T-Bird (M-T&F) Sits 1st Headed into Final Day of Nationals

The T-Birds finished Day 2 of the 2025 NJCAA DI Men's Outdoor T&F Championships in first place with one national champion and four All-Americans in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Jonathan Da Silva was the top T-Bird Friday winning the decathlon title with a score of 6716 on Friday. Da Silva now has one national title under his belt and is a two-time All-American with NMJC (heptathlon, and decathlon). The first-place finish added 10 points to the T-Bird total.

Ilias Arifi was the runner-up in the decathlon with 6535 points to earn All-American distinction. The finish earned the T-Birds eight points and is his second All-American finish of his career.

Josh Sweetnam placed sixth in the shot put with an All-American performance. The freshman thrower scored three points with his mark of 16.43m.   

Mawali Osunniyi ends his sophomore campaign with a sixth-place finish in the high jump. The jumper cleared 2.07m earning himself All-American status and three points.  

NMJC scored 24 points during Friday's competition.

The Thunderbirds end Day 2 in first with 39 points and are one point ahead of Iowa Western and four points ahead of Indian Hills. 

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Day 1

The Thunderbirds finished Day 1 of the 2025 NJCAA DI Men's Outdoor T&F Championships in third place with one national champion and two All-Americans in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Samuel Ospina headlined the Thunderbirds winning the pole vault national title with a clearance of 5.06m. Ospina also won the indoor pole vault title earlier this season. He is now a two-time national champion and two-time All-American. Ospina's finish gave NMJC a big boost on the leaderboard adding 10 points to the Day 1 total. 

Johnathon Rodgers finished fourth in the long jump to earn All-American status with his leap of 7.26m. Rodgers, a three-time All-American, picked up five points with the placement. 

The T-Birds ended Day 1 in third place with 15 points and are seven points behind Iowa Western and 12 points back of first place Indian Hills.

For the full schedule click here, for live results click here, and for the livestream of the events click here.