CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes claimed their fifth straight and seventh overall Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday afternoon with 234.00 points at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
 
The Buffs won five LSC individual championships on Saturday including a new LSC Indoor Championship record in the 3,000m by William Amponsah.
 
Luke Holcombe started off the day in the men's shot put as the Floydada product finished third with a mark of 17.06m (55' 11¾") followed by Ethan Hollinshead in fifth (15.05m) and Brocc Brodecky in seventh (14.60m). Prince Mcabelo claimed a second-place finish in the 800m with a time of 1:52.97 followed by Shane Ketchum in 6th (1:55.81) and Jordan Purcell in 7th (1:57.42).
 
Manuel Cuesta won the first gold medal of Championship Saturday for the Buffs as he registered a mark of 15.51m (50' 10¾") while Anas Mirghani finished third (15.22m) followed by Gael Robles in fourth (14.83m).
 
James Dadzie won gold in the 60m dash with a mark of 6.69 followed by Isaac Botsio in 3rd (6.73) and Jerry Jakpa in 5th (6.81). Jakpa also claimed a second-place finish in the men's 200m with a time of 20.87.
 
The WT distance crew continued to dominate as they went 1-2-3 in the mile led by Adrian Legarreta winning an LSC Title with a time of 4:12.14, Dennis Cheruiyot claimed silver with a 4:14.49 followed by Calvin Allen in third (4:16.30).
 
Troy Whyte tied the 8th fastest indoor time in Buffalo with a 7.84 to win the Lone Star Conference Title in the men's 60m hurdles.
 
Amponsah's LSC Indoor Championship record of 8:06.09 in the men's 3K highlighted an event that saw the Buffs finish 1-2-3-4. Matthys Bourse claimed silver (8:19.11) followed by Harry Louradour (8:40.10) and Aziz Mohammed (8:49.10).
 
WT turns their attention to the 2025 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 14-15 at Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Final Team Standings

1. West Texas A&M – 234.0
2. Texas A&M-Kingsville – 116.0
3. Angelo State – 101.0
4. UT Tyler – 54.0
5. Lubbock Christian – 48.0
6. Eastern New Mexico – 34.0
7. Dallas Baptist – 30.0
8. Oklahoma Christian – 23.0
9. St. Edward's – 6.0