Topeka, KS – The Indian Hills Women's Track & Field squad earned a pair of All-American honors at the 2026 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor National Championship at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility. As a team, the Warriors placed 20^th overall.

Freshman standout Cindy Rose (Brown's Town, Jamaica/Holmwood Technical) continued an unprecedented run to start her collegiate career with the Warriors. Rose placed third overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.54 to earn a spot on the podium. Rose's performance is the second-highest finish in the event in school history, and just the second 800m All-American at Indian Hills.

Rose earned a second All-American honor after leading the Distance Medley Relay squad to a seventh-place finish with a time of 12:14.49. Rose was joined by teammates Alexa Zanders (Waterloo, IA/Waterloo West), Abby George (Albia, IA/Albia), and Rebecca Duran (El Paso, TX/Chapin) to become the highest finishing DMR squad in school history.

Ross, George, Zanders, and Nyla Blackmon (Memphis, TN/Southwind) also posted a 10^th place finish in the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3:50.47 to finish just outside of All-American honors.

Sophomore Tiffani Koonce (Prairie City, IA/Prairie City-Monroe) placed 13^th and 14^th overall in the 3,000m run and 5,000m run, respectively.

Freshman Unique Redmond (Niceville, FL/Niceville) led the Warriors in the field events, placing 12^th overall in the long jump and 16^th overall in the high jump.

The Warriors will now turn their attention to the outdoor season, which opens up March 26-27 with the WashU Distance Carnival in St. Louis, MO.

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