CANYON, Texas - No. 29 West Texas A&M will finish the regular season portion of its schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Blue & Gold Classic hosted by Angelo State. The men's 8-kilometer race is scheduled to start at 5:45 p.m. 
 
BACK TO NORMAL
After getting five runners across the finish line on Friday at the William Graham Invitational, WT will return to full strength on Tuesday in San Angelo. Two-time Lone Star Conference Runner of the Week Innocent Murwanshyaka returns to the course following a 18^th place finish at the Live in Lou Cross Country on Oct. 2. The junior has been the top finisher in all five races as a Buff since transferring from Iowa Central.
 
Ezekiel Kipchirchir will race for the first time since a 22^nd place finish at Texas Tech in September. The senior was named the USTFCCCA South Central Region Athlete of the Year back in 2019 after winning the LSC and Regional title before finishing 12^th at the NCAA Division II Championships. He also won the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10,000-meter conference titles on the track in the spring. 
 
THE LONE LADY BUFF
Daphne Pate will make the trip for the Lady Buffs as she looks to get one more race in before next week's LSC Championships in Lawton, Okla. The women's 6-kilomter will go off at 5:10 p.m.
 
The Amarillo native will be making her 14^th appearance as a Lady Buff where she has recorded two Top 10 finishes including a third-place finish at the 2019 LSC Championships en route to being named the league's Freshman of the Year. 
 
A LOOK AHEAD
The Buffs will go for a ninth straight conference team title on Saturday, Oct. 23, when they race at the LSC championships in Lawton, Okla. WT made it eight straight last fall in San Angelo putting five in the Top 15 to score 31 points, 41 less than second-place Oklahoma Christian.