Walden, Scott Earn Top Honors as All-Region Teams Release
The Iowa Western Reivers won the Men's Outdoor Track & Field Region XI Championships for the first time since 2008 last weekend. The Reivers won eight events to power past 12 time reigning champion, Iowa Central. The Tritons also won eight events, with Indian Hills winning five, and Hawkeye winning one.
Of those winners, two were voted as the 2022 ICCAC Men's Outdoor Track Athlete and Field Athlete of the Year.
Indian Hills sprinter Justin Walden was tagged with the Track Athlete of the Year. The sophomore won the 100 meter, 200 meter and was on the 4x100 meter team that took first place. His season-mark that he matched at the regional ranks fourth all time in Indian Hills history.
He placed sixth at the Drake Relays in the 100 meter -- racing against top NCAA talent. Walden has qualified for Nationals in four events -- including the 4x400 meter relay as well.
Taking the Field Athlete of the Year was Iowa Central's Aries Scott. For the second year in a row, Scott was tagged with the honor after winning the decathlon and pole vault. He is currently top 10 in the nation in the decathlon and won the Region XI Championship with 5,698 points. Additionally, Scott was fifth in the long jump and fourth in the 110 meter hurdles with a PR of 15.24.
Other notable finishers and First Team All-Region earners were Iowa Central's Yared Kidane. Kidane set a Region XI meet record in the 1,500 meter with a time of 3:49.92. He was also a part of the winning 4x800 meter relay team -- and was Second Team All-Region in the 800 meter, and Honorable Mention in the 4x400 meter relay.
Fellow Triton Aspel Kiprob won the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter for First Team honors. Also, Hunter Klimek won the 3000 meter steeplechase and was on the 4x800 region champion team.
Cortney Watkins was the regional champion for Iowa Western in both hurdle races, the 110 and 400 meter. He is No. 5 and No. 7 in the NJCAA this season, respectively.
Notably for the Indian Hills Warriors, Rivaldo Marshall won the 800 meter and was on the winning 4x400 meter relay team. He has the third fastest time in the NJCAA this season in the event at 1:48.88.
Rounding out the postseason awards, Douglas Marshall was voted 2022 ICCAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. As stated, the Reivers won their first regional since 2008. He also led Iowa Western to their third-straight women's title this spring.
Men's 100m dash
1. Justin Walden, Indian Hills – 10.37
2. Tinashe Chigudu, NIACC – 10.37
HM. Isiah Thomas, Indian Hills – 10.42
Men's 200m Dash
1. Justin Walden, Indian Hills – 21.00
2. Tinashe Chigudu, NIACC – 21.03
HM. Kendrick Winfield, Indian Hills – 21.07
Men's 400m dash
1. D'Andre Anderson, Iowa Western – 46.90
2. Tahj Hamm, Iowa Western – 46.91
HM. Connor Belken, Hawkeye – 47.35
Men's 800m run
1. Rivaldo Marshall, Indian Hills – 1:50.72
2. Yared Kidane, Iowa Central – 1:53.67
HM. Nick O'Connor, Indian Hills – 1:54.40
Men's 1500 run
1. Yared Kidane, Iowa Central – 3:49.92
2. Yonas Mogos, Iowa Western – 3:52.13
HM. Samuel Hydro, Iowa Western – 3:54.82
Men's 5000m Run
1. Aspel Kiprob, Iowa Central – 14:32.29
2. Nicholas Kiprotich, Iowa Western – 14:33.11
HM. Melvin Kipkemboi, NIACC – 14:35.29
Men's 10,000m Run
1. Aspel Kiprob, Iowa Central – 32:42.83
2. Nicholas Kiprotich, Iowa Western – 32:43.29
HM. Ayenew Devany, Iowa Central – 33:14.71
Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Cortney Watkins, Iowa Western – 13.87
2. Tajean Houston, Iowa Western – 14.26
HM. Terry McNeill Jr., Iowa Central – 15.00
Men's 400m hurdles
1. Courtney Watkins, Iowa Western – 53.18
2. Damien Lewis, Indian Hills – 54.31
HM. Shamar Brown, Iowa Western – 54.35
Men's 4x100m
1. Indian Hills – 40.49 (Justin Walden, Kendrick Winfield, Damoy Allen, Aurel Tchanbi)
2. Hawkeye – 41.90 (Ray Talbert, Blake Osborn, Brigham Daniel, Keegan Thompson)
HM. Iowa Western – 41.92 (Max Azor, Jude Murray, Ebiye Ogoun, Rosean Young)
Men's 4x400m Relay
1. Indian Hills – 3:14.10 (Sydney Peal, Dorian Craven, Rivaldo Marshall, Kendrick Winfield)
2. Hawkeye – 3:18.22 (Blake Osborn, Isaac Vaske, Edgar Tapia, Connor Belken)
HM. Iowa Central – 3:23.98 (Aries Scott, Yared Kidane, Robin Aguilar Gonzalez, Hayden Cobbs)
Men's 4x800m relay
1. Iowa Central – 7:49.83 (Cassius Havis, Robin Aguilar Gonzalez, Hunter Klimek, Yared Kidane)
2. Iowa Western – 7:54.86 (Chaz Brown, Merci Bita, Deiondre Williams, Ty Costigan)
HM. Hawkeye – 8:10.09 (Koby Brackemeyer, Chase Mullenix, Mason Chipman, Stephen Thomas)
Men's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Hunter Klimek, Iowa Central – 9:21.86
2. Robin Aguilar Gonz, Iowa Central – 9:24.41
HM. Wimachmorr Gilo, Iowa Western – 9:25.16
Men's Long Jump
1. Michael Buchanan, Iowa Western – 7.58m
2. Roland Hure, Southwestern – 7.37m
HM. Kenyon Johnson, Iowa Western – 7.33m
Men's High Jump
1. Roman Smith, Iowa Western – 2.00m
2. Tyler Missick, Iowa Western – 2.00m
HM. Christian Collins, Iowa Central – 1.95m
Men's Triple Jump
1. Nicholaus Smith, Iowa Western – 14.88m
2. Kenyon Johnson, Iowa Western – 14.74m
HM. JC Remirez, Indian Hills – 14.25
Men's Shot Put
1. Christian Turner, Iowa Western – 15.48m
2. James MacKey Jr., Iowa Central – 15.31m
HM. Elisha Turner, Iowa Western – 15.01m
Men's Discus Throw
1. James MacKey Jr., Iowa Central – 53.32m
2. Blake Veenstra, Hawkeye – 50.30m
HM. Shakiel Dacres, Iowa Western – 49.18m
Men's Javelin Throw
1. Connor Belken, Hawkeye -49.66m
2. Randry Mugisha, NIACC – 45.19m
HM. Nemoy Cockett, Iowa Western – 44.69m
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Nemoy Cockett, Iowa Western – 54.32m
2. Blake Veenstra, Hawkeye – 51.04m
HM. James MacKey Jr., Iowa Central – 48.19m
Men's Pole Vault
1. Aries Scott, Iowa Central – 3.30m
2. Christian Collins, Iowa Central – 3.00m
HM. Forest Pribbernow, Iowa Western – 3.00m
Men's Decathlon
1. Aries Scott, Iowa Central - 5698
2. Forest Pribbernow, Iowa Western - 5002
HM. Camron Ventura, Iowa Central - 4871