Strong Start for Reivers In Season Opener
January 13, 2020
Crete, NE- The Iowa Western Track & Field team's opened up their season in Crete, Ne for the Ward Haylett Invite. The women's team finished with six top 3 performances including national qualifying marks from Patricia Johnson, Faith Chepengat, and Sierra Coward.
The men's team finished with eight top-3 performances with the highlight of the day coming in the 60m dash where they swept the competition finishing in the top 4 spots. The men had qualifying performance's from returning All-American Johnie Jean-Jacques and the 4x400m relay team (DeAirus Clerveaux, Justen O'Brien, LeeAaron Berks, Shamar Deacon)
MEET HIGHLIGHTS
Women
- Patricia Johnson finished 1st in the 60m dash (7.79)* and the Long Jump (5.79m).
- Faith Chepengat finished 1st in the 1000m (3:06.78)* and the Mile (5:15.25)*
- Sierra Coward finished 2nd in the women's long jump (5.41m)*
- Accacia Hinds won the women's 400m with a time of (1:01.61)
- Aliyah George finished 2nd in the 600m (1:44.23)
- Shania Parkinson finished 7th in the Shot Put (11.93m)
Men
- Johnie Jean- Jacques finished 6th in shot put (15.08)*
- Men's 4x400m relay finished 1st with a time of (3:19.95)*
- Nastario Williams won the 60m dash with a time of 6.89
- Maurice Thompson finished 2nd in the 60m (6.92)
- Aarron Westmoreland finished 1st in the 200m (22.34) and 3rd in the 60m (6.93)
- Malachi Carroll finished 4th in the 60m (6.94) and 3rd in the 200m (22.92)
- Ethan Brenneman finished 3rd in the 600m (1:25.34)
- Shamar Deacon won the 1000m with a time of (2:37.94)
- Sam Hydro finished 2nd in the 1000m (2:38.38)
- Shawn Kiptoo won the Mile with a time of (4:31.48)
- Gavin Klein finished second in the mile (4:38.95)
- Tyler Pouncy finished 2nd in long jump (6.97m)
- Michael Jackson finished 5th in long jump (6.83)
- Tyrell Johnson finished 5th in long jump (6.80m)
- Nicholaus Smith finished 3rd in triple jump (13.52m)