Broncbusters Deliver Record Performances, Relay Title at Region VI Championships

Pittsburg, KS - The Broncbuster Track and Field team competed at the Region VI/KJCCC Indoor track & field championships February 21^st-February 22^nd at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, KS. Women placed 6^th out of 12 teams and men also placed 6^th out of 14 teams in the Region. Both men and women placed 4^th in the West conference. 

West conference team results: 1^st Hutchinson CC, 2^nd Cloud CC, 3^rd Barton CC, 4^th Garden CC, 5^th Dodge City CC, 6^th Colby CC and 7^th Pratt CC. 

Men: 1^st Hutchinson CC, 2^nd Barton CC, 3^rd Cloud CC, 4^th Garden City CC, 5^th Colby CC, 6^th Dodge City CC, 7^th Pratt CC and 8^th Fort Hays Tech CC. 

Coach Juliette Rios received the 2026 KJCCC Women's Assistant Coach of the year award. 

MEN: 

Daniel Aboagye: New school record and personal best in the 1,000m run with a time of 2:26.71, placing him 2^nd in the region, and winning the conference. Also placed 4^th in the region in the 800m run and 3^rd in the conference. He also placed 8^th in the conference for the 600m.  

Elias Mebitil-Libert: personal best and 3^rd in the region and 2^nd conference in the 1,000m, Mile conference champion and 3^rd in the region. National qualifying and new school record in the 5,000m placing 2^nd in the conference and 5^th in the region with a time of 14:40.52.  

Eyona Mangumta: National Qualifying and personal best in the weight throw with a throw of 15.92m placing him 2^nd in the conference and 4^th in the region. Placed 6^th in the conference in the shot put. 

Landen Leonard: New personal best in the 600m with a time of 1:21.68. 1000m collegiate debut with a time of 2:32.14. Placed 6^th in conference and 7^th in the region in the 800m. 

Marius Delchard: New personal best in the Mile with a time of 4:18.37 placing 7^th in the region and 4^th in the conference. Also placed 5^th in conference for the 3,000m

Thaddaeus Rotich: Placed 6^th conference in the 3,000m and placed 3^rd in conference in the 5,000m. 

Matteo Lagant: Collegiate debut in the 5,000m placing 4^th in the conference and 7^th in the region with a time of 15:05.54. Placed 3^rd in the conference in the 3,000m. 

Carson Schmidt: new personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:01.84. 

Anesu Makuwatsine: New personal best in the 600m with a time of 1:26.42. 

Garren McAfee: personal best in the 200m and 400m with a time of 24.38 and 57.43. 

Kyle Moore: personal best in the 2000m with a time of 23.44.

Isaac Orellana: new personal best in the weight throw with a throw of 12.33. 

Travis Hollins: Personal best in the 60m with a time of 8.51 placing 3^rd in the conference and 6^th in the region. Placed 7^th in the conference in the Long Jump with a new personal best jump of 6.79m. 

Brayan Herrera-Ramirez: Placed 6^th in conference in the Mile.

Mekhi Goitia: personal best in the 60m and 200m with a time of 7.15 and 23.29. 

Jerome Anderson: new personal best in the 60mH and long jump with a time of 9.46m placing 6^th in the conference, and a jump personal best of 5.69m. 

Jon Woods: new personal best in the Triple Jump with a jump of 13.13m placing 6^th in the conference. New personal best in the 400m with a time of 53.38. 

Israel Alexander: personal best in the Long Jump with a jump of 6.41m. 

Mens 4x4m Relay: Placed 6^th in conference. Runners consist of: Carson Schmidt, Mekhi Goitia, Jon Woods and Jerome Anderson.

Distance Medley Relay: Placed 5^th in the region and 4^th in conference. Runners consist of: Andreas Laursen (1200), Landen Leonard (400), Brayan Herrera-Ramirez (800) and Daniel Aboagye (Mile). 

4x800m Relay: Placed 3^rd in the conference and 4^th in the region. Runners consist of: Andreas Laursen, Matteo Lagant, Thaddeaus Rotich and Brayan Herrera-Ramirez. 

4x400m Relay:

WOMEN: 

Mereyme Mai: National qualifying in the 1,000m conference with a time of 2:59 placing 2^nd in the conference and 3^rd in the region. Placed 2^nd in the conference and 2^nd in the region in the Mile,  Placed 2^nd in conference and 2^nd in the region in the 3,000m. Placed 2^nd in the conference and 2^nd in the region in the 5,000m. 

Madyson Schreibvogel: National Qualifying and new school record in the 600m with a time of 1:38.68 placing 4^th in the conference and 7^th in the region. 

Reid Harvey-McKean: personal best in the 1,000m with a time of 3:12 placing 3^rd in the conference and 8^th in the region. Placed 5^th in the conference and 7^th in the region in the Mile. Placed 6^th in the conference and 7^th in the region in the 3,000m. 

Monifa Edwards: placed 7^th in the conference and 7^th in the region in the Weight Throw. New personal best in the Shot Put with a mark of 13.60m placing 4^th in the conference and 4^th in the region. 

Halima Biggs: New personal best in the High Jump with a jump of 1.57m placing 2^nd in the conference and 2^ndin the region. Placed 6^th.  In the conference in the Long Jump. 

Naya Jules: Personal best in the Pentathlon with a score of 2767. She improved her marks and times in the; 800m, Shot Put and High Jump. She placed 7^th in conference and 7^th in the region. Placed 3^rd in the conference and 6^th in the region in the Pole Vault. 

Maritza Romero: Personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:43.04 placing 5^th in the conference. Personal best in the Mile with a time of 6:03.08 placing 6^th in the conference. 

Snegugu Mkhize: Personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:43.21 placing 6^th in the conference. 

Umahan Sahin: Personal best in the 3,000m with a time of 10:50.96 placing 7^th in the conference and 8^th in the region. Personal best in the 5,000m with a time of 19:51.88 placing 7^th in the conference.

Jaquelyne Gonzalez: Collegiate debut in 5,000m placing 8^th in the conference with a time of 20:43. 

Tailee Zermeno: personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 10.75m. 

Ally Stidham: personal best in the 200 and 400m with a time of 31.43 and 1:16.28. 

Women's 4x4m Relay: Placed 5^th in the conference. Runners consists of: Naya Jules, Madyson Schreibvogel, Ally Stidham and Halima Biggs. 

Distance Medley Relay:  Placed 3^rd in conference and 6^th in the region. Runners consists of: Reid Harvey-McKean, Madyson Schreibvogel, Snegugu Mkhize andMaritza Romero.

4x800m: Conference Champions and 2^nd in the region. Runners consist of: Umahan Sahin, Naya Jules, Jaquelyne Gonzalez and Snegugu Mkhize. 

The track and field team will be preparing to end the season at the NJCAA National Indoor track & field championship March 5^th to March 7^th at Topeka Kansas.