Kipngeno's Second Individual Gold Highlights SLC Indoor Championships Day Two

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Dennis Kipngeno earned his second gold medal at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships to highlight the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi track and field programs on Sunday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

"The men's distance really did a heck of a job this weekend," said head coach Brent Ericksen. "Enock Antwi did a great job in only his second meet of the season, scoring in both jump events. For the women, Faith [Bett] was all-conference and posted a new school record."

Kipngeno, a senior, won his second individual race of the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in the 3000m run with a mark of 8:21.23. Sophomore Kelvin Kimaiyo earned a third-place finish behind him with an 8:25.39 time for his third podium finish of the two days. Both were a part of the distance medley relay the day prior that set a program record.

Capri Wilson, a junior, fought her way to sixth place in the women's 60m dash at 7.67s. She followed up on the performance in seventh in the women's 200m dash, finishing with a mark of 24.84.

Tranasia Jones, a sophomore, earned another placing mark for the women's sprinters with seventh in the women's 400m dash at 56.85s.

Graduate student Faith Bett continued the success for the distance group with a 10th-place finish in the women's mile with a time of 5:10.24. Bett later went on to finish third in the women's 800m dash with a new school record mark of 2:14.39. Senior Riley Cowan finished fourth with a program top-10 mark of 2:16.43 for third all time.

Newcomer Enoch Antwi finished fifth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 14.62m to move up to third all-time in program history.

Senior Trpimir Siroki placed seventh in the men's 60m hurdles, crossing the line with a time of 8.19s.

A quartet of Jones, freshman Erial Fontenot, sophomore Yasmine Steele, and Cowan rounded out the day for the Islanders with a fifth-place performance in the women's 4x400m relay, a new season best.

The Islanders will look to see if anyone qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships before looking to the outdoor season.

Men's Standings
1. UIW (143.5)
2. Northwestern State (104)
3. A&M-Commerce (91)
4. Southeastern (81)
5. A&M-Corpus Christi (65)
6. HCU (57.5)
7. New Orleans (43)
8. Lamar (42)
9. McNeese (33)
10. Nicholls (1)

Women's Standings
1. Northwestern State (111)
2. Lamar (108)
3. UIW (103)
4. New Orleans (87)
5. McNeese (81)
6. HCU (65)
7. A&M-Commerce (46)
8. Southeastern (32)
9. A&M-Corpus Christi (27)
10. Nicholls (2)

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