Kiya Pogue at 2025 NAIA Outdoor Nationals
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Women's Track and Field Jack Koshko

Four Warriors Earn All-American Status at NAIA Outdoor National Championships

MARION, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's and women's track teams were at Indiana Wesleyan University for three days to compete in the 2025 NAIA Outdoor National Championships, where four Warriors would become All-Americans. Kiya Pogue would headline the group as she claimed the honor in two events. Junae Bennett, Jackie Saye, and Will Jarman would join Pogue on the podium as All-Americans. Overall, the women would finish in 31st place with eight points, while the men ended in 52nd with four points.

Additional meet highlights:
Men's:
•    Jackie Saye finished in 8th place in the 110m hurdles in 14.47 to become an All-American, while Javion Westfield ran a 14.71
•    Will Jarman scored 6,498 points in the decathlon to finish 6th and claim All-American honors
•    Esau Haynes ran a 10.72 in the 100m dash, while Davarri Barthell ran a 21.46 in the 200m dash
•    Braden Crosby posted a 49.10 in the 400m
•    Giulio Romano ran a 4:07.49 in the 1500m
•    The 4x100m relay team of Javion Westfield, Davarri Barthell, Deonsae Dorsey, and Esau Haynes ran to a time of 40.70, finishing 11th 
•    The 4x800m relay team of Giulio Romano, Ngor Agwick, Arturo Martinez, and Waval Davis finished 13th in 7:46.39
•    In the field events, Tayvahr Wright would compete in the high jump, while Jayden Packer competed in the pole vault
•    Christian Dixon would throw a 16.36m in the shot put to finish 14th and Jacob Kavicky threw a 55.90m in the hammer throw to finish 12th 

Women's:
•    Kiya Pogue closes her career with two more All-American nods finishing 5th in the 100m hurdles (13.77) and 6th in the 100m dash (11.84)
•    Junae Bennett finishes 8th in the 400m in 56.22 to earn All-American honors
•    McKenna Palmer ran a 5:01.34 in the 1500m
•    The 4x400m relay team of Tamia Taylor, Aaliyah Frederick, Alina LaForest, and Junae Bennett finished 11th in 3:53.88
•    Viviana Rodriguez posted a vault of 3.50m to finish 11th
•    Emma Longeuay would finish 13th in the javelin with a throw of 38.80m, while Ryah DiGiacomo finished 24th with a throw of 35.37m

The Warriors close their seasons with another pair of trips to both indoor and outdoor nationals. The men's team would win both the indoor and outdoor WHAC titles, while the women's team won the outdoor WHAC title.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ngor Agwick

Ngor Agwick

Distance
Senior
Davarri Barthell

Davarri Barthell

Sprints/Jumps
Sophomore
Braden Crosby

Braden Crosby

Sprints
Senior
Christian Dixon

Christian Dixon

Throws
Sophomore
Deonsae Dorsey

Deonsae Dorsey

Sprints
Junior
Esau Haynes

Esau Haynes

Sprints
Senior
Giulio Romano

Giulio Romano

Distance
Sophomore
Jackie Saye

Jackie Saye

Jumps/Hurdles
Sophomore
Tayvahr Wright

Tayvahr Wright

Jumps
Senior
Junae Bennett

Junae Bennett

Sprints
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ngor Agwick

Ngor Agwick

Senior
Distance
Davarri Barthell

Davarri Barthell

Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Braden Crosby

Braden Crosby

Senior
Sprints
Christian Dixon

Christian Dixon

Sophomore
Throws
Deonsae Dorsey

Deonsae Dorsey

Junior
Sprints
Esau Haynes

Esau Haynes

Senior
Sprints
Giulio Romano

Giulio Romano

Sophomore
Distance
Jackie Saye

Jackie Saye

Sophomore
Jumps/Hurdles
Tayvahr Wright

Tayvahr Wright

Senior
Jumps
Junae Bennett

Junae Bennett

Senior
Sprints