Indoor Track & Field Prepare for Nationals

Fort Hays Tech Northwest Track & Field had its send-offs on Wednesday morning as they prepare to head to Lubbock, Texas, for the NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Tigers will send six athletes with a total of six events. 

Sprints & Field Events

Mikela Coombs, a freshman from Kingston, Jamaica, will be competing in the women's 200-meter dash.

Middle & Long Distance

In the Middle and long-distance events, the Tigers qualified for Nationals in the Men's Distance Medley Relay. Those competing include Lucky Maila, a Sophmore from Pretoria, South Africa; Maciej Bachlaj, a freshman from Ozimek, Poland; Salisu Habibu, a freshman from Nigeria; and Sibonokuhle Thwala, a sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Carolyne Jepkosgi, a freshman from Eldoret, Kenya, will be competing in the Women's 3000-meter run.

Salisu Habibu will also be competing in the 800-meter run, and Sibonokuhle Thwala in the Mile and 3000-meter.

The Championships will start on March 7th and continue through the 8th. You can watch live at www.njcaa.org/network/live, or you can follow along with the live results here.