CANYON, TX – West Texas A&M Lady Buffs stay ranked as No. 1 in the nation while the Buffs move up No. 2 in the nation. The Buffs were previously ranked third in the nation while the Lady Buffs drop to No. 3 in the nation.
LADY BUFFS No.3
The Lady Buffs dropped to No. 3 in the nation. They feature a pair of individual national leaders, as well as a national-leading 4x100 (44.46) consisting of
Jordanae' Scott,
Leah Belfield,
Alana Wilson and
DeOndra Green as well as a No. 3 4x400 (3:39.96).
Eleonora Curtabbi is the national leader in both the steeplechase (9:57.76) and 1500-meter (4:18.72), while
Florance Uwajeneza is the No. 2 in both the 5000-meter (16:07.13) and the 10,000-meter (32:49.06). WT has three additional top-5 efforts,
DeOndra Green at No. 5 in the 100-meter (11.39),
Corrssia Perry at No. 2 in the 400-meter (52.82) and
Taylor Nelloms at No. 2 in the triple jump (13.29m/43-7.25).
BUFFS No. 2
The Buffs jumped up one spot to No. 2. The maroon and white feature a nation-leading 4x100 relay team featuring
Joseph Manu,
Jerry Jakpa,
Jalen Purcell and
Isaac Botsio. They also landed the No. 5 fastest time in the 4x400 (3:09.68). There are five additional top-5 individual performances, including freshman
Isaac Botsio in the No. 2 100-meter (10.09),
Quinton Sansing holds No. 3 in the 400-meter (46.01),
Joseph Manu adds a No. 3 time in the 100 meter (10.11) while
Jeremiah Lauzon holds down the No.4 in the 200 meter (20.69). Senior,
Butare Rugenerwa rounds out the Buff's top 5 efforts with a No. 4 spot in the 800-meter (1:48.19).
UP NEXT
WT will be competing from May 4-6 at the Lone Star Conference Championship in Lubbock, Texas at Lubbock Christian University. Live Stats are available
HERE as well as a Livestream
HERE.