NIACC's Khat wins pair of regional titles

February 19, 2017

STORM LAKE - NIACC's Wal Khat claimed a pair of NJCAA Region XI indoor track and field titles this past weekend.

Khat won the 600-meter run in a school-record time of 1 minute, 21.66 seconds. He also won the 800 in 1:54.05 as the Trojans placed third at the regional meet with 63 points.

Khat broke the old school mark in the 600 of 1:22.11 by Veherney Babob at the national meet on March 7, 2014.

Also for the Trojans at the regional meet, Andre McKinney was fifth in the 200 (23.32) and seventh in the 60 (7.36).

The Trojans' Samuel Dean was third in the 1,000 in 2:42.58 and John Kraft was sixth (2:46.82). Blake Keller was fifth in the mile (4:31.57), Ethan Klasi was seventh in the 400 (53.10) and David Carter was seventh in the 600 (1:25.44).

The Trojans were second in the 4x800 (8:19.16) running Jose Aguilera, Carter, Keller and Khat, second in the distance medley relay (11:00.41) running Dean, Dennis Elms Jansson, Canyon Kuhlmann and Kraft and third in the 4x400 (3:34.59) running Klasi, Scott Hengesteg, Ben VanHorn and Elms Jansson.

Men's team standings - Iowa Central 376, Indian Hills 89, NIACC 63, Southwestern 47.