CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Track & Field left the 2023 Corky Classic with 14 different Top-10 finished during the final day of competition at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.
 
The Lady Buffs placed three inside the top-10 of the women's long jump to start the day highlighted by a mark of 5.86m (19-2.75) by Miriam Zanovello to finish third followed by Daniela Pesic in fifth with a 5.67m (18-7.25). The mile run saw three WT student-athletes inside the top-10 with Eleonora Curtabbi's 4:55.40 good enough for third place overall followed by Florance Uwajeneza in fifth with a 5:03.54.
 
WT impressed in the triple jump as Taylor Nelloms registered a mark of 12.76m (41-10.5) to finish second followed by Zanovello's 12.24m (40-2) to finish third. WT closed out the meet with a time of 3:58.74 by the relay team of Moillet Kouakou, Leah Belfield, Jordanae' Scott, Jordan Brown to finish 11^th.
 
On the men's side, the mile run saw a pair of Buffs inside the top-10 highlighted by a 4:20.18 from Louis Moreau to finish fourth overall. The 60m Dash saw Isaac Botsio register a time of 6.70 to finish fifth as the only non-D1 runner in the finals. Joseph Manu picked up a seventh-place finish in the 200m finals as the Ghana native ran a 20.99.
 
Luke Holcombe impressed for the Buffs in the men's shot put as the sophomore from Floydada registered the second-best indoor throw in program history of 17.37m (57-0) on his final attempt to finish second overall in the event. 
 
WT returns to the track next Saturday as they head to Albuquerque, New Mexico to take part in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico. 
 
Women's Results
Long Jump – 3^rd – Miriam Zanovello – 5.86m (19-2.75)
Long Jump – 5^th – Daniela Pesic – 5.67m (18-7.25)
Long Jump – 9^th – Kailee Benton – 5.61m (18-5)
Long Jump –13^th – Elliot Harrison – 5.42m (17-9.25)
Long Jump – 26^th – Hekla Sif Magnúsdóttir – 5.12m (16-9.75)
Long Jump – 40^th – Stefani Vasileva – 4.98m (16-4.25)
Mile – 3^rd – Eleonora Curtabbi – 4:55.40
Mile – 5^th – Florance Uwajeneza – 5:03.54
Mile – 9^th – Anete Randma – 5:18.61
Mile – 12^th – Betty Bajika – 5:22.84
Mile – 18^th – Lexi Maul – 5:35.63
Mile – 23^rd – Kallie Bullard – 5:47.25
Triple Jump –2^nd – Taylor Nelloms – 12.76m (41-10.5)
Triple Jump – 3^rd – Miriam Zanovello – 12.24m (40-2)
Triple Jump – 12^th – Hekla Sif Magnúsdóttir – 11.30m (37-1)
Triple Jump – 13^th – Stefani Vasileva – 11.29m (37-0.5)
4x400m Relay – 11^th – Moillet Kouakou, Leah Belfield, Jordanae' Scott, Jordan Brown – 3:58.74
4x400m Relay – 18^th – Bailey Holland, Tiana Melton, Laiten Greeson, Elliot Harrison – 4:06.89
4x400m Relay – 20^th – Kailee Benton, Alexis McGill, Anete Randma, Taylor Gonzalez – 4:09.59
 
Men's Results
Long Jump –16^th – Cecil Dosoo – 6.43m (21-1.25)
Long Jump – 17^th – Gerard Bryant – 6.38m (20-11.25)
Long Jump –24^th – Hunter Warminski – 6.14m (20-1.75)
Mile – 4^th – Louis Moreau – 4:20.18
Mile – 9^th – Gustavo Posada – 4:25.77
Mile – 14^th – Calvin Allen – 4:27.08
Mile – 22^nd – Briggs Wittlake – 4:34.85
Mile – 25^th – Noah Bundrock – 4:38.22
Mile – 26^th – Jay Hall – 4:38.69
Mile – 27^th – Adrian Legarreta – 4:39.82
Mile – 28^th – Brian Nganga – 4:39.86
Mile – 33^rd – Colton Aycock – 4:42.43
60m – 5^th – Isaac Botsio – 6.70
Shot Put – 2^nd – Luke Holcombe – 17.37m (57-0)
Shot Put – 17^th – Ray Dixon – 14.31m (46-11.5)
Shot Put – 21^st – Jon Tucker – 13.29m (43-7.25)
Shot Put – 26^th – Ethan Hollishead – 11.69m (38-4.25)
200m – 7^th – Joseph Manu – 20.99
200m – 10^th – Jeremiah Lauzon – 21.41
4x400m Relay – 15^th – Brien Pittman, Kenyon Mosley, Allen Henderson, Chance Martelli – 3:20.80
4x400m Relay – 24^th – Traise Cain, Gerard Bryant, RJ Williams, De'Vonte Edmonds – 3:35.14