Cloud County Track to Compete in 2024 NJCAA Indoor Track Championships
Coming off a pair of NJCAA Region VI Indoor Track and Field team championship performances, the Cloud County Community College women's and men's track and field teams will have 30 athletes compete across 31 different events at the 2024 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held inside the Alachua County Sports and Events Center in Gainesville, Florida beginning on Friday, March 1st.
The two-day meet will feature 22 different events featuring T-Bird athletes on Friday beginning at 10 AM Eastern Time (9 AM Central Time) beginning with the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon. In the latest United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Polls released on February 21st, the Cloud County women are ranked fourth with an electronic calculated score of 264.79 points while the CCCC men are ranked 11th with 108.15 total points.
Eight different events for the Cloud County women have marks that rank inside the top-five ahead of the National Championship meet led by a trio of events ranking inside the top-five with N Vanee Anchike (1,000 meters – second, 5,000 meters – third, mile run – fourth) along with the top-ranked 4x800 meter relay team (Mercy Angaamchaab, Nontokozo Ncube, Ozia Trujillo, Anchike) and distance medley relay team (Angaamchaab, Rafiatu Nuhu, Ncube, Anchike). As for the men, Cloud County has four events with top-five marks including the fifth-best distance medley relay time (Nirmit Dahiya, Corey Ottey, Kamogelo Thipe, and Siyabonga Mokgothu) in addition to top-five marks from Mohamed Belhassen (pole vault, fifth), Thipe (800 meters, fifth), and the 4x800 relay team (Mokgothu, Nichalas Power, Ishmael Acheampong, and Thipe – fourth).
Fans wanting to follow along to all the action from Gainesville will have a few different options including a live video stream ($20 championship pass) that will cover both days as well as a free option to view live results as they come in. Both links can be found below along with a full list of qualified athletes and their respective events.
Live Video ($20 Championship Pass)
Live Results (Free)
Championship Schedule
Qualified Men's Athletes:
Kamogelo Thipe – 800 Meters, 1,000 Meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay, 600 Meters
Nichalas Power – 800 Meters, 1,000 Meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x800 Relay,
Ishmael Acheampong – 800 Meters, 4x800 Relay, 600 Meters
Nirmit Dahiya – 1,000 Meters, Mile Run, Distance Medley Relay,
Siyabonga Mokgothu – Mile Run, 3,000 Meters, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay,
Brandon Hutchinson - 60 Meter Hurdles, Heptathlon
Bradley Nkosi - 60 Meter Hurdles, 4x400 Relay
Corey Ottey - 4x400 Relay, Distance Medley Relay, High Jump
Mohamed Belhassen - Pole Vault
Lubo Zlatev - Long Jump
Awakhiwe Ndlovu - Triple Jump
Oageng Mdlela - Triple Jump
Kevin Brooks - Heptathlon
Andres Young - 600 Meters
Qualified Women's Athletes:
Rafiatu Nuhu – 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay, Distance Medley Relay,
Chidinma Nwachukwu – 400 Meters, 4x400 Relay
Nontokozo Ncube – 800 Meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay, 600 Meters
Mercy Angaamchaab – 800 Meters, 4x400 Relay, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay, 600 Meters
Jaelyn Rumback – 800 Meters
N Vanee Anchike – 1,000 Meters, Mile Run, 3,000 Meters, 5,000 Meters, 4x800 Relay, Distance Medley Relay
Ozia Trujillo – Mile Run, 5,000 Meters, 4x800 Relay
Chenessa Davis - 60 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump
Shackala Henry - High Jump, Triple Jump
Cordaelia Williams - High Jump, Pentathlon
Jasmine Sakaguchi - Pole Vault
Elizabeth Dunham - Pole Vault
Bradie Medina - Pole Vault
Adrienne Locke-Garcia - Shot Put, Weight Throw
Tamara Thompson - Shot Put, Weight Throw
Mariem Soltani - Pentathlon