Men's Track & Field Post Strong Showing at Region 6 Championships

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Colby men's track and field team wrapped up the Region 6 Championships at Cowley College, finishing tied for ninth overall out of 14 teams with multiple point-scoring performances and several top-10 program marks highlighted across the weekend.

On the track, Javano Bridgewater led a strong sprint group with a 5th-place finish in the 400m (46.68, NJCAA qualifying mark), one of the top performances of the meet for the Trojans. Redith Stubbs added a 14th-place finish in 48.68, while Leonardo Clement placed 19th in 50.27.

In the 800m, Alexandre LeRoy delivered one of the standout performances of the weekend, placing 4th in 1:50.93, an NJCAA qualifying mark and the 2nd-fastest time in school history, along with a personal best. Thomas Calas finished 8th in 1:54.63, and Jairus Turrbiates placed 15th in 1:58.11.

Kenan Delestre had a strong distance showing, finishing 3rd in the 3000m steeplechase in 9:07.68 (NJCAA qualifying mark), then returning to take 5th in the 5000m in 14:58.25 (NJCAA qualifying mark). Japhet Kiprono added a 10th-place finish in the 5000m (15:33.33), while Dakotah Kotchuck competed in both the 1500m (23rd, 4:34.96) and 5000m (20th, 18:32.62). Junior Edouard placed 20th in the 1500m in 4:27.90.

The relay squads also delivered strong performances. The 4x100m relay team of Javano Bridgewater, Walter Parker, Harley McPherson, and Jonathan Mader placed 5th in 43.04, ranking ninth all-time in school history. The 4x400m relay team of Redith Stubbs, Javano Bridgewater, Leonardo Clement, and Irad Mixon also placed 5th in 3:16.55, the sixth-fastest time in school history. The 4x800m relay of Thomas Calas, Junior Edouard, Kenan Delestre, and Alexandre LeRoy finished 6th in 7:44.87, the third-fastest mark in program history and an NJCAA qualifying performance.

In the field events, Jared Cox placed 7th in the discus (140-02), while Tamario Petty finished 14th (125-00). Sumner Homolka placed 16th (114-10). In the hammer throw, Petty placed 15th (141-10), Cox was 21st (125-10), and Deangelo Delancy finished 26th (108-10). In the javelin, Homolka placed 4th with a throw of 166-02, still second all-time in school history and a personal best.

The Trojans will now look towards the NJCAA Championships set for two weekends from this past weekend.

Full Men's Results

100m Prelims

16th – Walter Parker – 11.04

28th – Jonathan Mader – 11.53

30th – Finley Beaven – 15.83

200m Prelims

20th – Walter Parker – 22.55

25th – Jonathan Mader – 23.16

400m

5th – Javano Bridgewater – 46.68 #

14th – Redith Stubbs – 48.68

19th – Leonardo Clement – 50.27

400mH

16th – Harley McPherson – 58.67

800m

4th – Alexandre LeRoy – 1:50.93 #

8th – Thomas Calas – 1:54.63

15th – Jairus Turrbiates – 1:58.11

1500m

20th – Junior Edouard – 4:27.90

23rd – Dakotah Kotchuck – 4:34.96

3000m Steeplechase

3rd – Kenan Delestre – 9:07.68 #

5000m

5th – Kenan Delestre – 14:58.25 #

10th – Japhet Kiprono – 15:33.33

20th – Dakotah Kotchuck – 18:32.62

4x100m Relay

5th – Javano Bridgewater, Walter Parker, Harley McPherson, Jonathan Mader – 43.04

4x400m Relay

5th – Redith Stubbs, Javano Bridgewater, Leonardo Clement, Irad Mixon – 3:16.55

4x800m Relay

6th – Thomas Calas, Junior Edouard, Kenan Delestre, Alexandre LeRoy – 7:44.87 # 

Discus

7th – Jared Cox – 140-02

14th – Tamario Petty – 125-00

16th – Sumner Homolka – 114-10

Hammer Throw

15th – Tamario petty – 141-10

21st – Jared Cox – 125-10

26th – Deangelo Delancy – 108-10

Javelin

4th – Sumner Homolka – 166-02 

Shot Put

19th – Deangelo Delancy – 40-8.75

24th – Tamario Petty – 37-9.50

27th – Sumner Homolka – 31-7.25

# - indicates NJCAA qualifying mark