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CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Track & Field returns to Albuquerque, New Mexico this weekend as they send four student-athletes to compete in the heptathlon and pentathlon during the UNM Collegiate Classic at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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Women's Pentathlon –
Esther Conde-Turpin,
Mara Andritsch
Men's Heptathlon -
Fran Bonifacic,
Nikolas Kosmopoulos
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WOMEN'S ENTRIES
Andritsch currently sits 24
th in the nation in the pentathlon with 3,456 points back in December during the UCCS Pre Holiday Invite and Multi. Conde-Turpin will compete in her first pentathlon as a Lady Buff, the French product holds a personal-best mark of 4,447 points during the DII Indoor T&F Championships in Indianapolis last season where she claimed the National Championship.
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MEN'S ENTRIES
Kosmopoulos enters the weekend with the third best mark in the nation with 5,198 points in December in Colorado Springs. Bonifacic will be making his collegiate debut for the Buffaloes as the Punat, Croatia product joined the squad during the holiday break.
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A LOOK AT THE FIELD
The multis this weekend in Albuquerque feature entries from: Cal, Iowa, West Texas A&M, Grand Canyon, TCU, Cal State Fullerton, New Mexico Junior College, Ole Miss, Stanford and UTEP.Â
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FAMILIAR LOCATION
The Buffs and Lady Buffs are in Albuquerque for the second straight weekend 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.
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USTFCCCA NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Buffs checked in at 3
rd in the second installment of the USTFCCCA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Rankings released on Tuesday afternoon, the Buffaloes enter the weekend ranked 7th in the country.
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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).
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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.Â
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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.Â
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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.
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