Fayetteville, AR – The No. 6 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Track & Field squad soared to new heights at the Arkansas Spring Invitational on Saturday with a number of all-time performances at historic John McDonnell Field.

In one of the most remarkable individual performances in junior college history, sophomore Raynier Galvez (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County) took home top honors in the men's 800-meter invitational. Galvez, an eight-time All-American and two-time national champion as a freshman, posted a time of 1:46.92, the second-fastest time in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) history.

Galvez's time was just .04 seconds off of the top mark set back in 2022, and just .02 seconds ahead of former Warrior legend Tyrice Taylor (2023). As a program, the Warriors now boast three of the top-five all-time marks in the 800m, and 13 of the top-25 times in NJCAA history.

GALVEZ ADDS TO WARRIOR 800 METER LEGACY – It was a special Saturday in Fayetteville, AR, as @IHCCrunning standout Raynier Galvez wrote another chapter in the recent dominance by Warrior men's track and field in the 800-meter event. Galvez's 1:46.92 clocking in the 800 at the… pic.twitter.com/1UK2FKPbAE

— IHCC Athletics (@IHCCAthletics) April 13, 2026

In addition, fellow sophomore Kemarrio Bygrave (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) placed second overall for the Warriors with a time of 1:48.66, good enough for 24^th all-time in NJCAA history. Jaquan Coke (Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College) took home a fourth-place finish while Brian Kiprop (Eldoret, Kenya/Kingston College) and Kohlby Newsom (Winfield, IA/Winfield Mt. Union) placed seventh and 10^th overall, respectively.

For the second consecutive week, sophomore Damor Miller (Kingston, Jamaica/Excelsior) starred in the sprints group for the Warriors. Following a breakthrough performance in the 100-mter dash at the Texas Relays last week, Miller put on a show in the 200-meter dash in Fayetteville. The sophomore ran to a time of 20.39 to take home top honors.

Miller's time is good enough for third all-time in school history and currently ranks first overall in the NJCAA this season.

Sophomore Hector Benjamin (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) took home a third-place finish in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.29, tied for sixth-best in school history.

Freshman Yverson Alexandre (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) placed fourth overall in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.21, just .02 off a personal-best performance for the Warriors.

Devonni Ferguson (Gouyave, Grenada/Grenada Boys' Secondary) continued to excel in the 400-meter dash for the Warriors, placing fourth overall with a time of 46.64.

Sophomore Bailey Taig (Perth, Western Australia/Quinn's Baptist College) took home a top-five individual finish in the men's 1,500-meter run wit ha time of 3:57.35.

The Warriors return to action April 18 with the Pittsburg State University Tune-Up in Pittsburg, KS.

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