Chebet, Ailes Take Home Hardware as Women's Track & Field All-Region Announced

Chebet, Ailes Take Home Hardware as Women's Track & Field All-Region Announced
May 13, 2022

Last Saturday and Sunday the Iowa Western Women won the Region XI Outdoor Track & Field Championships, securing the meet victory with a team score of 307.5 and winning 14 events. 

Hilda Chebet took home two individual championships this season in the 1,500 and 10,000-meter runs. Chebet has been one of the top runners in the nation in those events and defended her status with a time of 4:40.98 in the 1,500 and 37:16.6 in the 10,000 meters. She was named the 2022 ICCAC Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year. 

In all three of her events, she is the current No. 1 in the NJCAA and the school record holder. 

Taking home the 2022 ICCAC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year honors was Miracle Ailes. Ailes was the champion in both the long jump with a distance of 6.30 meters and in the high jump with a height of 1.85 meters. Her high jump is No. 1 in the NJCAA and No. 1in the world for U20. At 1.85 meters -- Ailes set a new Region XI meet record. 

Her long jump is No. 3 in the country, and her jump this year was second longest in Region XI Meet history. 

Chebet and Ailes coach, Douglas Marshall, was named the 2022 Coach of the Year as the Reivers took their third Region XI Outdoor Championship in a row. The Reivers have won back-to-back NJCAA Indoor titles and were third last season at Outdoor. 

Other notable All-Region performers this season were Iowa Western's Tirecia Walcott who earned First Team status in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100 meter relay. 

Mercy Biwott, the 2021 ICCAC Division I Women's Cross Country champion, won the 5,000 meter and was Second Team in the 10,000 and Honorable Mention Team in the 1,500. 

Dyandra Gray continued her hurdles success by winning the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles. 

Rounding out the Reivers notables was Antonia Sealy -- the 2022 ICCAC Indoor Women's Field Athlete of the Year -- was the heptathlon champion and javelin winner. She was also Second Team in the 100 meter hurdles and Honorable Mention Team shot put. 

While winning the javelin with a 42.87 meter launch -- Sealy broke the Region XI meet record. She also broke the shot put record for the heptathlon with a 12.17 meter chuck. 

Iowa Central's Britney Brown won the 400 meter run and was Honorable Mention in the 200 meter. 

Emma Hoins of Hawkeye was on two All-Region lists with a First Team finish in the 3000 meter Steeplechase -- and was on the Honorable Mention 4x400 meter relay team for the RedTails. Her steeplechase time of 10:55.67 set a new Region meet mark. 

Southwestern boasted Molly Venteicher -- First Team All-Region shot put -- was the Spartans second Region XI Champion in school history. She broke all the previous SWCC records in the shot put, hammer throw and javelin. 

Lastly, Ailyah Simmons from Indian Hills was First Team in the 800 meter and the 4x400 meter relay. Simmons 800 meter of 2:13.80 was a Region XI meet record. 

 

Women's 100m Dash

 1. Tirecia Walcott, Iowa Western – 11.67

2. Kayla McCray, Indian Hills – 11.85

HM. Victory George, Iowa Western – 12.09

 

Women's 200m Dash

 1. Tirecia Walcott, Iowa Western – 23.93

2. Kahliyah Anderson, Indian Hills – 24.63

HM. Britney Brown, Iowa Central – 24.83

 

Women's 400m Dash

 1. Britney Brown, Iowa Central – 55.10

2. Daniella Deer, Iowa Western – 55.97

HM. Aimaya Drummond, Indian Hills – 56.13

 

Women's 800m Run

1. Aliyah Simmons, Indian Hills – 2:13.80

2. Shariden Richardson, Iowa Western – 2:14.42

HM. Taylor McCreedy, Iowa Central – 2:24.97

 

Women's 1500m Run

 1. Hilda Chabet, Iowa Western – 4:40.98

2. Chloe Garcia-Grafing, Iowa Central – 4:50.59

HM. Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western – 4:52.95

 

Women's 5000m Run

 1. Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western – 18:36.78

2. Josey French, Iowa Western – 21:49.23

HM. Makayla Wells, Southeastern – 22:53.98

 

