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:
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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
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Will Jarman scored 6,498 points in the decathlon to finish 6th and claim All-American honors
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Esau Haynes ran a 10.72 in the 100m dash, while
Davarri Barthell ran a 21.46 in the 200m dash
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Braden Crosby posted a 49.10 in the 400m
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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
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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:
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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)
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Junae Bennett finishes 8th in the 400m in 56.22 to earn All-American honors
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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
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Viviana Rodriguez posted a vault of 3.50m to finish 11th
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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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