DES MOINES – NIACC sophomore Rellie Kaputin won the high jump and the long jump at the Grand View Invitational Friday in the Lady Trojans’ season-opening outdoor meet.
Kaputin won the high jump in 1.65 meters, which tied the facility record and set the facility record with a leap of 5.68 meters in the long jump.
NIACC sophomore Adrine Monagi won the 100 (13.07 seconds) and 200 (26.92). She was also third in the javelin (40.35 meters) at a meet that also included Grand View, Waldorf, William Penn and Southwestern.
Also for the NIACC women, Kalama Towarap won the 400 in 1:01.83 and Jessica Kingston won the 400 hurdles in 1:10.22. Ellen Padmore was second in the 400 (1:02.64), Hannah Palmeter was second in the 5,000 (18:06.67) and Taylor Glawe was second in the high jump (1.50 meters).
The Lady Trojans placed second in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 4:14.13 running Morgan Meyer, Towarap, Palmeter and Kingston.
For the NIACC men, freshman Trey Simons won the 5,000-meter run in a time of 15:39.10. NIACC’s Imad Amenzou, was second in 16:00.52.
Also for the NIACC men, Taylor Nelson was second in the 400 hurdles (59.87) and the Trojans placed second in the 4×100-meter relay (45.20) and were second in the 4×800 (8:11.75).
The Trojans ran Blake Blickenderfer, Rayvon Gray, Brad Petersen and Mateo Pena in the 4×100 and ran John Enright, Oryiane Espeut, Colton Segerstrom and Petersen in the 4×800.
In the 1,500-meter run, Espeut was third in 4:27.89 and Enright was fourth in 4:29.85. In the 110 hurdles, Pena was thid in 17.66.
NIACC assistant coach Coltin Hahle, competing unattached, won the shot put with a toss of 15.13 meters.
NIACC returns to action April 4 at the Cornell College Invitational.
