CANYON, TX – West Texas A&M Track and Field athletes awarded 37 All-America honors by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field season.
 
Student-athletes earned First-Team USTFCCCA All-American honors by finishing among the top-eight in their respective events – including as a member of a relay team – at the 2023 NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend in Pueblo, Colorado.
 
Second-team selections were given to those athletes who finished in 9th-12^th in the nation in individual events. 
 
BUFF All-Americans
The Buffs had 16 student-athletes awarded USTFCCCA All-America honors with 13 being First-Team All-Americans. The second most All-America honors awarded from the NCAA DII National Championship. 
 

Second-Team All-America	High Jump	Hamdi Ali	SO
Second-Team All-America	High Jump	Seniru Amarasinghe	SO
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Jamarcus Birks	SO
First-Team All-America	100 Meters	Isaac Botsio	FR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Isaac Botsio	FR
First-Team All-America	Decathlon	Gerard Bryant	JR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Jerry Jakpa	FR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Ohdel James	SR
First-Team All-America	100 Meters	Joseph Manu	SR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Joseph Manu	SR
Second-Team All-America	400 Meters	Brien Pittman	SR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Brien Pittman	SR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Jalen Purcell	JR
First-Team All-America	800 Meters	Butare Rugenerwa	SR
First-Team All-America	400 Meters	Quinton Sansing	SR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Quinton Sansing	SR

 
LADY BUFF All-Americans
The Lady Buffs had 21 USTFCCCA All-America honors with 15 being First-Team All-Americans. The most All-America honors awarded from the NCAA DII National Championship. 
 

Second-Team All-America	100 Meters	Leah Belfield	JR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Leah Belfield	JR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Jordan Brown	JR
Second-Team All-America	1500 Meters	Eleonora Curtabbi	SR
First-Team All-America	Steeplechase	Eleonora Curtabbi	SR
First-Team All-America	100 Meters	DeOndra Green	JR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	DeOndra Green	JR
Second-Team All-America	Heptathlon	Laiten Greeson	JR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Moillet Kouakou	SR
First-Team All-America	High Jump	Taylor Nelloms	JR
First-Team All-America	Triple Jump	Taylor Nelloms	JR
Second-Team All-America	200 Meters	Corrssia Perry	JR
First-Team All-America	400 Meters	Corrssia Perry	JR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Corrssia Perry	JR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Jordanae Scott	SR
Second-Team All-America	High Jump	Brooke Urban	JR
First-Team All-America	5000 Meters	Florance Uwajeneza	JR
First-Team All-America	10,000 Meters	Florance Uwajeneza	JR
First-Team All-America	4x400 Relay	Alana Wilson	SR
First-Team All-America	4x100 Relay	Alana Wilson	SR
Second-Team All-America	Triple Jump	Miriam Zanovello	JR