland, IA2009 Lindsey Borr - Buchanan, MI2009 Agnes Kapsoiyo - Eldoret, Kenya2009 Nancy Bor - Eldoret, Kenya2010 Caitie Taylor - Ida Grove, IA2010 Katelyn Smith - Cedar Rapids, IA2010 Izehi Ileso - Gothenburg, Sweden2010 Megan Brandt - Webster City, IA2010 Liz Crimmins - Fort Dodge, IA2010 Amanda Vorthmann - Oakland, IA2010 Melissa Teape - Kingston, JamaicaNJCAA Academic All-AmericansMen’s Team2005 Lee Elbert - Whittemore, IA2005 Jason Gage - Longmont, CO2006 Sam Lambert - Webster City, IA2006 Brandon Bush - Laurens, IA2006 Nick Miller - Okoboji, IA2006 Ryan Snitker - Waukon, IA2007 Andy Meyer - Lake City, IA2007 Hillary Samoei - Nandi Hills, Kenya2007 Damarcus Taylor - Carlisle, IA2007 Adam Welp - Forest City, IA2008 Aaron Schmidt - Mt. Vernon, IA2008 Brandon Rowley - Algona, IA2008 Andrew Roland - Carlisle, IA2008 Logan Miller - Des Moines, IA2008 Hillary Samoei - Nandi Hills, Kenya2008 Titus Kiplimo - Eldoret, Kenya2008 Jacob Cullen - Boscobel, WI2009 Matt Havel - Calmar, IA2009 Domonique Gilmer - Robbinsdale, MN2009 Alex Paul - Miami, FL2009 Joshua Sawe - Kenya2009 Matt Juhl - Estherville, IA2009 Logan Miller - Des Moines, IA2009 Andrew Allen - Des Moines, IA2009 Justin Ludwikowski - Roland, IA2010 Liberio Niyiragira - Cedar Rapids, IA2010 Nii Ayi - Mulhouse, France2010 Justin Ludwikowski - Roland, IA2010 Will Cranford - Detroit, MI2010 Josh Fick - Muscatine, IA2010 Gawain Gray - Kingston, Jamaica2010 Tony Knight - Aurora, IL2004-05 Emily Boyd, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2006-07 Ashley Stevens, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2006-07 Lynn Koger, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2006-07 Miriam Byfield, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2006-07 Jessica Johnson, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2006-07 Becky Eckerman, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2007-08 Ashley Stevens, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2007-08 Amy Dobbins, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2007-08 Kacee Prelip, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2008-09 Lindsey Borr, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2008-09 Sylvia Bundotich, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2009-10 Katelyn Smith, *Distinguished Academic All-American (3.80-4.00)2009-10 Megan Brandt, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)2009-10 Amanda Vorthmann, Academic All-American (3.60-3.79)*Athlete must have completed 3 semesters of college work and participated in at least one season at the varsity levelTrack & Field Coaches Association Academic Teams of the Year2006 Women’s Track and Field 3.25 3rd2006 Men’s Track and Field 3.34 3rd2007 Women’s Track and Field 3.64 2nd2007 Men’s Track and Field 3.26 4th2008 Men’s Track and Field 3.84 1st2008 Women’s Track and Field 3.38 4th2009 Men’s Track and Field 3.58 2nd2009 Women’s Track and Field 3.73 3rd2010 Men’s Track and Field 3.46 1st2010 Women’s Track and Field 3.58 3rd*Must nominate at least 10 members of your regional or national teamNJCAA Academic Teams of the Year2007 Women’s Indoor Track and Field 3.17 4th2007 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field 3.17 5th2008 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field 3.02 2nd2008 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field 3.03 8th2009 Women’s Indoor Track and Field 3.34 3rd2009 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field 3.29 4th2010 Women’s Indoor Track and Field 3.042010 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field 3.05*Must have at least a 3.00 accumulative spring GPA from all members of your eligible rosterPage 20Iowa Central Track and Field

Five Track Stars Highlight Night of Academic ExcellenceFORT DODGE – The Iowa Central men’s and women’s track and field program was represented quite nicely at Wednesday’s Night of Academic Excellenceheld at Decker Auditorium.The track and field program had five athletes honored throughout the night as one member of the men’s track and field team and three members of thewomen’s track and field team received academic awards. Nii Ayi (Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges), Amanda Vorthmann (Iowa Central HonorSociety), Megan Brandt (Iowa Central Honor Society) and Katelyn Smith (Iowa Central Honor Society) were each honored.Nii Ayi (Ghana), Megan Brandt (Webster City, IA), Amanda Vorthmann (Oakland, IA), Wilmot Wellington (Fairfield, IA)The track and field program also produced the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, which were also presented Tuesday night. Sophomore dual sportathlete Wilmot Wellington was honored for the men. On the track, Wellington qualified for the 2010 NJCAA Indoor National Track and Field Meet inthe 60-meter and 200-meter dash. He helped the Tritons finish second at the Indoor Championships. So far this outdoor season, Wellington’s 4x100meter relay team has also qualified. Wellington was a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team that placed sixth at the 2009 NJCAA Outdoor NationalChampionships, in which they set a school record time of 40.70 seconds. Their relay team was named All-American by the Track and Field CoachesAssociation. Last season, Wellington also earned 2nd team Academic-All Region honors.On the football field, Wellington was named Honorable Mention All-America by the NJCAA and rushed for 1,230 yards and 16 touchdowns. He averaged136 yards a game which was sixth nationally and was fourth nationally in touchdowns. Wellington has committed to play football at the Universityof Northern Iowa.Amanda Vorthmann, also a dual sport athlete, was named the Female Athlete of the Year. Vorthmann is a two-time Coaches Association All-Americanin both Cross Country and the Half Marathon. She helped lead the Iowa Central women’s cross country team to a second place finish at the NJCAACross Country Meet in November. She was also a varsity member of the 2008 National Championship Cross Country team. Vorthmann was also namedAcademic All-America for her work in the classroom both seasons. She was voted team captain in 2009 as well as the Most Inspirational and HardestWorker by her teammates.On the track, Vorthmann was an NJCAA All-American in 2009 by virtue of a second place finish in the 4 x 800 meter relay at the Indoor Track andField Championships, in which the foursome established a new school record time of 9:39.48. She was twice named All-American by the Coaches Association,in 2009 when she placed 11th in the 3000 meter run and again in 2010 when she placed eighth in the mile run. She helped Iowa Central to itsfirst ever national title in indoor track and field. During the outdoor season she was again named All-American by the Coaches Association when sheplaced 12th in the 1500 meter run in 2009.In the young outdoor season, Vorthmann has already qualified in both the steeplechase and the 10,000-meters. Her time in the steeplechase is currentlythe fastest time in the nation. Vorthmann has signed a national letter of intent with Dana College in Blair, NE.“Amanda and Wilmot are not only two great athletes but two great individuals. They are team leaders and very genuine people. We are lucky to havethem with us and we will miss them a great deal as they move on next year. I am very proud of the both of them in addition to Megan, Katelyn and Nii.It is great to see five of our athletes recognized for their excellence,” said Coach Dee Brown.Previous Cross Country or Track and Field athletes to be honored as Iowa Central Athlete of the Year include Lee Elbert (Track and Field, 2005), AshleyStevens (Cross Country & Track and Field, 2007), Sam Lambert (Track and Field, 2007), Hillary Samoei (Cross Country & Track and Field, 2008),Joshua Sawe (Cross Country & Track and Field, 2009), and Holly Tjaden (Cross Country & Track and Field, 2009).Iowa Central Track and Field Page 21

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