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Men's Track and Field

Track & Field Continues Their Indoor Season in Albuquerque

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ANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Track & Field continues their indoor season on Friday and Saturday as they travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to take part in the UNM Team Open at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
 
FAMILIAR LOCATION
The Buffs and Lady Buffs will compete in Albuquerque the next two weekends as they prepare for the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 27-28 inside of the Albuquerque Convention Center. The facility has hosted 14 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, nine USATF Indoor National Championships, and five NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships — the first in NCAA history hosted at altitude.
 
USTFCCCA NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Buffs checked in at #5 in the first installment of the USTFCCCA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Rankings released on Tuesday afternoon, the Buffaloes enter the weekend ranked 11th in the country.
 
A LOOK AT THE FIELD
The Lone Star Conference will send four teams to this weekend's meet in the Land of Enchantment as WT will be joined by Lubbock Christian, Eastern New Mexico and Angelo State. The meet features many Division I powers including New Mexico, Ohio State, Stanford, Northern Arizona, UTRGV, North Texas and Utah.
 
EARLY SEASON MOMENTUM
West Texas A&M has started the indoor campaign strong as the Buffs and Lady Buffs put together impressive performances at the Colorado Running Company Pre-Holiday Invite and the Corky Classic, highlighted by standout performances from athletes setting school records and posting top times in individual events.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Fans can follow the meet with live results or by watching via a subscription to FloCollege. Fans have two different subscription options: $19.99 per month or $107.88 per year ($8.99/month). Additionally, those who use an .edu email address from an LSC member institution will be able to sign up at a discounted subscription price of $9.99 per month or $71.88 per year ($5.99/month).
 
WT DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD MATT STEWART
Matt Stewart begins his 9th season as the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country and 16th season overall. 
 
During his time in Canyon, Stewart has overseen WT's sprints/hurdles/relays while coaching 192 All-Americans, 15 Individual Event NCAA Champions and 94 different individual/event Lone Star Conference Champions within his respective events.  Stewart has been named a nineteen-time USTFCCCA All-Region Coach of the Year and was the 2018 and 2022 National Coach of the Year. 
 
Since starting the program in 2009-10, WT has made the move from a start-up program to an annual contender in the LSC Title race and a staple in the NCAA National Championships as the Lady Buffs have claimed three NCAA Division II National Championships (Outdoor - 2017, Indoor – 2018, Outdoor-2022) and 31 LSC Championships as well as 20 NCAA Team Podium Finishes.
 
NCAA PROVISIONAL MARKS
 
Rank – Event – Athlete – Time/Mark
23rd – 60m - Deborah Acheampong – 7.57
1st – 400m – Blessing Akintoye – 53.33
15th – 400m – Sandra Appiah – 55.64
19th – Mile – Abigail Abugire – 4:54.01
1st – 60m Hurdles – Esther Conde-Turpin – 8.30
1st – 4x400m – Sandra Appiah, Abigail Abugire, Asana Hamidu, Blessing Akintoye – 3:39.59
9th – 4x400m – Sierra Cornell, Priscilla Anaglo, Cassandra Uribe, Esther Conde-Turpin – 3:47.89
26th – High Jump – Mara Andritsch – 1.67m
7th – Long Jump – Esther Conde-Turpin – 6.01m
4th – Triple Jump – Leidy Cuesta – 12.40m
17th – Pentathlon – Mara Andritsch – 3,456
23rd – Pentathlon – Kailee Benton – 3,389
 
Rank – Event – Athlete – Time/Mark
2nd – 60m – James Dadzie – 6.64
3rd – 60m – Isaac Botsio – 6.65
24th – 60m – Kareem Small – 6.78
32nd – 60m – Jerry Jakpa – 6.80
17th – Mile – Adrian Legarreta – 4:06.96
15th – Triple Jump – Manuel Cuesta – 14.83m
1st – Heptathlon – Nikolas Kosmopoulos – 5,198
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Players Mentioned

Abigail Abugire

Abigail Abugire

Distance
Sophomore
Deborah Acheampong

Deborah Acheampong

Sprints
Junior
Blessing Akintoye

Blessing Akintoye

Sprints
Junior
Mara Andritsch

Mara Andritsch

Multis
Sophomore
Kailee Benton

Kailee Benton

Jumps/Hurdles
5' 5"
Senior
Leidy Cuesta

Leidy Cuesta

Jumps
Sophomore
Asana Hamidu

Asana Hamidu

Sprints/Hurdles
Sophomore
Priscilla Anaglo

Priscilla Anaglo

Sprints
Freshman
Esther Conde-Turpin

Esther Conde-Turpin

Multis
Senior
Sierra Cornell

Sierra Cornell

Mid-Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Abigail Abugire

Abigail Abugire

Sophomore
Distance
Deborah Acheampong

Deborah Acheampong

Junior
Sprints
Blessing Akintoye

Blessing Akintoye

Junior
Sprints
Mara Andritsch

Mara Andritsch

Sophomore
Multis
Kailee Benton

Kailee Benton

5' 5"
Senior
Jumps/Hurdles
Leidy Cuesta

Leidy Cuesta

Sophomore
Jumps
Asana Hamidu

Asana Hamidu

Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Priscilla Anaglo

Priscilla Anaglo

Freshman
Sprints
Esther Conde-Turpin

Esther Conde-Turpin

Senior
Multis
Sierra Cornell

Sierra Cornell

Freshman
Mid-Distance