https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com en-us https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170524wt9384 It’s a sweep for the New Mexico Junior College Women’s track team. After winning the 2017 National Junior College Athletic Association’s National Indoor Track Championship in March, the nation’s No.1-ranked Lady T-Birds claimed their first NJCAA National Outdoor Championship Saturday at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson, Kan. The Lady T-Birds beat second-place Barton Community College 97 points to 83.5. Rounding out the top five finishes are third-place, and defending national champion, Iowa Central (71), Monroe College, N.Y. (68), and Central Arizona (65). Sat, 20 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170524wt9384 https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170509jfwvbi In the last meet before the NJCAA Outdoor Championships the #1 Ranked T-Birds continued to improve. The team set three school records, qualified five new events and improved and improved on four. Sat, 06 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170509jfwvbi https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170424keqy6g With just a few meets to go until the NJCAA Outdoor Championships the #1 ranked T-Birds just worked on a few events and rested a few athletes to try and just fine tune the team for the outdoor championships. Despite resting a few athletes and only competing others in one event the T-Birds still continued to improve. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170424keqy6g https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170421ijysdw Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170421ijysdw https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170419nx3iyf Sophomore Latavia Coombs was recognized as the USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week (April 18th) as well as the Hobbs News Sun Athlete of the Week (April 18th) Wed, 19 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170419nx3iyf https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170419jbe1zl Latavia Coombs continues her impressive sophomore season. In front of the home crowd, Coombs won both the Triple Jump (44’6”) and the Long Jump (20’6 ½”). Sat, 15 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170419jbe1zl https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170411knq541 Competing at the WT Classic and Multi in Canyon Texas, Latavia Coombs continued her torrid sophomore season by recording the top heptathlon mark in all of NJCAA Division I this year. Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170411knq541 https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170221hk4c3x Tue, 21 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20170221hk4c3x https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20161114s3hjo1 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nmjcthunderbirds.com/sports/wtrack/2016-17/releases/20161114s3hjo1