CANYON, TX – West Texas A&M Lady Buffs stay ranked as No. 1 in the nation while the Buffs drop to No. 3 in the nation in the fifth week national rankings by USTFCCCA. 
 
LADY BUFFS No.1 
The Lady Buffs hold onto the No. 1 spot in the TFRI in Week 5. The Buffs feature three individual national leaders, as well as a national-leading 4×100 (44.46c) and a No. 3 4×400 (3:39.96). Eleonora Curtabbi continues to be the national leader in the steeplechase (9:57.76) and 1500 meters (4:18.72), while Florance Uwajeneza leads the nation in the 5000 meters (16:07.13) and is the No. 2 in the 10,000 meters (32:49.06).  They add four additional top-5 efforts: No. 4 DeOndra Green in the 100 meters (11.39), No. 5 Brooke Urban in the high jump (1.71mA/5-7¼), No. 2 Corrssia Perry in the 400 meters (52.82c), and No. 2 Taylor Nelloms in the triple jump (13.29mw/43-7¼).
 
BUFFS No. 3
The Buffs drop one spot to No. 3 in Week 5 of the TFRI. The Buffs feature a nation-leading 4×100 relay (38.92), and a No. 4 4×400 (3:09.68). WT added five additional top-5 individual performances, including Isaac Botsio, No. 2 in the 100 meters (10.09), and Quinton Sansing, No. 3 in the 400 meter (46.01). Joseph Manu, a leg on their 4×100, adds a national No. 3 performance in the 100 meters (10.11), while Jeremiah Lauzon holds down No. 4 in the 200 meter (20.69). Butare Rugenerwa holds down a pair of top-10 performances in the middle-distance events: a No. 4 spot in the 800 meters (1:48.19) and a No. 9 spot in the 1500 meter (3:45.04).
 
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WT will be competing at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas on April 28-29.