Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Tate Joens (Cedar Rapids, IA/Cedar Rapids-Prairie) of the Indian Hills Men's Track & Field squad has been named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking performance at the region championships.

Joens re-wrote the record books at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 11 Indoor Track & Field Championships after collecting two individual titles for the Warriors. Joens captured both the shot put and weight throw region championship, the sophomore's third and fourth career region title.

A two-time ICCAC Field Athlete of the Year, Joens shattered the meet record in the men's shot put with a personal-best mark of 18.04 meters, more than a half meter improvement from his previous top performance to clinch the title. Joens tossed a mark of 18.99 meters in the weight throw to sweep the two events for the Warriors.

Joens, a three-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American and the Warriors will now head to the upcoming NJCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship in Lubbock, TX March 7-8.

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