Women's 10,000m Run

 1. Hilda Chabet, Iowa Western – 37:16.60

2. Mercy Biwott, Iowa Western – 37:38.38

HM. Monserrat Guerrero, Indian Hills – 42:23.76

 

Women's 100m Hurdles

 1. Dyandra Gray, Iowa Western – 13.92

2. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western – 14.08

HM. Adeyah Brewster, Iowa Central – 14.43

 

Women's 400m Hurdles

 1. Dyandra Gray, Iowa Western – 1:02.86

2. Holly Hoepner, Iowa Western – 1:08.12

HM. Monique Remy, Iowa Western – 1:08.13

 

Women's 3000m Steeplechase

 1. Emma Hoins, Hawkeye – 10:55.67

2. Taylor McCreedy, Iowa Central – 12:02.87

HM. Josie Stackis, Iowa Central – 12:42.98

 

Women's 4x100m

 1. Iowa Western – 48.09 (Marquetta Berlin-Burns, Nickisha Pryce, Dyandra Gray, Tirecia Walcott)

2. Hawkeye – 49.77 (Mattie Janssen, Maci Freund, Kylee Neighbors, Jenna Hummell)

HM. NIACC – 54.17 (Lynn Hoeft, Katyrra Peck, Jordan Swenson, Calista Polk)

 

Women's 4x400m Relay

 1. Indian Hills – 3:52.15 (Aimaya Drummond, Aliyah Simmons, Temira Goods, Kahliyah Anderson)

2. Iowa Central – 4:13.34 (Elizabeth Gibson, Britney Brown, Nyadhol Thichiot, Adeyah Brewster)

HM. Hawkeye – 4:21.01 (Mattie Janssen, Jenna Hummell, Emma Hoins, Maci Freund)

 

Women's 4x800m Relay

 1. Iowa Central – 10:13.29 (Britney Brown, Shaunti Longfellow, Chloe Garcia Grafing, Taylor McCreedy)

2. Indian Hills – 10:21.29 (Julie Granahan, Isabelle Mellin, Kaylen Pryor, Lizeth Flores)

HM. Iowa Western – 10:57.59 (Josey French, Lillian Garay, Asia Williams, Mikayla Pecka)

 

Women's Triple Jump

 1. Nyadhol Thichiot, Iowa Central – 11.79m

2. Victory George, Iowa Western – 11.63m

HM. Siby Yao, Indian Hills – 11.62

 

Women's Long Jump

 1. Miracle Ailes, Iowa Western – 6.30m

2. Alliyah McNeil, Iowa Western – 6.25m

HM. Siby Yao, Indian Hills – 6.15m

 

Women's High Jump

 1. Miracle Ailes, Iowa Western – 1.85m

2. Alliyah McNeil, Iowa Western – 1.75m

HM. Haleigh Hadley, Indian Hills – 1.60m

 

Women's Shot Put

1. Molly Venteicher, Southwestern – 12.36m

2. Emma Seidl, Iowa Central – 12.22m

HM. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western – 11.94m

 

Women's Hammer Throw

 1. Elizabeth Sebera, Iowa Western – 45.18

2. Brenna Paulson, NIACC – 41.43

HM. Cheyanne Fearson, Iowa Western – 41.01

 

Women's Javelin Throw

 1. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western – 42.87

2. Halsie Keltner, NIACC – 38.75

HM. Lauren Upmeyer, Iowa Western – 34.31

 

Women's Discus Throw

 1. Cheyanne Fearon, Iowa Western – 41.93m

2. Elizabeth Sebera, Iowa Western – 38.64m

HM. Allison Flanscha, Hawkeye – 37.48m

 

Women's Heptathlon

 1. Antonia Sealy, Iowa Western – 4535

2. Cadence Stanley, Iowa Western – 3595

HM. Brianna Osterson, Southwestern– 3248

 

Women's Pole Vault

 1. Jade Durfey, Iowa Central – 2.15m

2. Taylor McCreedy, Iowa Central - NH

HM. Chloe Garcia Grafing, Iowa Central – NH