Compiled Results
KINGSVILLE, Texas – No. 1 West Texas A&M secured its second consecutive Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championship on Saturday highlighted by
Benjamin Azamati's dominating performance in the 100-meter dash. WT trailed Texas A&M-Commerce by one point heading into the final day before WT won eight events to lead to the program's second outdoor title. Overall, the Buffs won 10 individual events.
Sifiso Miya grabbed the first victory of the day as the freshman won the long jump with a 25-1.75 (7.66m) mark.
Gerard Bryant picked up three points for the Buffs in the Javelina, throwing 164-9.0 (50.23m) to take sixth while Gabe Imery clears 14-7.5 (4.46m) to place sixth.
Butare Rugenerwa finished atop the podium after winning his second consecutive 1,500-meter. The junior stayed with the Top 5 before breaking away in the final 60-meters to cross the line in 4:19.08 to defeat DBU's Noah Metzger. He would return to add another 10 points to the team score after winning the 800 in 1:55.07 to claim his first outdoor 800 victory.
Two Buffs finished in the Top 5 of the 110-meter hurdles with
Jahmaal Wilson finishing on the podium. Wilson placed third with a time of 14.19 followed by teammate
Christian Marshall in fifth at 14.43.
Junior
Quinton Sansing won his first outdoor title after running 47.22 to be crown the 400-meter champion with
Malick Diop coming in at 49.43 to take fifth.
WT picked up 17 points in the 100m led by Azamati. The sophomore from Ghana ran 9.86, the fastest all-conditions time in Division II, in the finals to win his second consecutive 100m title, defeating TAMUC's J.T. Smith by .42 seconds. Sifisio Miya placed fifth at 10.70 followed by
Desmond Aryee (10.77) and
Jalen Purcell (17.26). Azamati returned to the track later in the evening to win his second event of the day, running 20.52 to claim his second 200m title.
The Buffs went 1-2 in the 400m hurdles as
Bassem Hemeida finished atop the podium to become the fourth Buff to win the event. Hemeida ran 51.41 to finish just a tenth of a second ahead of teammate
William Frobe (51.42).
Innocent Murwanahsyaka and
Noah Bundrock finished 1-2 in the 5,000m to pick up 18 points for the Buffs. Murwanashyaka ran 15:28.04 to win the individual event with Bundrock closely behind in 15:28.93.
The Buffs entered the final event of the meet with a 43-point advantage over Angelo State.
William Frobe ran the first leg to put WT in a good position before handing the baton to
Chance Martelli who kept the pace.
Malick Diop ran the third leg who closed the gap to move to first before handing it off to Hemeida who ran 46.29 in the final 400m to capture the final victory for WT.
