Raven Jumper Treyvon Ferguson Earns KJCCC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week Honor
March 23, 2022
Outdoor track and field season is underway and week one of KJCCC Athletes of the Week are as follows;
MEN'S FIELD Athlete of the Week
Treyvon Ferguson (Coffeyville) - At the TSU Relays Ferguson jumped 7.26m (23'9.75") in the Long Jump as well as jumping 16.19m (53'1.25") in the Triple Jump, setting a new Coffeyville School Record. Ferguson is currently ranked #1 in the NJCAA in the Triple Jump!
MEN'S TRACK Athlete of the Week
Dennis Mutai (Garden City) - 14:24- 5k #1 NJCAA - Mutai competed in a very competitive 5000m run at the West Texas Spring Break Classic; hosted by West Texas A&M. The field included indoor 5k national champion Vincent Nchogu of Northwest Kansas as well as All Americans Oliver Kiptoo and Enock Kimutai. The race was bunched up all the way up to the 2000m mark and that is when Mutai took the lead and began to push the pace. for the remainder of the race, Mutai and Nchogu battled for the lead and with 200 meters left, Mutai changed gears and took a dominating lead to win the race in a time of 14:24.28. Mutai's national qualifying performance shattered Garden City's school record by 36 seconds as well as he currently sits #1 in the nation for NJCAA in the event.
Dennis Mutai (Garden City) - 14:24- 5k #1 NJCAA - Mutai competed in a very competitive 5000m run at the West Texas Spring Break Classic; hosted by West Texas A&M. The field included indoor 5k national champion Vincent Nchogu of Northwest Kansas as well as All Americans Oliver Kiptoo and Enock Kimutai. The race was bunched up all the way up to the 2000m mark and that is when Mutai took the lead and began to push the pace. for the remainder of the race, Mutai and Nchogu battled for the lead and with 200 meters left, Mutai changed gears and took a dominating lead to win the race in a time of 14:24.28. Mutai's national qualifying performance shattered Garden City's school record by 36 seconds as well as he currently sits #1 in the nation for NJCAA in the event.