Day One Results

CANYON, Texas – No. 3 West Texas A&M had a successful first day of the West Texas A&M Classic & Multi on Friday afternoon winning two events while picking up four provisional marks.

Quinton Sansing moved up to first in the nation in the 400-meters as the sophomore won the event by close to second. The Floresville, Texas native crossed the finish line in 46.66, which is the eighth-fastest time in program history. 

William Frobe moved up to first in the nation in the 400-meter hurdles after running seasonal best time of 51.65. That is also the 10^thfastest time in program history for the freshman while teammate Giovanni Pieters finished sixth running 55.98. 

Nicolai Hartling finished third in one of the fastest 800-meter races run at the WTAMU Track & Field Complex in a personal best time of 1:51.40, which is the sixth-fastest time in program in history. Butare Rugenerwa also picked up a provisional qualifier after running a personal best time of 1:52.16 to finish fourth. Brandon Rivera finished sixth in 1:52.71 while Jacob Suchors was seventh in 1:53.50. Marcus Flores finished ninth in the 1,500-meters running 4:20.49. 

Jimmie Vaughn picked up a win for the Buffs in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-7 (4.75m) which ties him for the fourth-best clearance of program history. Tyler Pickens finished fourth in the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 157-11 (48.14m).

The Buffs return for the final day of competition on Saturday, April 6, beginning with the high jump at 1 p.m. with track events scheduled to start at 3 p.m. with the 4x100-meter relay.