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Men's Track and Field

WT Registers Impressive Performances in Lubbock and Raleigh

CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Track & Field closed out impressive performances at the Masked Rider Open in Lubbock as well as the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
West Texas A&M returns to the track next week in the Hill Country, taking part in the 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays as well as the Bobcat Invitational.
 
Masked Rider Open
Priscilla Anaglo claimed a pair of Top-10 finishes in Lubbock on Thursday as the freshman ran a 24.29 to finish sixth in the 200m while also finishing 10th in the 100m (11.94). Asana Hamidu registered a time of 56.00 for a third-place finish in the 400m final followed by Sierra Cornell in fifth (56.18). 
 
Isabella Celis crossed the finish line sixth in the women's 800m with a time of 2:21.48 to win heat two while Yvonne Legarreta ran a time of 5:00.96 in the 1,500m to place third. The 100m hurdles saw a trio of Lady Buffs finish inside the Top-10 led by Taylor Gonzalez in fifth (14.26) followed by Kailee Benton (7th, 14.50) and Hattie Harrison (14.77). Gonzalez would also run a 1:03.76 in the 400m hurdles to finish seventh.
 
Hope Gray continued the impressive start to the outdoor campaign in the women's hammer throw with a mark of 53.81m on her second attempt to win the event, she also finished 10th in the discus (41.38m). Kedan Burch claimed a seventh-place finish in the shot put (11.95m) while Abigail Provost finished sixth in the hammer (45.82m).
 
WT featured a pair of Top-10 finishers in the men's 100m dash as Kareem Small ran a 10.42 to finish third followed by Jace Lynch in eighth (10.73). James Dadzie impressed in the 200m with a mark of 20.69 to finish sixth overall.
 
Raphael Gomis registered a time of 14.39 to place seventh in the men's 110m hurdles followed by teammate Brayden Cervantes in 10th (14.91). Cervantes would win the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.68. 
 
The Buffs ended the meet with a runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay as the squad of Lynch, Dadzie, Small and Toby Makoyawo ran a time of 39.70 to finish just behind the host Red Raiders. 
 
Raleigh Relays
The Raleigh Relays opened on Thursday night with the men's distance races as Tobias Ritter registered a time of 14:18.79 to finish 75th overall followed by Branch Cox in 145th (14:38.93).
 
Sarah Koomson impressed in the women's 1,500m on Friday afternoon, running the seventh fastest time in program history (4:26.38) to finish 68th overall in the field of 218 competitors. Eliette Chaput would register the 10th best mark in program history during the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:37.99 to finish 31st overall. 
 
The women's 5K closed out the weekend action for WT as Kalkidan Vincendeau ran a mark of 16:11.65 to finish 27th overall while tallying the fourth fastest time in program history, Julie Lafare would finish 123rd (17:23.14).
 
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Players Mentioned

Kailee Benton

Kailee Benton

Jumps/Hurdles
5' 5"
Senior
Isabella Celis

Isabella Celis

Distance
Sophomore
Eliette Chaput

Eliette Chaput

Distance
Senior
Taylor Gonzalez

Taylor Gonzalez

Hurdles
5' 3"
Senior
Hope Gray

Hope Gray

Throws
Senior
Asana Hamidu

Asana Hamidu

Sprints/Hurdles
Sophomore
Sarah Koomson

Sarah Koomson

Distance
Junior
Julie Lafare

Julie Lafare

Distance
Senior
Yvonne Legarreta

Yvonne Legarreta

Distance
Sophomore
Abigail Provost

Abigail Provost

Throws
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kailee Benton

Kailee Benton

5' 5"
Senior
Jumps/Hurdles
Isabella Celis

Isabella Celis

Sophomore
Distance
Eliette Chaput

Eliette Chaput

Senior
Distance
Taylor Gonzalez

Taylor Gonzalez

5' 3"
Senior
Hurdles
Hope Gray

Hope Gray

Senior
Throws
Asana Hamidu

Asana Hamidu

Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Sarah Koomson

Sarah Koomson

Junior
Distance
Julie Lafare

Julie Lafare

Senior
Distance
Yvonne Legarreta

Yvonne Legarreta

Sophomore
Distance
Abigail Provost

Abigail Provost

Junior
Throws