Monyebodi Named Track Athlete of the Week
February 10, 2023
After his performance at the Washburn University Open, Colby Community College men's indoor track runner Kgadi Monyebodi was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Track Athlete of the Week.
The freshman from Bochum, South Africa, won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:27.62, a personal record and qualifying mark for the national meet. The achievement also ranks fourth in school history. Nationally, he is ranked first in the NJCAA.
The Trojans men's and women's teams will be back in Topeka Saturday for the Ichabod open before preparing for the Region VI Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 17 and 18 in Pittsburg.