Trojans solid at region track meet

Seventeen Trojans earned all-region status when the Colby Community College men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed at the Region VI Championships on Feb. 19 and 20 in Pittsburg.

The foursome of Luke Sundberg, Dante Sol, Mohammed Baghati, and Ricardo Barbosa handily won the distance medley relay with a time of 9:59.17 and broke the CCC record by five seconds.

The men watched Sundberg also win the 1000-meter run in 2:29.46 and teammate Tom Thierry (2:34.94) take 6^th. Sundberg was 6^th in the mile (4:20.90), one spot ahead of Baghati (4:21.44). Barbosa (8:14.40) won the 3,000m, while Remi Chavenaud (8:26.56) took 6^th. In the 5,000m, Sanele Masondo ran a fourth-place time of 14:40.78, and 6^th place was claimed by Aled Jones (14:59.58).

The women's squad also turned in a successful day. In the field events, Saqqary Baker placed 2^nd in the weight throw (49'0.25"), and Princess Browne took 4^th in both the triple jump (37'1") and long jump (17'10.75"). Savannah Adams was 5^th in the shot put with a toss of 40'6."

The women's relay team of Briana Reid, Kaylin Hewitt, Danielle Hartwell, and Azriel Chadderton raced to a third-place finish in the 400m. Chaderton was also all-region in the 60m, finishing fifth in a time of 9.08.

Cierra Nord ran the 3,000m in 11:10.86, good for 8^th. Regan Hodsden was 2^nd in the women's 5,000m (18:33.73), and Nord placed 6^th (19:13.89).

The Trojans are preparing for the NJCAA Track & Field Championships on March 3, 4, and 5 in Pittsburg.