CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes hold a comfortable lead atop of the team standings following three Lone Star Conference individual titles during the opening day of the LSC Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock.
 
The opening day in Lubbock saw 35 different top-10 finishes by the Buffs to go along with three LSC Titles and a new school record in the weight throw. Ray Dixon broke his own school record with a toss of 19.02m (62-5) on his fifth attempt to finish second overall.
 
Harry Louradour dominated in the men's 5,000m with a time of 14:48.90 to claim the LSC Championship. Hamdi Ali picked up a win in the men's high jump with a mark of 2.12m (6-11.25) followed by Seniru Amarasinghe in second (2.09m).  
 
Joseph Oreva continued to impress in the long jump as the junior from Ughelli, Nigeria registered a mark of 7.41m (24-3.75) on his second attempt to claim the LSC Title. The Buffs qualified 14 for running event finals on Saturday including four each in the 60m and 200m. Gerard Bryant sits second in the heptathlon with a total of 3.063 points.
 
Men's Team Standings (Top-5)
1) West Texas A&M – 85
2) Texas A&M-Kingsville – 52.5
3) Angelo State – 32.5
4) UT Tyler – 18
5) Oklahoma Christian – 15
 
A pair of Lone Star Conference Champions will be crowned on Sunday at the Sports Performance Center as the final day of the LSC Indoor Championships begins at 10:30 a.m. in Lubbock.
 
Men's Results - Prelims
60m Hurdles – 6^th – Christian Marshall – 8.27 ^
60m Hurdles – 7^th – Gerard Bryant – 8.28 ^
60m Hurdles – 8^th – Traise Cain – 8.31 ^
400m – 4^th – Brien Pittman – 48.85 ^
400m – 13^th – Malick Diop – 49.50
400m – 14^th – Ohdel James – 49.68
400m – 17^th – Kenyon Mosley – 49.71
60m – 1^st – Joseph Manu – 6.67 ^
60m – 2^nd – Isaac Botsio – 6.67 ^
60m – 3^rd – Jalen Purcell – 6.74 ^
60m – 4^th – Desmond Aryee – 6.76 ^
60m – 14^th – Jerry Jakpa – 6.95
800m – 3^rd – Brian Nganga – 1:55.15 ^
800m – 5^th – Butare Rugenerwa – 1:55.94 ^
200m – 1^st – Jeremiah Lauzon – 21.10 ^
200m – 2^nd – Isaac Botsio – 21.16 ^
200m – 4^th – Joseph Manu – 21.39 ^
200m – 5^th – Jerry Jakpa – 21.57 ^
200m – 11^th – Jalen Purcell – 21.76
200m – 20^th – Malick Diop – 22.26
 
Men's Results – Finals
Heptathlon – 2^nd – Gerard Bryant – 3,063 (3 Events Remaining)
Heptathlon – 5^th – Allen Henderson – 2,832 (3 Events Remaining)
Heptathlon – 11^th – Traise Cain – 2,406 (3 Events Remaining)
Weight Throw – 2^nd – Ray Dixon – 19.02m (62-5) $
Weight Throw – 4^th – Luke Holcombe – 17.96m (58-11.25)
Weight Throw – 8^th – Jon Tucker – 15.36m (50-4.75)
Weight Throw – 10^th – Ethan Hollinshead – 13.82m (45-4.25)
Pole Vault – 9^th – Dylan Gilliam – 4.42m (14-6)
Pole Vault – 10^th – Grey Knauss – 4.42m (14-6)
Pole Vault – 11^th – Traise Cain – 4.42m (14-6)
Pole Vault – 13^th – Dawson Gilliam – 4.42m (14-6)
Long Jump – 1^st – Joseph Oreva – 7.41m (24-3.75)
Long Jump – 6^th – Cecil Dosoo – 6.81m (22-4.25)
Long Jump – 9^th – Hunter Warminski – 6.48m (21-3.25)
High Jump – 1^st – Hamdi Ali – 2.12m (6-11.5)
High Jump – 2^nd – Seniru Amarasinghe – 2.09m (6-10.25)
High Jump – 5^th – Allen Henderson – 1.95m (6-4.75)
5,000m – 1^st – Harry Louradour – 14:48.90
5,000m – 3^rd – Noah Bundrock – 15:05.36
5,000m – 4^th – Gustavo Posada – 15:15.08
5,000m – 5^th – Jay Hall – 15:26.02
5,000m – 6^th – Briggs Wittlake – 15:32.08
5,000m – 7^th – Adrian Legarreta – 15:33.36
DMR – 3^rd – Louis Moreau, Chance Martelli, Brian Nganga, Calvin Allen – 10:27.27
 
^ - Denotes a Finals Qualifier
$ - Denote a New School Record