The Lone Star Conference outdoor track and field season is three weeks in. LSC athletes have recorded 66 NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks (35 men and 31 women). To see the conference’s men’s and women’s performance lists, click here.

The conference is compiled of 11 men’s teams and 12 women’s squads. Angelo State, Cameron, DBU, Eastern New Mexico, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma Christian, St. Edward’s, Texas A&M-Kingsville, UT Tyler, West Texas A&M and Western New Mexico have men’s and women’s teams. Midwestern State has only a women’s team. To see the men’s composite schedule, click here. To see the women’s composite schedule, click here.

The 2024 LSC Outdoor Track and Field Athletes to Watch List included 19 men and 22 women. To see the list, click here.

The 2024 LSC Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 9-11 at 1st Community Credit Union Field at LeGrand Stadium in San Angelo, Texas hosted by Angelo State. West Texas A&M has swept the men’s and women’s conference titles the last three years.

The NCAA Division II Championships are set for May 23-25 at Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan.


LONE STAR CONFERENCE OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

(March 27-30 Meets)

MEN’S TRACK
Isaac Botsio, West Texas A&M, So., Sports and Exercise Science, Takoradi, Ghana (Ghana Secondary Technical School)
Botsio posted an NCAA Division II provisional time of 10.28 in the 100 meters to finish fifth at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. Botsio, whose time ranks third in the country, finished behind only NCAA Division I opponents. His preliminary time was a personal-best 10.05, which also ranked in the top 10 in program history.
 
MEN’S FIELD
Thomas Nieto, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Jr., Industrial Management & Applies Engineering Technology, Ibague, Colombia
Nieto posted the top pole vault mark in all of NCAA Division II this season with a 17-8.5 (5.40m) at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. Nieto’s provisional mark placed him in fourth place, behind only NCAA Division I and professional competition. He was just .07m off his personal best.  
 
WOMEN’S TRACK
UT Tyler 4x400 Meter Relay Team: Kamaria Carr, Jasmine Haywood, Isabel Jakobsen, Aerin Thompson
UT Tyler’s 4x400 meter relay team of Kamaria Carr, Jasmine Haywood, Isabel Jakobsen, and Aerin Thompson put together a weekend that included a school record, silver medals and second fastest time in all of NCAA Division II. The team posted a provisional time of 3:44.32 at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas before topping that and recording a 3:40.25 to finish second at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas.
 
WOMEN’S FIELD
Miriam Zanovello, West Texas A&M, Gr., Chemistry, Chivasso, Italy (Uceo Scientifico Isaac Newton)
Zanovello posted a season-best 40’ 1.5” (12.23m) in the triple jump at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. Her NCAA Division II provisional jump ranks eighth in the country. She finished seventh at the NCAA Division I-heavy event and was the top Division II finisher.
 
 
Weekly Awards

Men’s Track
March 19          Solomon Odonkor, Angelo State
March 26          George Garcia, Lubbock Christian
April 2               Isaac Botsio, West Texas A&M

Men’s Field
March 19          Bryce Spencer, Lubbock Christian
March 26          Markim Felix, Texas A&M-Kingsville
April 2               Thomas Nieto, Texas A&M-Kingsville

Women’s Track
March 19          Averie Griffith, Angelo State
March 26          Shadae Findley, Angelo State
April 2               UT Tyler 4x400 Meter Relay Team
Kamaria Carr, Jasmine Haywood, Isabel Jakobsen, Aerin Thompson

Women’s Field
March 19          Kailee Benton, West Texas A&M
March 26          Katryna Hernandez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
April 2               Miriam Zanovello, West Texas A&M