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West Texas A&M men build strong lead on Day 1 of LSC Indoor Track and Field Championships

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Thanks to four two medals, the West Texas A&M men lead after Day 1 of the Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday (Feb. 27) at Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M.

WT, which has won five consecutive conference crows, totaled 61 points to hold the advantage in the field of nine teams. Texas A&M-Kingsville is second with 37 points, 10 points ahead of third-place Oklahoma Christian. UT Tyler (24 points) is fourth, while Angelo State and Eastern New Mexico each have 22 points to round out the top five of nine teams.

WT’s Emeka Nmesirionye won the high jump (1.99m) and Adrian Legarreta prevailed in the 5,000 meters (14:12.84).

Day 1 individual golds also went to Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Django Segovia in the long jump (4.96m), Oklahoma Christian’s Solomon Ross in the weight throw (17.63m) and Eastern New Mexico’s Hemon Joseph in the long jump (7.48m). Ross’ throw was a school record.

UT Tyler’s distance medley team of Chris Kopecky, Stephon Nickerson, Brandon Jimenez, David Soto, Dakota Jimenez, Kason Miles won first place with a 10:02.87.

The meet concludes Saturday (Feb. 28) with action getting underway at 10 a.m. MT.
 
Team Scores through Day 1
West Texas A&M 61
Texas A&M-Kingsville 37
Oklahoma Christian 27
UT Tyler 24
Angelo State 22
Eastern New Mexico 22
Lubbock Christian 14
DBU 13
St. Edward’s 2

Champions
High Jump: Emeka Nmesirionye, West Texas A&M (1.99m; 6’ 6 ¼”)
Long Jump: Hemon Joseph, Eastern New Mexico (7.48m; 24’ 6 ½”)
Weight Throw: Solomon Ross, Oklahoma Christian (17.63m; 57’10 ¼”)
Pole Vault: Django Segovia, Texas A&M-Kingsville (4.96m; 16’3 3 ¼”)
5000m: Adrian Legarreta, West Texas A&M (14:12.84)
Distance Medley: UT Tyler: Chris Kopecky, Stephon Nickerson, Brandon Jimenez, David Soto, Dakota Jimenez, Kason Miles (10:02.87)