CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M track & field opens the 2021-22 indoor season on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Crimson & Gold Invite hosted by Pittsburg State.  The one-day meet will take place at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kan.
 
Live results and heat sheets will be available at GoBuffsGo.com under the men's and women's track & field schedule pages.
 
CRIMSON & GOLD PREVIEW
Fresh off the program's 12^th-place finish at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships in Tampa, Fla., Daphne Pate and Grace Dwyer will each compete in the 5,000-meter race for the Lady Buffs. On the men's side, Briggs Wittlake and Jay Hall will each run in the men's 5,000-meter race.
 
BUILDING OFF CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALS
WT had an impressive fall season with the men's cross country program claiming its ninth straight Lone Star Conference team title.  St. Paul, Minn. products Innocent Murwanashyaka and Florance Uwajeneza went on to become the conference's Runners of the Year as the top runners for the men's and women's teams.  They both took home the LSC individual titles while also earning All-American honors at the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships.  
 
CONTINUING THE TRADITION
The Lady Buffs look to defend their title as the eight-time reigning Lone Star Conference Indoor Champions after scoring 234.5 points to defeat second-place Angelo State at 104.5.  The women's team isn't the only one looking to defend their title as the Buffs claimed the programs third indoor championship last season, scoring 198 points to defeat Texas A&M-Commerce by 80 points.  
 
UP NEXT
WT will compete at the UCCS Meet #1 on Dec. 10-11 hosted by UC-Colorado Springs at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse.