2025 MTF Outdoor Champions

Men's Track and Field

Buffs Dominate on Their Way to a Fifth Consecutive LSC Title

CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M dominated for three-straight days in Portales, New Mexico as the Buffs rolled to their fifth straight Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Steve Loy Family Foundation Field.
 
WT returns to the track for one final tune-up for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships as the Buffs host the annual WT Last Chance Meet inside of the Buffalo Sports Complex on Sunday, May 11th.
 
Romet Vahter started things off for the Buffs in the javelin as the Romania product claimed six points with a 3rd place finish, registering a mark of 56.02m on his second attempt. Joseph Oreva claimed the first individual title of the day for the Buffs in the men's long jump, breaking his own school record with a mark of 7.89m. 
 
WT picked up 148 of their 240.50 points in running events as the Buffs claimed six total individual championships on Saturday in Portales.
 
Aziz Mohammed claimed a pair of LSC crowns on Saturday as the Ghana native ran a time of 3:50.38 in the 1,500m followed by a mark of 1:52.13 in the 800m. James Dadzie picked up a victory in the 100m dash with a time of 10.12 while Troy Whyte impressed in the 400m hurdles with the eighth best mark in WT history (50.94) to win the event.
 
William Amponsah continued to dominate the distance events for the Buffs as the senior ran a time of 14:24.74 in the men's 5K for his second LSC Championship of the weekend.
 
Men's Team Standings (Top 5)
West Texas A&M – 240.50
Angelo State – 121.50
Texas A&M-Kingsville – 121.00
UT Tyler – 91.00
Eastern New Mexico – 76.00
 
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Players Mentioned

William Amponsah

William Amponsah

Distance
Senior
James Dadzie

James Dadzie

Sprints
Junior
Aziz Mohammed

Aziz Mohammed

Mid-Distance
Junior
Joseph Oreva

Joseph Oreva

Jumps/Sprints
Graduate Student
Romet Vahter

Romet Vahter

Multis
Junior
Troy Whyte

Troy Whyte

Sprints/Hurdles
Senior

Players Mentioned

William Amponsah

William Amponsah

Senior
Distance
James Dadzie

James Dadzie

Junior
Sprints
Aziz Mohammed

Aziz Mohammed

Junior
Mid-Distance
Joseph Oreva

Joseph Oreva

Graduate Student
Jumps/Sprints
Romet Vahter

Romet Vahter

Junior
Multis
Troy Whyte

Troy Whyte

Senior
Sprints/Hurdles