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West Texas A&M claimed its sixth straight women’s crown and second men’s title at the 2019 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, held in Lubbock, Texas.
WT took the women’s title with 169.5 points. Angelo State finished second with 135 points in front of Texas A&M-Commerce (126.5) in third place.
The Lady Buffs prevailed in six events on Sunday. Fatim Affessi claimed her second title of the championships in the triple jump, while Valda Kabia was a double-winner in the 60- and 200-meters. Erman Jepleting won the mile, Zada Swoopes finished first in the shot put with a LSC championship mark (50-8, 15.44m), and WT’s quartet of Tianna McKinney, Kayla Wilson, Kabia, and Nele Heinrich claimed gold in the 4x400 relay with a LSC meet best time of 3:45.38.
ASU’s Jordan Nash picked her second individual title in the 60-meter hurdles, while Shania Ford triumphed in the 800-meters.
A&M-C’s Minna Sveard was a double-winner setting LSC Championship records en route to winning the pole vault title for the second straight year (12-4.75, 3.78m) and 400-meters (54.88).
Texas A&M-Kingsville’s LaGae Brigance won the high jump, while Eastern New Mexico’s Mercy Rotich topped the field in the 3,000-meters.
On the men’s side, WT finished with 164 points to top ASU (158.5) and A&M-C (121), who finished second and third, respectively.
The Buffs took home a pair of individual titles as Abraham Seaneke won his second LSC title in the triple jump, and Lorenzo Johnson claimed gold in the 60-meter hurdles.
ASU’s Edward Simmons crossed the finish line first in the 60-meters.
The Lions won four events on Sunday led by a double-gold performance by Rashard Clark in the 200- and 400-meters. Josh Boateng claimed the shot put title, and the 1,600-meter relay of Gabriel Peterson, D'Lance Sharp, Stadrian Taylor, and Clark took home gold for the second straight year.
TAMUK prevailed in two events with LSC championship marks as Valentin Charles won the Heptathlon with 5,493 points, and Ayman Zahafi finished first in the 800-meters (1:49.96).
DBU’s Stetson Rayas placed first for the second event in the mile, while Lubbock Christian’s Keynan Abdi prevailed in the 3000-meters
Here are the team scores and complete list of award winners from Sunday’s competition:
Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
| 1 |
West Texas A&M |
169.5 |
| 2 |
Angelo State |
135 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
126.5 |
| 4 |
Eastern New Mexico |
61.5 |
| 5 |
Dallas Baptist |
60 |
| 6 |
Tarleton State |
46.5 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
34 |
| 8 |
Lubbock Christian |
24 |
| 9 |
Midwestern St. |
4 |
Women’s High Jump: LaGae Brigance, Texas A&M-Kingsville (5-6.5, 1.69m)
Women’s Mile Run: Erman Jepleting, West Texas A&M (5:12.32)
Women’s 60m Hurdles: Jordan Nash, Angelo State (8.66)*
Women’s 400m: Minna Sveard, Texas A&M-Commerce (54.88, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
Women’s 60m: Valda Kabia, West Texas A&M (7.51)
Women’s Triple Jump: Fatim Affessi, West Texas A&M (42-2, 12.85m)*#
Women’s 800m: Shania Ford, Angelo State (2:16.89)
Women’s Shot Put: Zada Swoopes, West Texas A&M (50-8, 15.44m, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
Women’s 200m: Valda Kabia, West Texas A&M (24.22) *#
Women’s 3000m: Mercy Rotich, Eastern New Mexico (10:25.14)
Women’s Pole Vault: Minna Sveard, Texas A&M-Commerce (12-4.75, 3.78m, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD) *#
Women’s 1,600m Relay: West Texas A&M (3:45.38, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD, Tianna McKinney, Kayla Wilson, Valda Kabia, Nele Heinrich)
Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
| 1 |
West Texas A&M |
164 |
| 2 |
Angelo State |
158.5 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
121 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
84.5 |
| 5 |
Tarleton State |
47 |
| 6 |
Dallas Baptist |
34 |
| 7 |
Lubbock Christian |
29 |
| 8 |
Eastern New Mexico |
22 |
Men’s Shot Put: Josh Boateng, Texas A&M-Commerce (58-0.5, 17.69m)
Men’s Triple Jump: Abraham Seaneke, West Texas A&M (50-2.5, 15.30m) *
Men’s Mile Run: Stetson Rayas, Dallas Baptist (4:16.99) *
Men’s 60m Hurdles: Lorenzo Johnson, West Texas A&M (8.01)
Men’s 400m: Rashard Clark, Texas A&M-Commerce (47.12) *#
Men’s 60m: Edward Simmons, Angelo State (6.82)
Men’s 800m: Ayman Zahafi, Texas A&M-Kingsville (1:49.96, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
Heptathlon: Valentin Charles, Texas A&M-Kingsville (5,493 points, LSC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD)
Men’s 200m: Rashard Clark, Texas A&M-Commerce (21.09) *
Men’s 3000m: Keynan Abdi, Lubbock Christian (8:42.93)
Men’s 1,600m Relay: Texas A&M-Commerce (3:11.40, Gabriel Peterson, D'Lance Sharp, Stadrian Taylor, Rashard Clark) #
* Double winner at 2019 LSC Championships
# Repeat winner from 2018 LSC Championships