HUMBLE, Texas - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi track and field programs finished up the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships, collecting six gold medals and 15 top-three medals in total at Turner Stadium.
"It's the highest finish for the women ever and for the men as well with both of them getting their highest point totals," said head coach
Brent Ericksen. "From that standpoint, it was good, especially with the rough conditions and having to run long distance. The men scored four in the top eight in the 110m hurdles and later the men's 4x400m relay was all-conference."
Senior
Ke'Tavion Humber was the first Islander to claim a gold medal, running a 13.73s time in the men's 100m hurdles followed by fellow senior
Daniel Armstrong in third at 13.86s. Graduate Student
Timor Barrett earned a fifth-place finish with senior
Trpimir Siroki in sixth behind him as they both ran 14.08s and 14.16s respectively.
Tranasia Jones, a true freshman, impressed spectators by setting a new personal best and school record in the women's 400m in 55.10s. Teammate
Yasmine Steele, a sophomore, finished seventh in the race also collecting points in the event, crossing the finish line in 57.52s.
Dennis Kipngeno, a junior, earned the third and final gold medal of the day for the Islanders Sunday in the men's 5K with a mark of 15:12.93. On the women's side of the event sophomore
Sharon Kiprop placed fourth (18:22.96) after earning fourth in the women's 1500m race earlier in the day.
Capri Wilson continued to improve in her sophomore campaign by running a personal best in the 200m at 24.06 to place third in the event. Earlier in the day, she ran a season-best 11.50s in the 100m dash, coming just short of her all-time personal record by .03s. She was also the leadoff runner in the women's 4x100m that placed third with a time of 46.71s consisting of Steele, and freshmen
Journi Williams and
La Myia Styles.
In the high jump, A&M-Corpus Christi earned two medals with Siroki in second, leaping 2.01m and senior
Erika Snyder in third with a mark of 1.68m. Senior
Faith Bett earned a second-place finish as well with a 2:12.38 mark in the women's 800m run.
Senior
Daniel Armstrong placed runner-up in the men's 400m hurdles with a mark of 51.50s as Barrett came in shortly after in fourth at 52.25s. On the women's side,
Devon Polk, a senior, earned fourth with a mark of 1:02.34.
Rounding out the day with a bronze medal was the men's 4x400m relay with a combined time of 3:11.61. The team was made of freshman
DeMari Walker, sophomore
John Moreno, Humber and Barrett.
The team will compete next at the West Texas Last Chance Meet where teams attempt to better their times to qualify for the NCAA Regionals en route to the championships.
Women's Team Standings
1. McNeese (189)
2. UIW (159)
3. Northwestern State (124)
T4. New Orleans (93)
T4.Â
A&M-Corpus Christi (93)
6. HBU (84)
6. Southeastern (44)
8. Nicholls (32)
Men's Team Standings
1. UIW (157)
2. Northwestern State (133)
3. McNeese (126)
4. Southeastern (109)
5. New Orleans (104)
6. A&M-Corpus Christi (94)
7. HBU (78)
8. Nicholls (7)
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