Meet Notes
Meet Info
 
CANYON, Texas – The No. 1 Buffs and Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M will hit the road this weekend with student-athletes competing in New Mexico at the Ross Black Open hosted by New Mexico Junior College on April 22-23.  
 
The meet will lead off with the field events at 4 p.m. MT on Friday starting with the women's long jump and men's hammer throw with running events starting with the 4x100-meter relay at 5 p.m.  Field events will continue at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the javelin while the running events will begin at noon. 
 
WT will face competitors from different collegiate levels including Division II foes Lubbock Christian, Eastern New Mexico, and New Mexico Highlands.
 
ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER RECORD FALLS
Eleonora Curtabbi and Innocent Murwanashyaka broke their own steeplechase school records at the Bryan Clay Invite last weekend.  Curtabbi ran 10:09.85 to finish fourth in a field of 63 while Murwanashyaka followed with his own record-breaking 8:56.09 to finish 15^th overall in a field of 61. 
 
Curtabbi returned to break the program's seven-year-old 1,500-meter record where she crossed the line at 4:24.78 for a runner-up finish as the highest collegiate placer.
 
WT STAYS NO. 1
For the second consecutive week, West Texas A&M's men's and women's track & field programs rank atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II national standings.  In total, WT leads the nation in six events while totaling 27 Top 10 and 47 provisional marks. 
 
After Curtabbi improved her national leading mark, the Lady Buffs now have 13 national Top 10 marks, including three national leaders with Curtabbi, Taylor Nelloms in the triple jump and Zada Swoopes in the shot put. 
 
The Buffs total 14 national marks on the season including four in the 100-meters led by Benjamin Azamati who remains the world leader with regular wind reading.  The sophomore also leads the nation in the 200 along with the 4x400-meter squad of William Frobe, Ohdel James, Malick Diop and Quinton Sansing.
 
UP NEXT
WT will conclude the regular-season at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout on in Lubbock on April 29-30 for the final tune-up before the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships.  The two-day meet is hosted by Texas Tech and held at the Fuller Track & Field Complex.