Men's Indoor Track | 2/1/2026 10:52:00 AM

The Cloud County Community College men's indoor track and field team collected two event victories, five NJCAA national qualifying marks and established a new school record at the Washburn Open, hosted by Washburn University.

Sophomore sprinter Alpha Mpofu led the T-Birds with a victory in the Men's 400M Dash, crossing the finish line in a new indoor school record time of 46.65. Mpofu's national qualifying time ranks No. 4 nationally in NJCAA and also set a new Washburn Open meet record.

Mpofu added a third place finish in the Men's 200M Dash, clocking a national qualifying time of 21.30, which ties a Cloud County indoor school record.

Mpofu continued his strong showing on the track by helping the Cloud County men's 4x400M Relay team to a fifth place finish, posting a national qualifying time of 3:14.05. Other members of the team are sophomore Barafa Abdulazis and freshmen Sonycko Ilet and Keon Williams. 

Abdulazis also delivered national qualifying performances in the Men's 400M Run and the Men's 600 Yard Run. Abdulazis turned in a time of 47.69 to finish 12th in the 400M Run, and added a 12th place finish in the 600 Yard Run with a time of 1:11.94.

Freshman pole vaulter Kacper Kurzewski added another event win for the T-Birds with a vault of 15'03" to finish first in the Men's Pole Vault Open.

Cloud County will split its team to two different meets next week, with a small group heading to the Fred Beile Track and Field Classic at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska on February 7, and the majority of the team competing February 6 and 7 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska.