COD Athletes Qualify for NJCAA Indoor Track Championships

College of DuPage Track and Field coaches are celebrating a successful inaugural indoor season with a number of athletes already qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association indoor track championship, scheduled for March 3 and 4 in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Marco Martinez (Willowbrook High School) qualified Feb. 11 at the Chicagoland Collegiate Track Championships, running 8:55. He joins teammate Nate Wesolek (West Chicago High School) and Torrain Haughton (Maine East High School), who qualified in pole vault and the 800 meter, respectively. Wesolek vaulted an impressive 14'7" at the Jan. 28 Mike Lints Invitational at Grand Valley State University, while Haughton finished his race with a time of 1:55.9.

The Chaparrals have one more opportunity to qualify additional athletes at the Feb. 17 Cardinal Classic at North Central College.

The College's outdoor track and field season begins in late March and concludes with the NJCAA outdoor championships set for May 18 to 20 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Click here for the complete schedule.

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College of DuPage is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association Region IV and North Central Community College Conference (N4C). The College's

Athletics program offers nine men's and eight women's sports teams each year, including outdoor track and field, indoor track and field, cross country, football, volleyball, golf, basketball, tennis, baseball, softball and soccer. All home games are played on the Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., and are free and open to the public.