Triton Track & Field Sweeps Region 11 Indoor Championships
The Tritons competed at the 2026 NJCAA Indoor Region 11 Championships hosted by Buena Vista University. The men and women swept the team titles. The men have won 18 of the last 21 championships while the women have won 17 of the last 21 titles.

Coaches Corner
"We knew our men had a fair shot at winning the title so long as we executed everything correctly. On the other hand, we knew our women would really need to buckle down and hope the other teams didn't perform as well as expected. We ended up winning the women's title due to a disqualification in the last event (4x400 meter relay). This was not the way we wanted to get the win; however, in track and field there are many rules to be conscious of and we had a long meeting on Thursday going through many of these scenarios so as not to get jammed up."  

"We had so many great individual performances in addition to a number of athletes that truly exemplified what a team player is. Robert Cooley and Abbigail Hutchinson are two of those individuals. Abbi scored 30 points across 3 running events and one field event. Robert scored 26 points in five events, technically 11 events since 10 of his points were in the 7-event heptathlon." - Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, Dee Brown

New National Qualifiers
Taha Ouchene, 600m (1:18.65 after flat track conversion)
Saad Rifi Loutfi, 600m (1:19.65 after flat track conversion)
Said Rifi Loutfi, 600m (1:19.85 after flat track conversion)
Janae Dawes, 60m Hurdles (8.93)
Janae Dawes, Long Jump (5.68m, 18' 7.75")

Iowa Central Top 10 Indoors (unadjusted marked)
#10 Angus Alberts, Shot Put (16.70m, 54' 9.5")
#10 Eden Brouwers, High Jump  (1.57m, 5-1.75")
#8 Janae Dawes, Long Jump (5.68m, 18' 7.75")
#7 Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m (1:35.03)
#7 Taha Ouchene, 600m (1:19.83)
#4 Kira Messerly, Pole Vault (2.45m, 8' 0.5")

All-Region, All-Conference 3^rd Team (3rd place overall)
Abbigail Hutchinson, 5000m
Brian Kirwa, 5000m
Dominic Ebensteiner, 200m
Said Rifi Loutfi, 600m
Janae Dawes, Long Jump
Abbigail Hutchinson, Pole Vault
Women's 4x800m Relay - Marrianna Moodie, Dari Cook, Kylie Melchi, Juliette Gavois
Janae Dawes, 60m Hurdles
Robert Cooley, 60m Hurdles
Dominic Ebensteiner, 60m
Timothey Wilkerson, Heptathlon
Hafsa Oukadou, Mile
Chakib Cherkaoui Rhazouani, Mile
Kyle Napier, 400m
Saad Rifi Loutfi, 1000m
Akram Mouaki, Shot Put

All-Region, All-Conference 2nd Team  (2nd place overall)
Women's Distance Medley Relay - Juliette Gavois, Marrianna Moodie, Allecia Johnson, Alivia Edens
Men's Distance Medley Relay - Landon Fuller, Dillion Michael Joiner, Rodney Maracle, Soufyane Laaziz
Chakib Cherkaoui Rhazouani, 5000m
Jeriah Haynes, 200m
Saad Rifi Loutfi, 600m
Maeva Goune Tibbolo, Long Jump
Eden Brouwers, Pole Vault
Alan Lefevre, Pole Vault
Eden Brouwers, Pentathlon 
Abbigail Hutchinson, Mile
Mechak Linda Bula Bula, 400m
Said Rifi Loutfi, 800m
Brian Kirwa, 3000m
Paola Behile, Triple Jump

All-Region, All-Conference 1st Team (Region Champions)
Mechak Linda Bula Bula, 200m
Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m
Taha Ouchene, 600m
Kira Messerly, Pole Vault
Amarion Bradley, Pole Vault
Haydn Stockdale, Weight Throw
Ella Homawoo, Pentathlon 
Men's 4x800m Relay - Waylon Hall, Rodney Maracle, Said Rifi Loutfi, Taha Ouchene
Robert Cooley, Heptathlon 
Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 400m
Taha Ouchene, 800m
Abbigail Hutchinson, 3000m
Soufyane Laaziz, 3000m
Women's 4x400m Relay - Marrianna Moodie, Janae Dawes, Mechak Linda Bula Bula, Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula
Men's 4x400m Relay - Kyle Napier, Dominic Ebensteiner, Jeriah Haynes, Osmond Holt
Unitee Brown, Shot Put
Lance Quiah, Triple Jump

Women Top Point Scorers (overall in meet)
#5 Mechak Linda Bula Bula, 22.5 points (1st in 200m, 2^nd in 400m, 7^th in 60m, 1^st in 4x400m)
#4 Eden Brouwers, 24 points (2nd in Pentathlon, 2^nd in Pole Vault, 5^th in Shot Put, 5^th in High Jump
#3 Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 24.5 points (1st in 600m, 1st, in 400m, 7^th in High Jump, 1^st in 4x400m)
#1 Abbigail Hutchinson, 30 points (1st in 3000m, 2^nd in Mile, 3^rd in Pole Vault, 3^rd in 5000m)

Men Top Point Scorers (overall in meet)
#5 Said Rifi Loutfi, 16.5 points (2nd in 800m, 3^rd in 600m, 1^st in 4x800m)
#4 Saad Rifi Loutfi, 18 points (2nd in 600m, 3^rd in 1000m, 5^th in Mile)
#2 Taha Ouchene, 22.5 points (1st in 800m, 1st, in 600m, 1st, in 4x800m)
#1 Robert Cooley, 26 points (1st in Heptathlon, 3^rd in 60m Hurdles, 4^th in Pole Vault, 5^th in Long Jump, 8^th in High Jump)

Venue Records
Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 400m (56.11)
Taha Ouchene, 600m (1:19.83)
Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula, 600m (1:35.03)
Abbigail Hutchinson, 3000m (10:26.85)
Women's 4x400m Relay - Marrianna Moodie, Janae Dawes, Mechak Linda Bula Bula, Chadrak Belinda Bula Bula (3:50.86)
Haydn Stockdale, Weight Throw (19.22m, 63' 0.75")

Region 11 Meet Records
Lucius Cooley, Heptathlon 60 Hurdles (8.37)
Taha Ouchene, 600m (1:19.83)

Up Next for the Tritons
The #1 national ranked men's team and #3 nationally ranked women's team will travel to Topeka, KS for the 2026 NJCAA Indoor National Championships on March 6^th and 7^th. Last year, the men finished in sixth place with 38 points while the women finished eighth with 24 points at Texas Tech.