GVSU EXTRA WEEKEND (RESULTS | SCHEDULE)
CORKY/CROFOOT SHOOTOUT (RESULTS | SCHEDULE)
MEET NOTES
CANYON, TEXAS – No. 3/4 West Texas A&M will compete in Michigan and Texas this weekend in their final races before hosting the Lone Star Conference Championships on May 6-8 in Canyon.
IN THE RANKINGS
WT is one of two schools to have their men's and women's teams ranked in the Top 5 of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.
The Lady Buffs are now ranked third with 194.32 points while the Buffs are ranked fourth with 200.58 points.
GVSU EXTRA WEEKEND
Nine student-athletes make the trip to Allendale, Mich,, the site of the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, to compete in the GVSU Extra Weekend meet.
Florance Uwajeneza already owns the school record in the women's 5,000-meters, 16:29.50, and will look to lower that mark on Friday evening.
Seselia Dala owns the second-fastest time in school history in the event and will have her eye on moving up the descending order list as she currently ranks 15th.
Eleonora Curtabbi will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the second time this season after running 11:16.34 at the Flames Invitational in Cleveland, Tenn.
Will we finally see someone take down Owen Hind's 5,000m record? The two-time All-American, who ran 14:14.48 in 2018, is the only Buff in program history to run under 14:20 twice in a career.
Ezekiel Kipchirchir ran 14:19.21 earlier this year and will be in the fast heat that will be paced to go under 14 minutes.
Daniel Haymes,
Ahmed Omer and Innocent Murwanashyahka will also compete in the 5k.
Butare Rugenerwa will go up in distance and run the 1,500-meters having already punched his ticket to the national meet in the 800-meters after running a school record 1:48.33 at Texas Relays.
Arnaud Taki, much like Dala, will look to move up the descending order list in the 800-meters as the senior currently sits 11th.
CORKY/CROFOOT SHOOTOUT
Harry Louradour and
Noah Bundrock will run the 5,000m in Lubbock in hopes of securing a spot in the conference championships. Bundrock ranks 13th in the LSC in the event while Louradour will need to run faster than 15:28 to get into the Top 25.
Chance Martelli will run the 400-meter with
William Frobe making his return to the track in the 400-meter hurdles.
Mahmoud Massoud will look to move up the descending order list in the discus as he currently ranks 14th.
Ajah Wilson will be the lone Lady Buff competing in Lubbock as the senior is scheduled to compete in the discus. It will be her first time competing in the event since the 2019 LSC Outdoor Championships.
