2023 All-Region Performances Recognized Along with Top Season Awards
The 2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Region teams were recognized on Wednesday -- with the Region 11 Championships determining the All-Region performers this season. Coaches then voted on the special awards given to the ICCAC's Track Athlete, Field Athlete and Coach of the Year.
The Iowa Western Reivers won the Men's Outdoor Track and Field Region 11 Championships for a second year in a row. The Reivers won 10 events to remain the champions. Runners-up Iowa Central won nine events and Indian Hills won three. All three teams shared the postseason's special awards.
Iowa Western 's David Burnett managed to retain the championship title in his first year at Iowa Western and earned the Coach of the Year honor. As noted, Burnett's team competed for 10 titles of the 22 available. Twenty-seven Reiver All-Region performances were covered of the 66 available placements across First, Second and Honorable Mention -- awarded to the top three finishers in each event.
The Track Athlete of the Year was Indian Hills' Rivaldo Marshall. After some great performances last season -- Marshall set a Region 11 Championship record this year in the 800 Meter with a time of 1:47.35 as he repeated as champion this season. That time was the second-fastest time in an NJCAA 800 Meter event this season.
The Warriors also won the 4x400 Meter Relay with Marshall as the anchor. That group finished the Region 11 Championships with a time of 3:06.30.
Taking the ICCAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year was Iowa Central's Roman Kuleshov. This follows an impressive performance at the Region 11 Championship where he took first in both Long Jump and Triple Jump (15.15 meters). Kuleshov finished the season with the fourth-longest mark in the Long Jump event in the NJCAA, posting a 7.49 meter leap.
Iowa Western sprinter Tahj Hamm led the way winning the 200 meter and 400 Meter. The sophomore set a PR in both events -- 20.77 in the 200 and 46.25 in the 400.
Multiple Iowa Western athletes set championship meet records as well. Jayden Brown won the 400 Meter Hurdles in 51 seconds. Odayne Harris took the Javelin with a dart of 60.09 meters and Brandon Gayle tossed the shot put 17.24 meters, breaking Iowa Central's Brian Williams mark from 2016.
Men's 100 Meter dash
1. Traunard Folson, Indian Hills - 10.49
2. Ayomide Oyetunji, Iowa Central - 10.58
HM. Willy Mabena, Iowa Central - 10.65
Men's 200 Meter Dash
1. Tahj Hamm, Iowa Western - 20.77
2. Andrew Brown, Iowa Western - 21.28
HM. Woyn Chatman, Indian Hills - 21.30
Men's 400 Meter Dash
1. Tahj Hamm, Iowa Western - 46.25
2. Chris Johnson, Indian Hills - 46.80
HM. Andrew Brown, Iowa Western - 46.90
Men's 800 Meter Run
1. Rivaldo Marshall, Indian Hills - 1:47.35
2. Tyrice Taylor, Indian Hills - 1:47.58
HM. Mohammed Kowa, Iowa Western - 1:50.46
Men's 1500 Meter Run
1. Mohammed Kowa, Iowa Western - 3:58.96
2. Jacinto Gaspar, Iowa Western - 3:58.87
HM. Zander Cobb, Iowa Central - 4:01.63
Men's 5000 Meter Run
1. Brady Hogan, Iowa Central - 16:23.76
2. Marco Lopez, Iowa Central - 16:31.45
HM. Ander Julian, Iowa Central - 16:33.48
Men's 10,000 Meter Run
1. Jacinto Gaspar, Iowa Western - 32:32.70
2. Zander Cobb, Iowa Central - 32:42.40
HM. D'Artagnon Beaver, Hawkeye - 33:44.64
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
1. Joel Nyatusah, Iowa Central - 14.03
2. Rahyme Christian, Iowa Western - 14.24
HM. C.J. McFerrin, Indian Hills - 14.55
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
1. Jayden Brown, Iowa Western - 51.00
2. Dean Clarke, Indian Hills - 51.49
HM. Tafari Bishop, Iowa Central - 52.06
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay
1. Iowa Central (Ayomide Oyetunji, Waukeem Walters, Zion Campbell, Willy Mabena) - 40.22
2. Indian Hills (D'Eric Smith, Traunard Folson, Nehemiah Ray, Khalid Hornsby) - 40.25
HM. Iowa Western (Elijah Simmons, Aaron Kilber, Max Azor, Eseroghene Oguma) - 41.72
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Indian Hills (Woyn Chatman, Tyrice Taylor, Chris Giles, Rivaldo Marshall) - 3:06.30
2. Iowa Central (Tafari Bishop, Marreion Marks, Kamijah Carter, Trevon Prince) - 3:13.94
HM. Hawkeye (Kenny Cutler, Noah Sheridan, Carson Hellinga, Orlando Vivians) - 3:23.85
Men's 4x800 Meter Relay
1. Iowa Western (Chaz Brown, Mohammed Kowa, Kylan Willis, Steve Hines) - 7:51.92
2. Iowa Central (Trae Corby, Jadon Boots, Joseph Asahi Wright, Trevon Prince) - 7:55.57
HM. NIACC (Bryson Canton, Hugo Massa, Vlad Starrett, Jacob Vais) - 8:15.58
Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1. Ander Julian, Iowa Central - 9:37.47
2. Baylor Bergren, Iowa Central - 9:46.94
HM. Chase Oates, Southwestern - 10:02.51
Men's Long Jump
1. Roman Kuleshov, Iowa Central - 7.49m
2. Waukeem Walters, Iowa Central - 7.44m
HM. Prosper Kopongo, Iowa Western - 7.07m
Men's High Jump
1. Paul Rowden, Iowa Western - 2.06m
2. Tyler Missick, Iowa Western - 2.03m
HM. Roman Smith, Iowa Western - 2.03m
Men's Triple Jump
1. Roman Kuleshov, Iowa Central - 15.15m
2. Waukeem Walters, Iowa Central - 15.14m
HM. Marzeion Jones, Iowa Western - 14.45m
Men's Shot Put
1. Brandon Gayle, Iowa Western - 17.24m
2. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western - 16.16m
HM. Michael Harris, Iowa Western - 15.81m
Men's Discus Throw
1. Denza Simmonds, Iowa Western - 52.19m
2. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western - 51.40m
HM. Brandon Gayle, Iowa Western - 44.91m
Men's Javelin Throw
1. Odayne Harris, Iowa Western - 60.09m
2. Fabian Steene, NIACC - 47.47m
HM. Brandt Williams, Hawkeye -47.14m
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Jon Astor, Iowa Central - 45.77m
2. Michael Harris, Iowa Western - 44.01m
HM. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western - 42.50m
Men's Pole Vault
1. Cameron Ventura, Iowa Central - 3.35m
2. Aries Scott, Iowa Central - 3.15m
HM. Travis Brace, Hawkeye - 3.05m
Men's Decathlon
1. Cameron Ventura, Iowa Central - 5715
2. Jonathon Hackett, Southwestern - 5366
HM. Brandon Calmese, Iowa Western - 5292