TSC木马A hot weekend of winter sports for the Trinidad State Trojans got even hotter as the Trojan Track teams graced the indoor oval at the Robert Plaster Center in Pittsburg, 周五和周六去堪萨斯. Both men's and women's squads competed in several events 在NJCAA室内田径锦标赛上. 特洛伊的队伍是最大的 the program has ever qualified to an NJCAA Track Championship and did not disappoint 带回家一些荣誉和硬件.

On Friday afternoon the quartet of Tamsin Stewart, Kianna Quintana, Holly Tsosie, and Sharon Jesang competed in the Women's Distance Medley Relay. 斯图尔特带领团队 在1,200米赛段的比赛中表现不错. 金塔纳400米跑得很棒 leg before handing off to Holly Tsosie who positioned the team well heading into the 比赛的最后一站. Sharon Jesang grabbed the baton and moved the Trojans forward a few spots to finish 10th in the nation in a new school record time of 12:51.11. When asked about the relay Coach Lauren Masterson said, "These ladies did a stellar 工作. We got great efforts from each of them and though they came up just shy of the podium, we are very proud of what they accomplished by finishing 10th in the country."

The longest event on the indoor track followed the relays, with the 5,000 meter races. Vanessa Dominguez and Ashley Lagat both participated in the event for the Trojans, with Dominguez leading the duo across the line in 13th place with a time of 19:07.58. Lagat followed her teammate in 15th place with a time of 19:18.03.

Brian Rotich and Jarred Baca took to the track for the men's 5,000 meter race with 高的目标. Rotich wasted no time placing himself amongst the lead pack of runners 在最后9圈领先之前. 顶部的位置一直旋转到 finish line with Rotich finishing in 7th place with a time of 14:34.55岁，挣得 全美冠军. Likely more impressive is that an injury suffered during the race hampered Rotich, but he persevered despite the discomfort in his foot. 渐渐跑 his second fastest time at the 5,000 meter distance to finish in 18th place. “我们有 some strong performances in the 5k's," said Coach Masterson. 凡妮莎等待时机 and moved up late in the race to snag a personal best time. 布莱恩遇到了一些逆境 during his race in an injured foot tendon, but continued to compete for position all 通往终点的路."

TSC照片Sharon Jesang was back on the track in her second event later Friday evening to compete in the women's 3,000 meters, alongside her teammates Ashley Lagat and Vanessa Dominguez. Jesang followed a group of 8 ladies for most of the race before the final laps turned 进入一场争夺终点线的比赛. Jesang sprinted past a trio of runners late before holding 在最后的直道上进行了一些后期冲刺. Jesang获得了第六名 the event, and her 6th All-American honor up to that point. 马斯特森教练说 her race, "Sharon has been a consistent force in the top pack of ladies at National 过去两年的会面. She knows how to get the 工作 done when it counts, and this 种族是另一个例子.拉加特以11分13秒的成绩获得第20名.12 多明格斯以11分22秒的成绩紧随其后.13. 贾里德·巴卡在男子3000米比赛中复出 米来完成周末最长的两场比赛. 他奋力跑完全程 第22名，成绩是8分57秒.07.

Ethan Coyhis and Adrian Villarreal competed in the preliminary rounds of the Men's 800米. Both Trojan athletes competed in the same heat, which got off to a slow 战术开始. Despite both Coyhis and Villarreal running the second half of the race faster than the first half, they came up short of making the final. Coyhis 以1分56秒的成绩获得第18名.99. 比利亚雷亚尔排在第19位 以1分57秒的成绩获得总冠军.25. 这是比利亚雷亚尔个人最好的时刻 and his first time running under 2 minutes in the 800米.

Conner Dosmann closed off the first day of competition for the Trojans in fantastic 时尚. He faced a stacked heat of athletes in the preliminary rounds of the Men's 1000米. After a conservative first 400 meters Dosmann charged to the lead and 谁也不敢去抓他. 只有一名运动员做到了，那就是国家运动员 record holder in the event, and Dosmann sealed his spot in the final the next day.

Day two of the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships was even more exciting than 如果你是特立尼达队的球迷. 莎伦·杰桑为她去了跑道 third and final event of the weekend in the Women's Mile final. 以典型的方式 Jesang stalked the leaders through the first half of the race. 随着步伐的加快 in the second half the field spread out and the racing began. Jesang通过了 re-passed by several athletes in the final lap before she made one last push into 6th place to grab her second podium and All-American award of the weekend. 她的时间 of 5:10.75分只比TSC学校记录低了一秒.

Adrian Villarreal was back in action in the Men's Mile final on day two. 一个炽热的 fast first 800米 spread the field out and put everyone into discomfort early on. Villarreal embraced the hot pace and used the momentum to carry him to a personal 最好成绩是4分19秒.全国排名第75和第22.

Conner Dosmann once again closed out the performances for the Trojans in the Men's 1000米决赛. 比赛从一开始就缓慢而讲究战术. Dosmann尝试 to get out and make a push to the front, but was boxed in and couldn't make any moves. When the race finally took off in a sprint to the finish Dosmann made the most of the situation by charging past two athletes in the final 400 meters to finish in 6th 获得全美最佳奖项. 教练劳伦·马斯特森称赞道:“那 race didn't play out in a way that sets Conner up to perform his best, as everyone 起步慢，终点快. 但康纳把情况弄得很糟 a great one by closing his final 400 meters in 55 seconds. 他勇敢地竞争 我们为他感到骄傲."

In team scoring the Men's Track Team finished in 27th place in the nation and the 女子获得第20名.

The TSC Track teams will now look to outdoor track season which will be underway in 只有几个星期.