NMMI Sports Press
22-May-10
by Coach Jack Batson

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - Windy and warm conditions greeted the athletes and coaches on the final day of competition at the 2010 NJCAA National Track and Field Championships at Gowans Stadium on the campus of Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas.  The South Plains Women’s team won for the second straight year and amassed 192 points to runner-up Central Arizona’ College’s 117 points. Iowa Central was third with 78 and New Mexico Junior College was fourth with 44.

Iwona Czerniak of the NMMI Lady Broncos Track and Field Team, in the 800 meter run, ran a time of 2:24.49 and placed 8th in the finals.  Unfortunately, she did not run anywhere close to the time she had run in the prelims.  Had she run that time, she would have placed 5th in the competition.
Women’s 800m Run – Finals – Complete Results

This brings to a close the 3rd season of the NMMI Lady Broncos Track and Field Team.  Each year, the team has qualified athletes to compete in the National Track and Field Meet.  Coach Batson is looking forward to next year’s team with high hopes of qualifying more athletes to compete against the best Junior College Track and Field Teams in the United States.  The Lady Broncos lose 5 upper classmen to graduation, and 1 athlete received her appointment to the United States Coast Guard Academy.  Rita Herrera and Iwona Czerniak will be the only 2 returning members of the team to return next year.

NMMI's three national qualifiers for the 2010 NJCAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Meet. From right to left: Emilia Skolubowicz, Klaudia Szewczyk, and Iwona Czerniak.

NMMI Sports Press
21-May-10

HUTCHINSON, Kansas – NMMI’s Iwona Czerniak ran a prelim time of 2:16.26 in the 4th heat of the women’s 800m Run at the NJCAA’s Division 1 National Outdoor Track and Field Championships, good for the 9th and last spot in the final race, scheduled for tomorrow at 2:25pm, Hutchinson, KS time. The top eight places earn team points and a medal.

The Institute’s other two participants in the national championship meet, Klaudia Szewczyk and Emilia Skolubiwicz weren’t so successful: Szewczyk failed to qualify for the finals in the 400m Hurdles, and Skulobowicz placed 15^th in the first and final run of the 3000m Steeplechase.

Here’s the links to the meet results, by event:
Women’s 800m Run: http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/athletics/track/njcaa/100520P007.htm

Women’s 400m Hurdles: http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/athletics/track/njcaa/100520P019.htm

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase: http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/athletics/track/njcaa/100520F011.htm

Photo Gallery: (All photos by Jack Batson)

NMMI's Iwona Czerniak in the middle of the pack at the beginning of the 800m Run preliminary round.

Klaudia Szewczyk jumps the first hurdle in one of the two prelims in the 400m Hurdles.

Emilia Skolubowicz (No. 6 in back) comes down off the barricade into the water pit during the 3000m Steeplechase.

Austin Washburn

NMMI Sports Press
21-May-10 

Senior pitcher and outfielder Austin Washburn was one of the go-to guys for coach Charlie Ward all season. Washburn’s efforts on the field were rewarded by being selected to the 3A All-South team. He’ll play for Ward, who was selected as the South’s head coach, in three games vs. the North All-Star team in Socorro on June 11-12. 

Washburn was also tapped for 1st Team All-District honors, along with two of his teammates, sophomores Tyler Nelson, and Chance Cavin. Nelson pitched and played shortstop for the Colts this season, while Cavin held down first base.

Chance Cavin

Tyler Nelson

Two more Colts were selected as Honorable Mentions, junior catcher John Bohnhoff and junior outfielder Harshul Ganjawala.

John Bohnhoff

Harshul Ganjawala

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NMMI Sports Press
19-May-10

Institute coach David Lynn was selected by the Chaves County Character Counts committee as the track and field coach of the year.

Here’s a link to the article written in the Roswell Daily Record: Spring coaches receive awards.

Dave Lynn has been at coaching at NMMI for the last four years. He’s the head Colt football coach and also the head Colt and Lady Colt track team coach. Both of ‘Papa’ Lynn’s sons also teach and coach here at NMMI. Eldest son Jeff Lynn is the head Bronco football coach, and younger son Josh Lynn is the offensive coordinator for the Bronco football team.

Congratulations coach Lynn for all your time and effort in instucting our cadet student-athletes.

This summer, the New Mexico Military Institute will again offer its highly successful Junior Leadership Camp for students who have just completed the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The week long camps will run in four sessions: Camp 1: June 6 – 12; Camp 2: June 13 – 19; and Camps 3 and 4: June 20 – 26.

As the premier youth leadership camp of the Southwest, the camp is designed to present positive experiences for junior high school students. Working in cooperative teams and individually campers will learn about the fundamentals of leadership, learning styles, and themselves in a new and challenging environment. They will also learn new academic skills to apply in their educational environment, make friends with young men and women from different places, engage in fun and rewarding leadership exercises, and learn about one of the best college preparatory educational opportunities in the nation.

The camp includes a number of other fun activities, including cookouts, swimming, high and low ropes courses, field trips, and more. Campers will experience “dorm life”, cafeteria food, and learn what is it like to be on one of the Top 20 boarding school campuses in the nation.

To view a slide presentation of last year’s camp and download a camp brochure and registration forms click the 2010 Junior Leadership Camp link on the New Mexico Military Institute web site at www.nmmi.edu. For more information or to register, call Ms. Ophelia Strickland, 575-624-8003, or Colonel George Brick, 575-624-8020.