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CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M track and field team is ready and set to open the 2022 outdoor season tomorrow, March 19, in Canyon as they host the WT Spring Break Classic at the Track & Field Complex in Canyon.  The women's shot put will start things off for WT at noon CT.  
 
There will be no live stream of the meet but fans can follow along on Twitter (@WTAMUTrackXC) while live results can be found HERE. 
 
MEET PREVIEW
Saturday's meet will see a WT student-athlete in nearly every event for both the men's and women's programs. 
 
Zada Swoopes will compete in the shot put, discus and weight throw less than a week removed from being crowned the national shot put champion for the second consecutive year at the indoor championships. 
 
The meet in Canyon will feature Division II compeitors such as Lubbock Christian, Eastern New Mexico, South Dakota Mines, Northwestern Oklahoma State, and New Mexico Highlands. 
 
ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE
The Buffs and Lady Buffs each finished in the Top 5 at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships last weekend in Pittsburg, Kan.
 
The Lady Buffs finished on the podium for the second consecutive year after finishing third with 40 points alongside Azusa Pacific.  Leah Belfield and Zada Swoopes won their signature events with Belfield winning the 200-meter in 23.93 while Swoopes won her second consecutive shot put title.  Swoopes became the new national record holder after she threw 58-0.25 (17.68m) on her third attempt to break the Division II record. 
 
Benjamin Azamati his second straight 60-meter title as the Buffs lone national champion to lead the men's to finish fourth. The Ghana product picked up 10 points for the Buffs after running 6.63 in the finals to defeat Tiffin's Malachi Adams by .08 seconds.  
 
UP NEXT
WT heads to the Texas Relays in Austin on March 23-26 at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.