RedTails Come Home with an All-American at NJCAA Nationals
The RedTails had an exciting week down in Monroe, Louisiana. Starting with the women, Darcee O'Loughlin threw 32.89m in the Hammer throw. This mark landed her in the top 25! Delaney Korpiva threw a near personal best throw of 10.87m in the Shot Put to capture 17th. This mark was roughly 0.14m off her lifetime best! Our women's 4x100m Relay of Kallie Mincks, Kendall See, Grace Rathe, and Tasha Williams crossed the line in a time of 52.18 to finish in 16th place!
"The RedTail women came out to fight in some hot conditions," said assistant coach Hunter Lavallee! "There were plenty of big things to take from the weekend. Good final competition for some of our sophomores along with some valuable experiences for our freshmen to lead to the upcoming group of freshmen. Hat's off to this crew and all that both the men and women have accomplished this season. What a fun group of kids to work with! Go RedTails!"
The Men's crew competed well at the national meet in Monroe, Louisiana! Tino Tamayo and Brandt Williams led the RedTail's off with the Men's Hammer throw. Tino Placed 10th overall with a throw of 50.80m. Brandt's throw of 47.44m secures 18th place. Kenny Cutler follows up with the 400mH. Kenny runs a time of 56.47 which places him 19th overall. The Men's 4x400m Relay of Carter Even, Sean Knockel, Evan Kearney, and Kenny Cutler (Alt. Jess Cornick) Ran a time of 3:19.90 to secure 16th place. Adam Smith competed hard in the Men's Discus throw. Brandt Williams closes out the men's competition in style. Brandt moves up 13 places from his original qualifying mark to make the finals and secure 8th place locking in All-American status! His throw of 56.21m surpases his previous school record of 50.95m by over 5m.
What an exciting week for the Men! We saw a lot of adversity through the weekend with the ever changing weather," said assistant coach Hunter Lavallee! "These men battled through all of it and had some really good things happening. Some of our sophomores ended their careers on a high note and some of the freshmen had some good opportunities to learn something about championship season and how to prepare for the conditions along with competition. Brandt Williams closing out his Hawkeye Career with All-American along with his name will be one we'll all remember! His new school record is about 17 meters farther than our previous record held by our 400m stud Connor Belken! Hat's off to this crew and all that both the men and women have accomplished this season. What a fun group of kids to work with! Go RedTails!"
Results: https://results.adkinstrak.com/meets/35474