Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field athletes have recorded 98 NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks (57 men, 41 women). See the LSC performance list here:
https://www.tfrrs.org/lists/3980.html.
The 2023 LSC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas on February 18-19. For more information on the championships,
click here.
LSC INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MEN’S TRACK
Butare Rugenerwa, West Texas A&M, SR, Masters in Instruction and Design, Amarillo, Texas, Amarillo
Rugenerwa impressed this past weekend at the loaded New Mexico Collegiate Classic inside of the Albuquerque Convention Center as the Amarillo native ran a converted time of 1:48.97 in the men's 800m for the third fastest time so far this season in Division II while also ranking second on WT's all-time indoor list. He followed that up by running the third leg of the 4x400m relay on Saturday as the Buffs ran a converted 3:14.59.
MEN’S FIELD
Hamdi Ali, West Texas A&M, SO, General Business, Doha, Qatar
Another weekend, another school record for Ali as the sophomore from Doha, Qatar native and the reigning LSC Field Athlete of the Week finished second in the men's high jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. He set a new school record at 7-3 (2.21m) which also ties the 14th best jump in Division II indoor history.
WOMEN’S TRACK
Corrssia Perry, West Texas A&M, SR, Masters in Communication, Carrolton, Georgia, Mount Zion
Perry made an immediate impact on the Lady Buffs during her first meet in Maroon & White this past weekend as the graduate student from Carrolton, Georgia ran a converted 24.47 in the women's 200m for the LSC's fastest time in the event so far this season. She also registered a converted 57.27 in the 400m while provisionally qualifying for Indoor National Championships in the 4x400m Relay as the Lady Buffs ran a 3:48.54 which is second best in DII this season.
WOMEN’S FIELD
Taylor Nelloms, West Texas A&M, JR, Kinesiology, Humble, Texas, Atascocita
Nelloms continued her impressive career in Maroon & White this past weekend as the junior from Humble, Texas registered a mark of 5-9.25 (1.76m) in the women's high jump to finish tied for sixth overall at the loaded New Mexico Collegiate Classic in Albuquerque. The mark is good enough for the second highest jump so far this season in Division II as well as the second best in program history. Nelloms has now provisionally qualified for the Indoor National Championships in the long jump, triple jump and high jump.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Men’s Track
D-15 Isaac Botsio, West Texas A&M
J-17 Isaac Botsio, West Texas A&M (2)
J-24 Ja’Qualon Scott, Texas A&M-Kingsville
J-31 Joseph Manu, West Texas A&M
F-9 Butare Rugenerwa, West Texas A&M
Men’s Field
D-15 Thomas Nieto, Texas A&M-Kingsville
J-17 Joseph Oreva, West Texas A&M
J-24 Thomas Nieto, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
J-31 Hamdi Ali, West Texas A&M
F-9 Hamdi Ali, West Texas A&M (2)
Women’s Track
D-15 Leah Belfield, West Texas A&M
J-17 Eleonora Curtabbi, West Texas A&M
J-24 No nominees.
J-31 Shiean Walters, Angelo State
F-9 Corrssia Perry, West Texas A&M
Women’s Field
D-15 Miriam Zanovello, West Texas A&M
J-17 Taylor Nelloms, West Texas A&M
J-24 Katryna Hernandez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
J-31 Taylor Nelloms, West Texas A&M (2)
F-9 Taylor Nelloms, West Texas A&M (3)